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February 2006 Stories

• 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.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - Lawmakers want to change current language in state law, so every Missourian exonorated for crimes they did not commit are eligable for compensation.
• 2/28/2006: Newspaper Story - Rep. Kathlyn Fares, R-St. Louis County has proposed a bill to make the chanterelle, not the morel, the state's official mushroom.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - A state representative has proposed that the chanterelle be named the state's official mushroom.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - The actions of one rural fire department spark discussion in Missouri's General Assembly.
• 2/28/2006: Radio Story - The bill also protects the person against lawsuits that could be brought by the criminal if they are harmed.
• 2/27/2006: Radio Story - After Hurricane Katrina, more than 1,000 students traveled to Missouri to continue their education. Now, the federal government plans to pay back the state.
• 2/27/2006: Radio Story - Monett Rural Fire Department charges a yearly fee for protection
• 2/27/2006: Radio Story - A fifth grade class from southwest Missouri proposed the crayfish to become the state's official invertebrate.
• 2/27/2006: Newspaper Story - Missouri's House Budget Committee is scheduled to vote on the state's higher education budget for the next fiscal year and the governor's proposal to limit higher education spending to a 2 percent increase.
• 2/24/2006: News summary for the week of February 20, 2006
• 2/23/2006: Newspaper Story - Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County has sponsored a bill to compensate former inmates exonerated by DNA evidence.
• 2/23/2006: Radio Story - A bill on auto safety inspections will head to the Senate floor for final vote next week.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - The much- discussed senate bill 179 passed last session allows utilties to pass along costs of rate increases, environmental compliance, and weather variation to consumers.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - Republican Senator John Cauthorn wants to reduce the amount of revenue generated by traffic tickets in smaller towns.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - A proposed state law would make stealing your landline and cell phone records a crime.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - Expert witness Rick Williams says the Qui Tam provision would help in catching violaters of Medicaid fraud law.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - A new bill would increase state funding for public schools
• 2/22/2006: Newspaper Story - The Special Committee to Investigate Medicaid Fraud held the third of three expert witness testimony hearings on Wednesday. Giving whistleblowers financial incentive to reveal Medicaid fraud has been a main point of interest for the committee in rooting out waste and abuse in the system. The committee plans to form suggestions on how to fix fraud within the state's Medicaid system by the March 1st bill filing deadline.
• 2/22/2006: Newspaper Story - Taking a cue from the federal government, one Missouri legislator is working to curb the sale of wireless and landline phone logs.
• 2/22/2006: Newspaper Story - Rep. Shannon Cooper introduced a bill today that would impose harsher restrictions on companies that sell phone logs without the owner's consent
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - State Auditor Claire McCaskill says Missourians want new representation in Washington, that is in touch with Missouri needs.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - Claire McCaskill said in a press conference Tuesday that the DNR has wasted much of the tax payers' money.
• 2/21/2006: Newspaper Story - Sens. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, have filed similar bills that would protect reporters from having to disclose their sources in court.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - Opponents to the closing of the St. Louis habilitation center say that moving patients out of their environment could cause their death.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - A proposed bill by Senator Jason Crowell would allow for the Bible to be offered as an elective class in public schools.
• 2/21/2006: Newspaper Story - State auditor Claire McCaskill released a report Tuesday detailing misappropriation of funds garnered from a tax on solid waste.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - The bill will restrict when protests will be allowed at funerals.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - The governor recommended that the facility be closed last year.
• 2/21/2006: Newspaper Story - The Senate Education Committee heard a proposal Tuesday to possibly allow the Bible to be taught in public schools.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - The governor recommended for the facility to be closed last year.
• 2/17/2006: News summary for the week of February 13, 2006
• 2/15/2006: Newspaper Story - Gov. Matt Blunt expressed frustration at the lawsuit against MOHELA that Attorney General Jay Nixon filed Tuesday
• 2/15/2006: Radio Story - Senator Rob Mayer's bill addresses the issue of union contractors use of project labor agreements in contract bidding processes.
• 2/14/2006: Radio Story - Missouri's attorney general's office tells lawmakers the state's college loan program was pressured by the governor's office to sell off its assets.
• 2/14/2006: Newspaper Story - Hundreds of people rallied Tuesday to protest last year's Medicaid cuts.
• 2/14/2006: Radio Story - Attorney General Jay Nixon spoke at a rally and voiced his concern over Governor Matt Blunt's plans for Medicaid.
• 2/14/2006: Radio Story - Hundreds gathered in the state capitol's rotunda to talk about cuts made to Missouri Health Care.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - The Guard could assist with rescue and security in areas of Missouri hit by recent tornadoes.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - The legislation aims to keep lobbyists from paying for legislator's trips not associated with business.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jim Lembke proposed legislation that would tighten the definition of blight.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Lembke says the current definition of blight is too loose.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Republican Representative Charles Portwood wants to revise Missouri's Ticket to Work program.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jim Lembke proposed a tighter definition of blight in an effort to curb eminent domain abuse in the state.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Based off of a Department of Natural Resources study, Governor Blunt made recommendations on dam safety laws and regulations. Changes to the law could bring the total of dams inspected in Missouri from 600 to 5,000.
• 2/13/2006: Newspaper Story - Rep. Charles Portwood, R-Ballwin, hopes to revise the Ticket-to-Work program that was eliminated last year.
• 2/13/2006: Newspaper Story - Portwood wants to reintroduce the Ticket to Work program that was eliminated last year.
• 2/10/2006: News summary for the week of February 6, 2006
• 2/ 9/2006: Newspaper Story - The plan is a marked departure from Gov. Matt Blunt's proposal.
• 2/ 9/2006: Radio Story - Governor Blunt's office is withholding a report that he requested from the Department of Natural Resources. A spokesperson says that Blunt wants to make his own recommendations first.
• 2/ 9/2006: Radio Story - House Republicans presented changes to the governor's MOHELA proposal. They want to see more money dedicated to scholarships than building projects.
• 2/ 9/2006: Newspaper Story - Sen. Chuck Graham was released from St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City where he was being treated for a staph infection
• 2/ 9/2006: Radio Story - In a break with the governor's original MOHELA proposal Thursday, House Republicans presented their own wish list. One Republican Representative equated the disagreement to a "family feud".
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - The Senate Economic Development committee voted 7-0 to pass a bill restricting when cities can seize private lands for private redevelopment.
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - Democrats tout their latest victory as a sign of Blunt's weakness.
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - The survey was a result of the Taum Sauk reservoir flooding in December.
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - Bill penalties include fines and possible suspension of the person's hunting license.
• 2/ 8/2006: Newspaper Story - One of the companies cited as a possible buyer of the assets MOHELA is selling has been targeted by national criticism for its predatory lending practices.
• 2/ 8/2006: Newspaper Story - Behind the MOHELA sale is a complicated process and a four decade-long history
• 2/ 8/2006: Radio Story - The State Senate heard a measure Wednesday to create a fund to update paper medical records to an electronic form.
• 2/ 8/2006: Newspaper Story - Before Gov. Matt Blunt unveiled a plan to sell MOHELA, other states had completed similar sales but some had refused them.
• 2/ 8/2006: Newspaper Story - Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, is now expected to be released from the hospital Thursday.
• 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.
• 2/ 7/2006: Radio Story - Governor Blunt has asked the Department of Natural Resources to file a report this week on the safety of Missouri dams.
• 2/ 7/2006: Newspaper Story - Missouri Democrats scored a surprise win in a Republican stronghold in special elections held Tuesday.
• 2/ 7/2006: Radio Story - The governor said Tuesday that the state needs new safety regulations for Missouri dams.
• 2/ 7/2006: Newspaper Story - Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City on Monday for treatment of a staph infection on his leg. He is expected to be released Wednesday.
• 2/ 7/2006: Radio Story - House Republican Brian Baker wants to outlaw alcohol at the Capitol building, except for certain exceptions.
• 2/ 6/2006: Radio Story - Voters would need a state issued photo ID to vote.
• 2/ 6/2006: Radio Story - A Missouri lawmaker wants to make spyware illegal.
• 2/ 6/2006: Radio Story - House Democrat Rachel Storch wants to reward low-income students who stay away from drugs and alcohol.
• 2/ 3/2006: News summary for the week of January 30, 2006
• 2/ 2/2006: Radio Story - Late Wednesday, proponents of a new lobbyist breakfast fundraiser canceled the program.
• 2/ 2/2006: Radio Story - Missouri Governor Matt Blunt was accused Thursday of trying to prop up sagging poll numbers by selling off half of MOHELA's portfolio.
• 2/ 2/2006: Radio Story - For more than a week MOHELA has dominated state debate.
• 2/ 2/2006: Newspaper Story - Democrats charged the plan was meant to boost Gov. Matt Blunt's sagging poll numbers.
• 2/ 2/2006: Newspaper Story - GOP leaders ended plans to have "round-table" discussions with state legislators in exchange for sizable donations to the Senate Majority Fund.
• 2/ 1/2006: Radio Story - Roy temple charges that $5000 round table discussions are unethical
• 2/ 1/2006: Radio Story - Republican leaders will host a series of 14 breakfast fundraisers at a cost of $1,000 each for lobbyists.
• 2/ 1/2006: Radio Story - Senate Republican Chairmen are planning a series of breakfasts with lobbyists. Democrats say it doesn't pass the smell test.
• 2/ 1/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jeff Harris is planning to address the type of fundraising done by Republican Senators
• 2/ 1/2006: Radio Story - Senate Committee Republicans invite lobbyists for roundtable discussions.