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May 2005 Stories

• 5/14/2005: News summary for the week of May 9, 2005
• 5/14/2005: Newspaper Story - The special session called by the governor to discuss unpassed anti-abortion issue illustrated a split in the Republican majority--fiscal versus social conservatives.
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - God's Lobbyist: Larry Weber
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - The Unacknowledged Legislators: Five of the Most Powerful People in Missouri Politics You Didn't Vote For (or Against)
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - The Ad Man: John Thompson
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - The Boss: Dan Mehan
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - The Old Hand: Ken McClure
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - The Maestro: John Hancock
• 5/12/2005: Newspaper Story - The Senate approved the final version of the school foundation formula early Thursday morning with the House following suit early that afternoon.
• 5/12/2005: Radio Story - A Democratic filibuster shelved an abortion bill.
• 5/12/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate has stopped debate on a bill placing more restrictions on abortions.
• 5/12/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate passed a bill restoring funding to First Steps, the program for children with special needs.
• 5/11/2005: Newspaper Story - The House passed a proposal Wednesday morning to overhaul the school funding formula after debating for more than 10 hours
• 5/ 6/2005: News summary for the week of May 2, 2005
• 5/ 5/2005: Radio Story - Both houses of the Missouri legislature passed the budget, which will now be sent to Gov. Matt Blunt.
• 5/ 5/2005: Newspaper Story - Completing its work one day early, the legislature approved a $19.2 billion budget that cuts more than 90,000 people from Medicaid while increasing funding to the foundation formula by $113 million
• 5/ 5/2005: Radio Story - Legislators approved a budget that cuts 90,000 Missourians for the medicaid program.
• 5/ 4/2005: Radio Story - Floor debates began today over the 2006 fiscal year budget. Lawmakers spent the early afternoon discussing the elementary and secondary education budget
• 5/ 4/2005: Newspaper Story - House won't fix school funding for seven years
• 5/ 3/2005: Radio Story - Student representatives on college governing boards one step closer to voting power
• 5/ 3/2005: Radio Story - Jackson County Senator Matt Bartle says the Missouri Supreme Court has placed the safety of the state's school children in extreme jeopardy.
• 5/ 3/2005: Radio Story - The Pensions committee heard testimony for the bill to legalize midwifery.
• 5/ 3/2005: Radio Story - Police officers could arrest suspected criminals for failing to provide identification.
• 5/ 3/2005: Newspaper Story - Blunt's foundation formula proposal drew the support of many suburban legislators who voted against the initial proposal at the expense of rural lawmakers.
• 5/ 3/2005: Newspaper Story - The budget conference committee restored House appropriations to higher education while curtailing the Medicaid program.
• 5/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - Two bills addressing incapacitated patients have received mixed reviews from some Missourians.
• 5/ 2/2005: Radio Story - Pet legislation was proposed by both Democrats and Republicans, but none of the bills were passed.