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September 2008 Stories

• 9/29/2008: Info. Box - A fact sheet on candidates running for secretary of state
• 9/29/2008: Newspaper Story - The GOP candidate for attorney general proposes a crackdown on cybercrime
• 9/29/2008: Newspaper Story - Hulshof votes no on bailout bill
• 9/29/2008: Radio Story - Stock Market Crashing
• 9/29/2008: Radio Story - Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is being criticized for giving members of his staff hefty pay increases using taxpayers' dollars
• 9/28/2008: News summary for the week of September 22, 2008
• 9/26/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri, along with Sarah Palin's Alaska, is one of the few states in the country that does not regulate home schooling.
• 9/26/2008: Radio Story - A stagnant housing market actually helps Missouri banks in the midst of a national credit crisis.
• 9/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri Right To Life, an anti-abortion rights group in the state, will not endorse either mainstream candidate in the 2008 election
• 9/25/2008: Radio Story - Disagreeing with President Bush, the Missouri Governor says the economic bailout plan is not the answer.
• 9/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Matt Blunt's out of office in January, but he isn't letting go of the money he raised in his campaign.
• 9/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt came out in opposition to Bush's bail out plan
• 9/25/2008: Radio Story - Missouri's governor says he's not ruling out another race for political office sometime in the future.
• 9/25/2008: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Bar denounces Hulshof's proposed changes to nonpartisan judicial selection
• 9/24/2008: Radio Story - Turf specialists say Missouri's heavy rain is ruining lawns.
• 9/24/2008: Newspaper Story - Democrats said Blunt ignored warnings about the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative
• 9/24/2008: Radio Story - Legislator disagree and factors contributing to MOHLEA losses
• 9/23/2008: Radio Story - The St. Charles County Director of Elections said he is prepared for all aspects of this years election.
• 9/23/2008: Radio Story - Heavy rains lead to harmful fungus that pet owners need to watch out for.
• 9/23/2008: Radio Story - 300 illegal aliens are behind bars and Governor Blunt is the reason according to his office
• 9/23/2008: Newspaper Story - The communications directors for the two major candidates for lieutenant governor both had been journalists.
• 9/23/2008: Newspaper Story - Absentee balloting starts Wednesday, and voter registration is on the rise in Missouri
• 9/23/2008: Newspaper Story - The Wall Street's meltdown has prompted workshops to help local governments to protect their funds.
• 9/23/2008: Radio Story - The Missouri State Treasurer will be hosting investment workshops for government agencies to help ensure the safety of their investments.
• 9/21/2008: News summary for the week of September 15, 2008
• 9/19/2008: Radio Story - MoDOT reprograms trucks to conserve gas and cut costs.
• 9/18/2008: Radio Story - Missouri's Highways Commission Approves a massive statewide bridge repair program.
• 9/17/2008: Newspaper Story - The recent Wall Street financial downturn is predicted to have little effect on Missouri government's investments.
• 9/17/2008: Radio Story - A lead environmental group attacks the Environmental Protection Agency's plans to cover a nuclear waste site.
• 9/17/2008: Radio Story - New increases in security checks in voting equipment is a new priority for the Secretary of State.
• 9/16/2008: Radio Story - Bacteria increases after an extra rainy season, especially in Missouri's rivers and streams.
• 9/16/2008: Radio Story - City mayors from across the state gathered in Jefferson City on Tuesday.
• 9/16/2008: Newspaper Story - Gov. Blunt responds swiftly to attacks from State Treasurer candidate
• 9/16/2008: Radio Story - Missouri's investments remain stable despite stock market crisis according to the State Treasurer.
• 9/16/2008: Radio Story - Despite low figures, MOHELA does not regret the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative from 2006 and 2007.
• 9/16/2008: Radio Story - With the fall of Fannie and Freddie many people are feeling nervous about the housing market. 16 individuals met at the State Capitol to find ways to change this feeling.
• 9/15/2008: Radio Story - Missouri's high levels of rain will not slow highway construction.
• 9/15/2008: Radio Story - Lieutenant Governor Kinder issues an executive order for flood response following heavy rain.
• 9/15/2008: Radio Story - A spokesperson from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources said high gas prices in Missouri could be due to price gouging by oil companies.
• 9/15/2008: Radio Story - The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is thought to have only short term effects
• 9/14/2008: News summary for the week of September 8, 2008
• 9/12/2008: Newspaper Story - Candidates for Missouri Treasurer, Rep. Clint Zweifel, D-St. Louis County, and Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, debate on fiscal issues ranging from tax credits and college savings programs to terror-free investment.
• 9/12/2008: Newspaper Story - The importance of the office was about the only issue of agreement between the two candidates for lieutenant governor in their first debate.
• 9/11/2008: Newspaper Story - Gibbons and Koster speak against political automated calls in first candidate debate
• 9/11/2008: Radio Story - The two candidates running for Missouri Attorney General denounce political robo-call, but use it in their campaigns.
• 9/11/2008: Newspaper Story - Wrap up of the MU Governor's debate
• 9/11/2008: Radio Story - Attorney General Nixon says he hopes to renew relationships within the capitol as governor.
• 9/10/2008: Newspaper Story - The student curator bill fails to override the governor's veto.
• 9/10/2008: Newspaper Story - Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he will be seeking the position of Democratic floor leader.
• 9/10/2008: Radio Story - Jetton's last session as Speaker of the House
• 9/10/2008: Radio Story - A Democratic Senator comes close to overriding the Governor's veto.
• 9/ 9/2008: Newspaper Story - The bankruptcy of a major Missouri pre-need burial service comes under legislative investigation.
• 9/ 9/2008: Radio Story - Democrats and Republicans agree, sexism and news go hand-in-hand in this election
• 9/ 9/2008: Radio Story - A Cole County judge rules that a renewable energy initiative will appear on the November ballot.
• 9/ 9/2008: Radio Story - Missouri National Guard Troops are in Louisiana helping the state get ready for hurricanes. Brenda Martens has more with the story.
• 9/ 9/2008: Newspaper Story - Two of the state's largest utilities express neutrality after a renewable energy requirement is placed on the November ballot.
• 9/ 9/2008: Radio Story - A Senate committee met to discuss MO Healthnet funding Tuesday.
• 9/ 9/2008: Radio Story - 55,000 Missourians pay in-advance for funeral costs, but their money is not good enough anymore.
• 9/ 8/2008: Newspaper Story - A GOP presidential hopeful delivered the birth of a campaign manager for one of Missouri's statewide candidates
• 9/ 8/2008: Newspaper Story - In the aftermath of the Palin appointment and the RNC, Republican and Democratic legislators agree that there is sexism in the media but disagree on what sexism entails.
• 9/ 8/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri statewide candidates are using the Internet to draw in voters
• 9/ 8/2008: Radio Story - The increase in rainfall, some experts say, has led to an increase in mold in and around buildings.
• 9/ 8/2008: Radio Story - Democratic Party Head says Scott Muschany should Immediately Resign
• 9/ 8/2008: Radio Story - State Democrats want to know why Gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof supports business deals with China
• 9/ 8/2008: Radio Story - When Missouri State legislators meet this week to vote on vetoes from the governor's desk they will have been fed one night by a Missouri Military facility.
• 9/ 7/2008: News summary for the week of September 1, 2008
• 9/ 5/2008: Info. Box - A fact sheet on candidates running for lieutenant governor
• 9/ 4/2008: Radio Story - While Republicans for Obama gather in Missouri State Capital, Missouri Republican Party spokeswoman doubts the organization will have an impact.
• 9/ 4/2008: Radio Story - A week after the new bill to repeal the $1,350 limit on campaign contributions, senators discuss their opinions of the law.
• 9/ 4/2008: Newspaper Story - The latest state campaign finance reports show millions of dollars have flowed into Missouri's political campaigns.
• 9/ 4/2008: Radio Story - With the increase in precipitation recently, you may have noticed an increase in the amphibian population as well.
• 9/ 3/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri's state auditor calls the GOP VP selection "somewhat offensive."
• 9/ 3/2008: Radio Story - A top Missouri Democrat calls offense the GOP selection of Sarah Palin as a VP candidate.
• 9/ 2/2008: Info. Box - A fact sheet on candidates running for governor.
• 9/ 2/2008: Info. Box - A fact sheet on candidates running for state treasurer.
• 9/ 2/2008: Info. Box - Fact sheet on the candidates for state attorney general.
• 9/ 2/2008: Radio Story - Missouri's Attorney General announced Tuesday he's going after political robo-calls. But Jay Nixon is finding less than enthusiasm from within his own party.
• 9/ 2/2008: Newspaper Story - Political robo-calls draw the attention of the top Missouri Democrat on the statewide ballot.
• 9/ 2/2008: Radio Story - Republican Senator Mike Gibbons doesn't have a problem with automated campaign phone calls but wants them to abide by federal regulations.