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Fanna Haile-Selassie

Fanna Haile-Selassie is a third year student at the University of Missouri, Columbia.  She studies broadcast journalism and French.  She recently returned from Lyon, France where she studied for the winter '06 semester.  Currently, she is the vice president of the Latin Dance Club and a public relations officer for the Ballroom Dance Club.  She hopes her journalism degree will take her around the world as a reporter.

Fanna Haile-Selassie Stories

• 11/15/2007: Radio Story - Missouri veterans tried to persuade a house committee to bring up a piece of legislation which would allow more money to veterans organizations. Fanna (Fawna) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sel-LAH-say) has more from the Capitol.
• 11/ 8/2007: Radio Story - The eight thousand pound chandelier is back in the air of the state Capitol rotunda.
• 10/ 4/2007: Radio Story - Missouri counties say they are ready fight back against a bill which diminishes county authorities.
• 9/27/2007: Radio Story - Democratic lawmaker calls the Missouri Speaker of the House's last minute actions disheartening. Fanna (FAWNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sel-LAH-say) spoke with the lawmaker.
• 9/ 6/2007: Radio Story - Missourians will see more advertisements for foreign-made cars when they receive a licence renewal card in the mail. Fanna (FAWNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sel-LAH-say) tells us why
• 8/30/2007: Radio Story - The director of the 800 bridge project says actual construction on the bridges could start as soon as next spring. Fanna (FAWNA) Haile-selassie (HIGH-lay-sel-LAH-say) has the time line.
• 5/ 9/2007: Radio Story - Missouri students have started applying to the new Virtual School program. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) has the story.
• 5/ 2/2007: Radio Story - Gunman Cho Seung-Hui of Virginia Tech could have been stopped under an amendment that was just passed in the Missouri House. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) spoke to the sponsor of the amendment.
• 4/30/2007: Radio Story - Extended debates postponed the bill that would constitutionally make English the language of offical proceedings. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) was in the Senate to hear the debate.
• 4/25/2007: Radio Story - MoHELA bill passes the Senate Chamber. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) heard the arguments
• 4/18/2007: Radio Story - Schools across the state could see an opportunity to implent a federally structured abstinence only plan. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) was in the House when the vote was taken.
• 4/11/2007: Radio Story - Long-term care facilities could be required to implent sprinkler systems and other fire safety devices. The Missouri House just gave first-round approval for the bill. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (High-LAY- suh-LAH-say) has more from the Capitol.
• 4/11/2007: Radio Story - The Missouri House and Senate are supporting the requirement of sprinklers and other fire precautions in group homes and long-term care facilities. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (High-LAY-suh-LAH-say) has the story
• 4/ 2/2007: Radio Story - After working on the Do-Not-Resuscitate Bill for close to three years, the Missouri House moved up the bill closer to reality. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (high-LAY-suh-LA-say) was in the House chamber for the vote.
• 3/14/2007: Radio Story - The Missouri House voted
• 3/12/2007: Radio Story - Two former University of Missouri Curators have denounced MoHELA, creating more critism on Blunt's plan. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-suh-LAH-say) has more from the Capitol.
• 3/ 7/2007: Radio Story - House Democrats and Republicans fought each other across party lines and within party lines on whether St. Louis and Kansas city school systems should be allowed exclusive tax credits to lower income parents who want to put their children in private schools. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-suh-LAH-say) heard the debate.
• 3/ 5/2007: Radio Story - Missouri corporations could receive a tax cut if a bill sponsored by the most powerful Senator in the Missouri Senate. The Ways and Means committee heard the bill Monday afternoon. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-suh-LAH-say) was at the hearing.
• 2/28/2007: Radio Story - The state Education Board awaits the 5 o'clock deadline for the Saint Louis school system to hand in new evidence that would allow the system to keep its accredidation
• 2/26/2007: Radio Story - Republican representative Jane Cunningham said she disagrees with what some women call sexual harassment. She said she supports the governor in his decision regarding the employment of the director of the Department of Agriculture after being investigated for sexual harassment. Fanna (Fauna) Haile-Selassie (High-lay-suh-lah-say) got Cunningham's response.
• 2/19/2007: Radio Story - The House of Representatives overwhelming approved two bills to the Senate that would prevent criminal charges for anyone who killed an unwanted intruder in the home. Fanna (Fauna) Haile-Selassie (high-lay-suh-lah-say) was in the House Chamber for the vote.
• 2/14/2007: Radio Story - Legislators had their questions finally answered by AmerenUE, mainly the question,
• 2/12/2007: Radio Story - The Governor is in Mexico promoting Smartport, a transportation company linking Kansas City and Mexico, that has monetary ties to his election campaign
• 2/ 7/2007: Radio Story - Missouri's governor continues to support constuction of college buildings eliminated by the Senate Education Committee.
• 2/ 5/2007: Radio Story - There is a proposal for a better preschool program for families below the poverty level.
• 1/31/2007: Radio Story - The University of Missouri Board of Curators flip flop on stem cell
• 1/29/2007: Radio Story - Senator Matt Bartle is pushing to add a new department to the state Capitol to keep technology up-to-date
• 1/24/2007: Radio Story - The Governor's State of the State Address clearly cut party lines in a filled house of politicians with opposing viewpoints.
• 1/22/2007: Radio Story - Two Thousand six holds the Missouri record of declared natural disasters.
• 1/22/2007: Radio Story - Missouri democrats are emphasing a new DNA proposal that will give police a new tool to catch criminals

Stories by Fanna Haile-Selassie Fanna Haile-Selassie include:

• 12/11/2006: Radio Story - Candidates would have one of their campaign tools removed under a bill to block automated phone calls that has been filed in the upcomming legislative session.
• 11/27/2006: Radio Story - Newly elected representatives and senators met in the Capitol today for an orientation
• 11/ 6/2006: Radio Story - The Secretary of State's Communication Director says voting should go smoothly
• 11/ 6/2006: Radio Story - Missouri's Department of Health wants to stick to their abstinence education plan
• 10/30/2006: Radio Story - What you need to know about minimum wage before you vote.
• 10/16/2006: Radio Story - Rural Missourians have the opportunity to find jobs as the number of state ethanol plants triple. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
• 10/11/2006: Radio Story - St. Louis county's council chairman is pushing for a smoke-free city. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
• 10/ 4/2006: Radio Story - Governor Matt Blunt takes the next step in communicating the Amber alerts to government employees. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
• 10/ 2/2006: Radio Story - The Colorado and Pennsylvania school shootings haven't led to security changes in Missouri schools. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
• 9/20/2006: Radio Story - Citizens looking for free State IDs because of the Voter ID law will now be asked for an $11 dollar fee
• 9/20/2006: Radio Story - Missouri Partners in Crisis forms as an advocacy for awareness of mental illness
• 9/18/2006: Radio Story - The overturn of the Voter ID law stopped the Department of Revenue from issuing free government photo IDs
• 9/18/2006: Radio Story - Citizens looking for free State IDs because of the Voter ID law will now be asked for an $11 dollar fee
• 9/11/2006: Radio Story - There was a tribute to September 11th with keynote speaker Governor Matt Blunt
• 9/11/2006: Radio Story - Police chief Todd Hurt remembers September 11th and changes in security the day created
• 9/ 6/2006: Radio Story - Court hearing for voter ID yields no decision just yet