Official Dessert gets sent to Governor.

And his midwifery stuff was attached to a bill that escaped the Senate last night.

Combined with last year's members, Teach for America will have more than 170 first- and second-year teachers who will teach nearly 14,500 students in St. Louis public schools during the 2008-09 school year. Teach For America corps members commit to teach two years in high-need public schools around the country.

Teach for America said the record growth in St. Louis corps is partially due to a high percentage of applicants from top universities, including 8 percent of graduating seniors at Washington University in St. Louis.

The Senate, apparently content that the House is moving on the village law, has moved on. Sen. LuAnn Ridgeway is seeking a vote on HB 1393 which would allow motorcyclists to choose whether to wear a helmet or not.

Sen. Joan Bray appears to itching to filibuster it, but it's unclear how much help she'll get from fellow Democrats and whether they should save their gun-powder for the more volatile  immigration and voter ID bills.

Although they are part of the majority party, two Republican senators have embarked on a filibuster this morning.

The mild-mannered Sen. Jack Goodman and the affable Sen. John Griesheimer are expressing their distress that House has not repealed the village law.  They want the House to pass it out without amendments. They appear to have decided to filibuster House Consent bills before the Senate until they see action.

Consent bills are non-controversial bills that normally breese through the process.