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April 2009 Stories

• 4/30/2009: Newspaper Story - A feature on adoption record laws in Missouri
• 4/30/2009: Newspaper Story - House adds tax cut to mental retardation bill, chances not good in the Senate
• 4/30/2009: Radio Story - A woman outside Kansas City awaits with the rest of Missouri to hear if she has swine flu while a second probable case appears.
• 4/30/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House rejected a proposal appropriating $336 million for capital improvements.
• 4/30/2009: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers not only passed a tax cut but voted to make them permanent.
• 4/30/2009: Radio Story - There is no safe cigarette, but the Missouri Senate has adopted a bill could make cigarettes safer for those who smoke in bed.
• 4/30/2009: Newspaper Story - Opponents of the $336 million stimulus bill said funds should be saved.
• 4/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Senate committee approves college bonding bill, adds extra $100 million
• 4/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Virginia Tech survivor joins anti-gun group at Capitol to stop conceal-and-carry campus legislation
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - A bill to protect motorcyclists from police harassment passed through the House and Senate unscathed...almost.
• 4/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Without debate, Missouri's House restores $31 million for Columbia's Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
• 4/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Nixon announces probable case of swine flu in Missouri
• 4/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Columbia projects one step closer to millions in funding
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - One Senator led a day long debate that delayed voting on a proposed constitutional amendment.
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - A four bullet survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting spoke out against handguns on college campuses in the state Capitol Wednesday
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House perfected a bill that restores funding for Columbia's Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - Governor Nixon announces Missouri's first possible swine flu case.
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - A senate committee room was filled today with those in support of a bill that would eliminate income taxes
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - A Missouri lawmaker urges replacing the state's income tax with a higher sales tax.
• 4/28/2009: Newspaper Story - Proposed bill would cap minimum wage for tipped employees in the state
• 4/28/2009: Newspaper Story - House passes measure to allow pharmacies to refuse to dispense Plan B
• 4/28/2009: Newspaper Story - The conceal and carry provision that would allow guns on Missouri campuses is unlikely to get passed, some senators say.
• 4/28/2009: Radio Story - Sometimes it's the Grinch that steals Christmas, but in Missouri on Tuesday, it was the politicians.
• 4/28/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House gave final passage to a bill Tuesday that will help imprisoned parents pay child support.
• 4/28/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate shot down a bill aimed to provide job security to volunteers in the Civil Air Patrol.
• 4/28/2009: Radio Story - If signed by the governor, a bill giving protection to wrongfully accused fathers paying child support will become a reality.
• 4/28/2009: Radio Story - One Missouri Senator says he doesn't think concealed guns will be allowed on college campuses.
• 4/27/2009: Newspaper Story - Senate committee hears Rep. Chris Kelly's resolution, which would bring in money to fund higher education building projects
• 4/27/2009: Newspaper Story - The House Tax Reform Committee passed $1 billion in tax cuts.
• 4/27/2009: Newspaper Story - Federal funding for Ellis Fischel at stake after House dispute
• 4/27/2009: Radio Story - Democrats on the House Rules Committee walked out of a vote to decide how to spend more than $1 billion in federal stimulus money.
• 4/27/2009: Radio Story - Recent outbreak of the swine flu has the Department of Health and Senior Services implementing their plan to respond to pandemic flu.
• 4/27/2009: Radio Story - Although no opposition testified against the bill, a few Senators voiced concern over a proposed constitutional amendment.
• 4/27/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate laid aside a bill that one Senator says could allow public officials get away with murder.
• 4/27/2009: Radio Story - House budget conflicts continue, but Governor Jay Nixon says he expects progress this week.
• 4/27/2009: Radio Story - One Southwest Missouri Senator is already in the running to take Congressman Roy Blunt's seat, while a Joplin Senator said he is interestested, but has yet to officially announce his candidacy.
• 4/23/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's dairy industry is asking the state to create a tax credit to help keep their farms from closing but the bill's sponsor says its not likely to pass.
• 4/23/2009: Newspaper Story - AmerenUE urged legislators to withdraw legislation that would allow the company to raise rates in order to build nuclear power plant
• 4/23/2009: Radio Story - Missouri House Republican leadership says they will now issue tax reductions to Missourians rather than handing out bailout money.
• 4/23/2009: Radio Story - AmerenUE's announcement that it won't build a Callaway 2 nuclear power plant met with disappointment
• 4/23/2009: Newspaper Story - Missouri Republicans are proposing a $1 billion tax rebate with stimulus dollars
• 4/22/2009: Radio Story - The senior most member of the House of Representatives called Gov. Nixon's $100 million jobs training program a mystery.
• 4/22/2009: Radio Story - Republican representatives caucused to discuss big budget issues but details remain slim about the specific issues.
• 4/21/2009: Newspaper Story - Expansion for children's health care program rejected
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - A bill that one Representative says destroys marriages is on its way to being abolished...as soon as the Governor signs.
• 4/21/2009: Newspaper Story - A Missouri watchdog group accused the Missouri Supreme Court of violating the Sunshine Law this week by refusing to provide email correspondence of its employees.
• 4/21/2009: Newspaper Story - A House bill - which would allow sexual relations between prison guards and former inmates on parole - passed the Senate without opposition.
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - The Supreme Court of Missouri has the power to decide law. But do Missourians have the right to read the Supreme Court's emails?
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate gives final approval on a new mandated registration program on lenders.
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - The senate ruled Tuesday that every nursing home in Missouri will be required to have state-approved sprinkler systems.
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - Persons who deal drugs in front of children would face mandatory prison time under a measure approved by Missouri's House Tuesday.
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House rejected a last-chance proposal by the governor to expand Missouri healthcare for low-income children.
• 4/21/2009: Radio Story - A bill giving elderly supplemental food stamp assistance gets second round clearance in the House.
• 4/20/2009: Newspaper Story - Feature on identity theft legislation.
• 4/20/2009: Radio Story - The state's budget director told lawmakers that tax revenues may fall more than expected, but the state will pay back the money it borrowed from reserves by the deadline.
• 4/20/2009: Newspaper Story - A House Committee made strides toward killing a job-creation plan sponsored by the governor
• 4/20/2009: Radio Story - The House Budget Committee stripped $100 million from the job training pushed by the governor to fund projects that would benefit legislative home districts.
• 4/19/2009: News summary for the week of April 13, 2009
• 4/16/2009: Radio Story - Despite much opposition, a resolution abolishing the state income tax took one step closer to appearing on voters' ballots after it passed through the House to the Senate.
• 4/16/2009: Newspaper Story - The House passed a bill today with an attached amendment allowing concealed carry of handguns on college campuses on the anniversary of the Va. Tech massacre
• 4/16/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate approved a measure that would give health coverage to 35,000 Missourians who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid.
• 4/16/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's House approves a measure to expand DNA sampling of persons arrested.
• 4/16/2009: Newspaper Story - A resolution funding $700 in public university capital improvements won House approval Thursday
• 4/16/2009: Radio Story - The vice president has a message for the show-me state: Show me renewable energies, and I'll show you the future.
• 4/16/2009: Radio Story - On the second anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, the Missouri House passed a bill that would allow 21 year olds to carry concealed weapons on college campuses.
• 4/16/2009: Newspaper Story - Supporters say Lost Creek Wind Farm would bring jobs, energy independence to Mo.
• 4/16/2009: Newspaper Story - The Senate voted in approval of Show Me Health Coverage, a bill that would give health coverage to 35,000 uninsured parents.
• 4/15/2009: Radio Story - St. Louisans will board less-crowded METRO buses if a $20 million funding plan in front of the House Budget Committee gains lawmakers' approval.
• 4/15/2009: Newspaper Story - Lone Democrat at event booed off stage
• 4/15/2009: Radio Story - Small business employees could see smaller pay checks because of a bill exempting some businesses from the minimum wage requirement
• 4/15/2009: Radio Story - What would income tax day and a tea party have in common? The answer is angry Conservatives.
• 4/14/2009: Newspaper Story - Nixon says state's incentive packages have been rejected because the Senate hasn't passed the jobs bill.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - A slew of bills from Missouri's House and Senate are trying to protect one thing: your identity. A college student found out the hard way that the state has no law requiring businesses to tell you if hackers break into your account.
• 4/14/2009: Newspaper Story - Bill moving through House which would change Mo. public defender system
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - Despite a disappointing loss, Missouri Senators welcomed Mizzou's basketball team onto the floor after a surprise visit.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - The Governor is tired of waiting on a bill that could put hundreds of jobs in Missouri.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting convicted sex offenders from having custody or unsupervised visitation rights.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House votes to pass a $700 million bond amendment.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - Despite a variety of bills and pleads from families, the Missouri legislature has blocked initiatives to cover autism treatments.
• 4/14/2009: Newspaper Story - Resolution appropriating $700 million for higher education construction projects received no inquiry or opposition.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House gave first-round approval to a bill abolishing the state income tax.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - The Mizzou basketball team made a surprising visit to Missouri's Senators in the chamber this week.
• 4/12/2009: News summary for the week of April 6, 2009
• 4/ 9/2009: Radio Story - A GOP filibuster that ran into the early morning hours Thursday blocked the governor's plan for tax cuts to business for economic development.
• 4/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Missouri House votes to put a cap on salaries with tips
• 4/ 9/2009: Newspaper Story - Legislation would deny some welfare benefits to those who fail a drug test
• 4/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Just hours after an all-night filibuster turned despicably ugly, two Missouri senators continued to slam each other as soon as the next day's session began.
• 4/ 9/2009: Newspaper Story - House adopts amendment that allows guns in college classrooms
• 4/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Milk producers in Missouri would get tax credits in times of volatile milk pricing with a bill that passed from the House to the Senate.
• 4/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Welfare recipients would be up for future drug testing if a bill that passed through the House makes it through the Senate.
• 4/ 9/2009: Newspaper Story - After a night spent debating an economic development bill, Missouri Senate erupted in a personal argument between two Senators
• 4/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Drug testing for welfare recipients who are suspected of doing illegal drugs was proposed by a bill that passed through the House to the Senate.
• 4/ 8/2009: Radio Story - On the same day the U.S. Attorney General warned of mortgage fraud, a Missouri legislative committee heard a proposal to toughen regulation of mortgage brokers.
• 4/ 8/2009: Radio Story - The House Budget Committee approved nearly $100 million in federal stimulus money for state agencies to use in the next three months.
• 4/ 8/2009: Radio Story - Two Democratic Representatives are trying to do something that hasn't happened in more than 60 years through a state constitutional amendment.
• 4/ 8/2009: Newspaper Story - House committee passes bill to use federal stimulus money for fiscal year 2009
• 4/ 8/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House adopts an amendment to allow guns on campuses
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Missouri funds college for combat veterans, but here's the catch -- you have to be a Missouri resident prior to enlisting.
• 4/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - Constitutional amendment that would change the way state selects Supreme Court and Appeals judges gained initial support in the Missouri House
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House gave overwhelming approval to a measure that would require drug tests for recipients of welfare.
• 4/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - The legality of a bill that requires drug tests of welfare recipients was questioned.
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - In reports obtained from a Sunshine law request, MIAC cites a publicly edited online database as a source.
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Speaker of the House admits to blocking bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism.
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Housing Sexual Offenders is pricey in Missouri. The House Corrections Committee heard a bill Tuesday that could save taxpayers over 60 thousand dollars year.
• 4/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - The first day of full Senate debate on an AmerenUE-backed bill
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Charges of outside financial interests were raised in the Missouri Senate over the AmerenUE plan for a new nuclear plant.
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Identity theft is on the rise, and some are attributing this statistic to Missouri's lax identity theft laws.
• 4/ 6/2009: Radio Story - Following a controversial report about the modern militia report the Missouri State Highway Patrol appointed a new director of the MIAC
• 4/ 6/2009: Radio Story - The Department of Revenue says tax payers will likely see a delay in their refunds this year, maybe as long as two months after filing deadline.
• 4/ 6/2009: Newspaper Story - State revenue shortfall will delay tax refund payments
• 4/ 6/2009: Radio Story - Officials say the state's unemployment insurance fund will be $1 billion short in the coming years, and the House Workforce Committee passed a bill that would lift the borrowing limit.
• 4/ 6/2009: Radio Story - In response to a federal bill, a measure passed a House committee that forces workers to use secret ballots to form unions.
• 4/ 5/2009: News summary for the week of March 30, 2009
• 4/ 3/2009: Newspaper Story - For a second year in a row, a Senate plan to expand health care coverage is dividing GOP legislators.
• 4/ 2/2009: Radio Story - If Missouri lawmakers get their way, might soon have to give up more than just a fingerprint.
• 4/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Bill passed the house which would require special elections to fill statewide office vacancies
• 4/ 2/2009: Radio Story - Missourians may have the chance to vote on whether to expand the state sex offender registry now that a joint resolution has passed the state Senate.
• 4/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Joint Resolution to expand state sex offender registry passes Senate
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - The House rejected an amendment that would increase the age of college students whose parents are eligible for child support from 21 to age 22.
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - While Missourians are asking for more jobs, Senate dispute could kill a bill aimed at job creation.
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - A senate bill moving through committee would give more financial aid to students attending public universities, but at the expense to those attending private universities.
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - Two Senate Appropriations committee members call for more oversight of the Missouri Information Analysis Center, MIAC, more than a week after it released a report on U.S. militias.
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - A quarter of a million Missourians are unemployed, but some aren't giving up hope.
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - It was Republican against Republican on the Senate floor Wednesday, before perfecting a bill regarding health care.
• 4/ 1/2009: Radio Story - An amendment proposing child support age changes got rejected in the House.