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2006 Transportation Stories

• 12/ 6/2006: Newspaper Story - The on-going drought that has plagued the midwest could lead to the cancellation of the 2008 navigation season on the Missouri River.
• 11/30/2006: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Transportation says it bought less salt this winter than last year.
• 9/21/2006: Radio Story - Missourians are buckling up less this year when they are on the road.
• 9/11/2006: Newspaper Story - Ancient Missouri roadside and park artificats have a new home.
• 5/10/2006: Radio Story - Senator John Cauthorn saved the governor's ethanol plan by compromising with the House.
• 4/25/2006: Radio Story - A bill won first round approval in the Senate Monday to penalize employers who hire illegal immigrants.
• 4/25/2006: Newspaper Story - The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that requires gasoline distributors to sell ethanol-blended gasoline.
• 4/25/2006: Radio Story - The Missouri House gave final approval to a bill that would entice the DaimlerChrysler plant to stay open in Fenton.
• 4/24/2006: Radio Story - Republican Senator Bill Alter is sponsoring a bill that would, among other things, train the Highway Patrol to enforce immigration laws.
• 4/18/2006: Radio Story - In a 7-1 vote, members of the Senate Transportation Committee voted to move HB 1532, a bill on auto emissions in St. Louis, to the Senate floor for further debate.
• 4/12/2006: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Transportation is building a storehouse to hold ancient artifacts while struggling to fund building better roads.
• 4/10/2006: Radio Story - The House will debate the bill Tuesday.
• 4/ 5/2006: Radio Story - Some lawmakers are concerned about the impact ethanol will have on the price Missouri drivers pay at the pump.
• 3/ 7/2006: Radio Story - The Governor defended his ethanol plan at his Advisory Council on Agrigulture.
• 3/ 6/2006: Radio Story - Children weighing less than 80 pounds or younger than 8 to use a booster seat.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - Senate President pro-tem Mike Gibbons proposes a bill to tax vehicles carrying radioactive waste on Missouri highways.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - New bill would levy a tax on vehicles carrying nuclear waste on Missouri highways.
• 2/23/2006: Radio Story - A bill on auto safety inspections will head to the Senate floor for final vote next week.
• 2/ 7/2006: Newspaper Story - Missouri Transportation Department Director Pete Rahn called for Interstate 70 to be rebuilt "from the ground up."
• 2/ 7/2006: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers are considering changing driver's license laws in attempt to give young driver's further experience.
• 1/31/2006: Radio Story - A public/private partnership has been proposed to finance and construct a new toll bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois.
• 1/31/2006: Newspaper Story - Senators discussed a public/private toll bridge that would connect Missouri to Illinois.
• 1/31/2006: Radio Story - The Senate Transportation Committee heard a proposal Tuesday for the construction of a new toll bridge in St. Louis.
• 1/31/2006: Newspaper Story - A public/private partnership would help fund and construct a bridge into St. Louis
• 1/19/2006: Radio Story - Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says the closure of Highway 40 would hurt local businesses.
• 1/19/2006: Radio Story - Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says the closing would hurt local businesses.