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February 2009 Stories

• 2/26/2009: Radio Story - Gov. Jay Nixon deposited over 223 million dollars into an account
• 2/26/2009: Radio Story - If you leave your car on the side of the road it could be gone after 10 hours if one central Missouri Senator gets his way.
• 2/26/2009: Radio Story - As the General Assembly mulls over bills to permit AmerenUE to increase its rates to finance a second nuclear power plant, questions continue over the company's plans.
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's Lieutenant Governor says the state will have to turn down federal stimulus funds aimed at the unemployed.
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - Red light cameras around Missouri won't be removed any time soon.
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - The practice of 'noodling' captured the attention of legislators today.
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - Employers will no longer be able to discriminate based on someone's sexual orientation if one measure makes it's way to the Governor's desk.
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - A bill heard in Senate Education Committee poses more questions for Missouri's virtual learning program
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - A bill that would give tax breaks to smaller businesses passed from the House to the Senate with a majority vote.
• 2/24/2009: Newspaper Story - Criminal sentences would be closer to reality under a proposal filed by Columbia's senator.
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - The Senate Committee looking at how to spend Missouri's stimulus package explored the state's options with a member of Governor Nixon's cabinet Tuesday.
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - Emotional parents encouraged Missouri lawmakers Tuesday to require new autism coverage.
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - A man who represents drunk drivers urged legislatures to continuously monitor them for booze.
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - Missourians are doomed to pay higher electric bills says one state lawmaker.
• 2/24/2009: Newspaper Story - UM System president says approach to stimulus money should be aggressive, flexible
• 2/24/2009: Newspaper Story - Some members of the Public Service Commission expressed concern over time lines.
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - A four day school week for Missouri public schools moved one step closer to reality with Missouri's House approving a measure calling for it.
• 2/24/2009: Newspaper Story - Last time, so many supporters came to testify for a bill mandating autism coverage that the Senate Small Business Committee had to reschedule a hearing for the bill's opposition. On Tuesday, they got their chance.
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's piece of the stimulus pie was the hot topic with State Senators Tuesday.
• 2/23/2009: Newspaper Story - One aspect of Missouri's stimulus plan focuses on tax credits for small businesses.
• 2/23/2009: Radio Story - Missouri employers are on the hook for some of the federal stimulus money Gov. Jay Nixon has accepted.
• 2/23/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 25 years. But new measures in the legislature would produce benefits for local small businesses.
• 2/23/2009: Radio Story - Some Missouri senators are pushing legislation that would make abortions more transparent and influence those seeking to receive one.
• 2/22/2009: News summary for the week of February 16, 2009
• 2/19/2009: Newspaper Story - U.S. Representative Roy Blunt declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate
• 2/19/2009: Radio Story - U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt throws announced he will run for the Senate seat vacated by Kit Bond and vowed to use that seat to block liberal legislation.
• 2/19/2009: Newspaper Story - Democratic Governor Jay Nixon asked Missouri's Senate to put a halt to their discussion about tax credit reform in order to push forward his economic development bill
• 2/19/2009: Radio Story - Unlike some governors, Jay Nixon is ready to spend every dollar of federal stimulus money in Missouri.
• 2/18/2009: Radio Story - Putting red light cameras to a stop had lawmakers' wheels turning Wednesday.
• 2/18/2009: Radio Story - State Senators agree the amount of nuclear waste traveling through this state needs to decrease.
• 2/18/2009: Radio Story - Some legislators say a bill limiting Sudafed distribution will save lives.
• 2/18/2009: Radio Story - Lawmakers are discussing a bill that would suspend the death penalty for three years and create a group to study it.
• 2/18/2009: Radio Story - There's plenty of excitement surrounding Missouri's cut of federal stimulus money, but few specifics.
• 2/18/2009: Newspaper Story - Nixon promises aggressive use of federal stimulus money
• 2/18/2009: Radio Story - Legislators are discussing a bill that would making driving across the river to St. Louis a little easier.
• 2/17/2009: Newspaper Story - Despite four recent cell-phone-related traffic fatalities in Missouri, several state representatives said a bill restricting handheld cell phone usage while driving will likely not be passed into law this session.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - Missouri is one of only six states that has no law telling people if their personal information has been stolen.
• 2/17/2009: Newspaper Story - A job-creation plan endorsed by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon ran into opposition from a group of Republican state senators during session Tuesday.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - A dozen states have laws that restrict drivers from using their hand-held cell phones. One lawmaker says Missouri should too.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's Transportation Department Strongly Opposes A Potential Change In a Motorcycle Helmet Law. Alex Rozier has more from the Capitol.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon's plan to boost Missouri businesses came under harsh criticism from Senate Republicans opposed to tax breaks.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - State Treasurer Clint Zweifel offers his plan to give small businesses around the state easier access to low interest loans.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - Missouri hospitals will have to publicly report who is treating patients if a measure makes its way through the legislature.
• 2/17/2009: Newspaper Story - The constitutionality of provisions in a House utility bill were called into question.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - AmerenUE came under attack of critics during a House Utilities Commission hearing.
• 2/17/2009: Newspaper Story - Parents of autistic children urged legislators to mandate insurance coverage.
• 2/16/2009: Radio Story - First round approval was given to a house bill that would give teachers the power of knowledge.
• 2/16/2009: Newspaper Story - State senators question federal stimulus stipulations over health care, education
• 2/16/2009: Radio Story - Strings attached to Missouri's $4.4 billion cut of the federal stimulus package led some Republican senators to question the long-term effects of the money.
• 2/16/2009: Radio Story - The Senate Appropriations committee debated a new disbursement plan for Missouri state tax credits.
• 2/15/2009: News summary for the week of February 9, 2009
• 2/12/2009: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that takes a hard line on the funeral business.
• 2/12/2009: Radio Story - A new bill introduced in the senate could bring foreclosures to a screeching halt.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - One Missouri legislator's bill aims to keep sex offenders out of public parks and off the bench of your kid's recreational league team.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - As the Senate Agriculture Committee approved a requirement that truckers pump biodiesel into their tanks, other legislators want a measure repealed.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - With a shortage of more than one hundred and ninety lawyers, Missouri Public Defenders have been asking for assistance since 2000. One lawmaker is trying to lighten the load on public counsel by offering up private firms to help out.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - Since she wasn't given a concrete reason why, a House Democrat comes up with her own, more controversial explanation as to why she wasn't reappointed to the children and families committee.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - Chairman of Senate Jobs Committee says strong opposition will kill a bill providing tax breaks for businesses.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - In an effort to stop tax dollars from going to drug users, a Southeast Missouri senator sponsored a bill that would require drug testing in order to receive welfare.
• 2/11/2009: Radio Story - Thank God it's Thursday may be the new phrase for Missouri students if legislators approve a bill that would allow Missouri school boards to adopt four-day school weeks.
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - A new rating system aims to provide better early childhood education for children.
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - One Missouri Senator is trying to make it mandatory for public schools to tell students' families about STD prevention.
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - An Anti-Abortion Resolution sparks intense debate on the house floor.
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - After weeks of deliberation, the senate voted to confirm Linda Martinez as head of Director of the Department of Economic Development
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - A bipartisan group of Missouri Senators made it clear Tuesday they will not let funeral care providers rip off their customers.
• 2/10/2009: Newspaper Story - After weeks of debate about her stance on illegal immigration, Martinez was officially named development director in a voice vote
• 2/10/2009: Newspaper Story - Senate Committee hears testimony on dogfighting bills
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - Slot machines are what Missouri veterans want. If one bill makes its way to the governor's desk, veterans could hear that
• 2/10/2009: Newspaper Story - An openly gay state representative said she heard committee members found her offensive
• 2/10/2009: Newspaper Story - The Senate Committee on Commerce hears SB 228 that would let AmerenUE charge rate payers for the finance costs of building a nuclear plant before the plant is operational.
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - AmerenUE threatened that if a current law prohibiting the company from passing finance costs to ratepayers isn't changed, then it can't build a second nuclear power plant in Missouri.
• 2/ 9/2009: Radio Story - A state Representative says a house bill that would protect homosexuals from discrimination is pointless because that protection is already promised by the state.
• 2/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's treasurer says when times get tough, it's time to get conservative with the state's investments.
• 2/ 9/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's emergency management chief says life for many southeast Missourians is back to normal, although some remain in the dark.
• 2/ 8/2009: News summary for the week of February 2, 2009
• 2/ 5/2009: Radio Story - Missouri senators postponed a vote on Department of Economic Development nominee Linda Martinez
• 2/ 5/2009: Radio Story - One Missouri legislator wants to make sure students rejected from transferring school districts be given a reason
• 2/ 5/2009: Newspaper Story - The bill would remove the annual cap on the Quality Jobs Act, which is currently set at $6 million
• 2/ 4/2009: Radio Story - A St. Louis Democrat accuses a neighboring Republican of being sexist on the Senate floor Wednesday.
• 2/ 4/2009: Radio Story - A Jackson County Republican wants to end the state's ethanol requirement at gas stations three years after its passage.
• 2/ 4/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House gave first round approval for an economic development plan.
• 2/ 4/2009: Radio Story - The state's Public Service Commission is split on the issue of AmerenUE's power plant proposal for Mid-Missouri.
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - A Missouri House Committee heard testimony in favor of a bill that would impose fire-safety regulations on cigarettes
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - A bill letting teachers use force, including spanking, to protect and to discipline students cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday.
• 2/ 3/2009: Newspaper Story - Consumer advocates outline their opposition to Sen. Scott's CWIP bill.
• 2/ 3/2009: Newspaper Story - Public safety officials urged the state Tuesday to find funds to finance a statewide emergency communication system.
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - A bill was heard in the Missouri House Tuesday that could put
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - The state's largest energy provider wants to build a new powerplant but faced opposition from consumer advocacy groups in the state capital Tuesday.
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - In order to battle the state budget shortfall, one state legislator has introduced a bill to further tax cigarettes.
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - Officials say an upgraded public communication system could save lives.
• 2/ 2/2009: Radio Story - The state has requested two-hundred 60 million dollars from the federal government to continue payments to unemployed Missourians.
• 2/ 2/2009: Radio Story - House Democrat's say military families are their priority this week.
• 2/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Extended debate killed a resolution that would have allowed laptops onto the Senate floor.
• 2/ 2/2009: Radio Story - A two hour filibuster kills an effort for a technological advance in Missouri's State Senate.
• 2/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Senator's bill would complete capital improvement projects and reduce tuition
• 2/ 2/2009: Radio Story - A Missouri Senate committee has moved a bill to the Senate floor that would regulate pre-need funeral contracts.
• 2/ 2/2009: Radio Story - Missouri is experiencing the highest unemployment rates since 1984, and now the state's unemployment benefit fund is dwindling.
• 2/ 1/2009: News summary for the week of January 26, 2009