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2013 Transportation Stories

• 12/10/2013: Radio Story - Missouri ranks 7th in structurally deficient bridges
• 12/ 6/2013: Newspaper Story - Legislature passes Boeing incentives.
• 12/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker looks to crack down on drug dealers
• 12/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers convene for Boeing deal
• 11/18/2013: Radio Story - African-American Missouri Clergy met with Gov. Nixon Monday
• 11/13/2013: Radio Story - Democrats walk out of a Senate committee on Medicaid.
• 11/ 6/2013: Radio Story - The state will spend one million dollars to reopen the Missouri State Penitentiary for tourism next Spring
• 11/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Fmr. Sen. Lembke says ruling dismissing red-light ticket could help ban red-light cameras from use.
• 10/30/2013: Radio Story - On day two of a committee hearing on Medicaid reform, lawmakers are asking more questions.
• 10/22/2013: Newspaper Story - Potential ballot measure would increase taxes to fund roadway improvements
• 10/22/2013: Radio Story - A proposed ballot measure will increase taxes if it passed. A similar bill failed in the General Assembly in May.
• 10/17/2013: Newspaper Story - @repckelly is getting out of the General Assembly because nothing gets done
• 10/17/2013: Radio Story - Some localities won't receive federal funds until November or December due to government shutdown
• 10/ 9/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers refuse increased cap on ethanol in gasoline
• 10/ 9/2013: Newspaper Story - State lawmakers halt increased cap on ethanol in gasoline
• 10/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - State lawmaker asks governor to carry out upcoming executions
• 10/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers weigh options to repeal a previous cap on amounts of ethanol in gas
• 10/ 7/2013: Radio Story - A hearing weighing the possibility of allowing greater amounts of ethanol in gasoline is in recess until Wednesday
• 9/30/2013: Newspaper Story - Several state departments could face implications if feds shut down government
• 9/30/2013: Radio Story - New technology at the Lake of the Ozarks will raise more efficiently transmit power to homes.
• 9/30/2013: Newspaper Story - Lake of the Ozarks dam project brings new technology to North America
• 9/17/2013: Radio Story - MoDOT backs new ballot initiative to increase sales tax for road improvements
• 9/16/2013: Radio Story - Overrides on the veto of House Bills 339 and 650 could lead to lawsuits.
• 9/ 5/2013: Newspaper Story - The sponsor of a bill that raises fees at Missouri licenses offices says a veto override is unlikely
• 9/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - Missourians will have to pay more at the licensing offices if lawmakers override the governor's veto next week.
• 8/28/2013: Newspaper Story - New Missouri laws went into effect today. Find out what changes to expect across the state.
• 8/28/2013: Radio Story - New Missouri laws limit welfare use, aid verteran education and reduce risk to emergency workers on state highways.
• 5/15/2013: Radio Story - The transportation sales tax proposal met opposition in the Senate once again hours after passage in the House.
• 5/14/2013: Newspaper Story - A state sales tax hike for transportation is just one legislative step away from the Missouri ballot
• 5/14/2013: Radio Story - Mo. House approved a measure to put a one cent sales tax increase to fund highways on the ballot
• 5/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - Joplin may receive additional state money to fund streets, roads, and bridges damaged by the 2011 tornado
• 5/ 6/2013: Radio Story - A new bridge will be named after Missouri baseball great Stan Musial and Congressman Bill Clay.
• 4/25/2013: Radio Story - House approves bill allowing guns in company cars
• 4/25/2013: Newspaper Story - Nixon says he won't appear in Stoddard County on subpoena in gun trial
• 4/23/2013: Radio Story - A bridge to honor Stan "the man" gets caught in a political run down in the state Senate.
• 4/17/2013: Newspaper Story - A House committee passed a proposal to ask voters to raise sales tax to fund transportation projects for 10 years.
• 4/16/2013: Radio Story - Governor says no more scanning gun owners' info for drivers licenses--Senators not fully satisfied
• 4/16/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers approve a plan to increase state sales tax for transportation projects
• 4/15/2013: Radio Story - State Highway Patrol scanning fingerprints if officers have "reasonable suspicion" you have or will commit a crime
• 4/11/2013: Newspaper Story - Mo. House fires back in gun information controversy
• 4/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Democratic rep: sale of driver data a bigger problem than sharing with feds
• 4/ 4/2013: Radio Story - House panel hashes out spending for bond measure
• 4/ 3/2013: Radio Story - Senate sends vehicle tax bill to governor after he vetoed a similar one last year
• 3/28/2013: Radio Story - $24.8B budget clears House without Medicaid expansion
• 3/21/2013: Radio Story - No actual trade required as part of Nixon's $1.9 billion trade agreement with Taiwan and South Korea
• 3/18/2013: Radio Story - MoDOT
• 3/14/2013: Radio Story - Republican says sales tax hike for transportation puts state on the
• 3/14/2013: Radio Story - Leaders in Missouri's General Assembly express satisfaction with first half progress
• 3/13/2013: Radio Story - Senate backs bill to increase sales tax to help highway infrastructure
• 3/12/2013: Radio Story - Senate Republicans push for more legislative control of transportation tax dollars
• 3/12/2013: Radio Story - Vehicle sales tax measure gets a green light, heads to House floor
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Some Republican House Members say a new bond proposal may fare better with legislature than voters
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Senate moves to block big-ticket buys like the governor's plane in the future
• 2/28/2013: Radio Story - China hub debate heads to the Missouri House...again.
• 2/20/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri Senate committee looks to increase sales tax to fund transportation
• 2/20/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senate committee looks to increase sales tax to fund transportation
• 2/20/2013: Radio Story - The Senate has given preliminary approval to bill to name new I-70 bridge after Stan Musial.
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - Mo. lawmakers target sales tax to fund road repairs
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - The idea behind the failed "China hub" proposal is again making its way through the Missouri Capitol
• 2/18/2013: Radio Story - A bill that would subject any car bought out of state to the Missouri sales tax passed the Senate Monday.
• 2/12/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Representatives are considering making "Stan Musial Day" a state holiday
• 2/12/2013: Radio Story - Mo. Republicans push records laws to get info on Nixon's plane
• 2/12/2013: Radio Story - Proposed changes to Missouri's wage laws meets harsh opposition by business owners
• 2/ 6/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers mull naming new Mississippi river bridge after
• 2/ 6/2013: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Transportation has picked the winner of a contract to finish the Page Avenue extension.
• 2/ 6/2013: Newspaper Story - Senate committee will vote on ability to collect taxes on cars bought outside state
• 2/ 6/2013: Radio Story - Large St. Louis car dealer voices support for a sales tax on cars.
• 2/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Mo. senators push one-cent sales tax to fund road improvements
• 1/30/2013: Newspaper Story - A new plan for what was once known as "China Hub" has returned to the Missouri Senate
• 1/30/2013: Radio Story - A proposal to create a cargo hub at Lambert St. Louis airport has returned to the Missouri legislature.
• 1/29/2013: Radio Story - Nixon says he sees no issue with plane purchase, yet some lawmakers are still scratching their heads.
• 1/29/2013: Radio Story - Mo. roads can't be pretreated for winter weather following heavy rain
• 1/29/2013: Radio Story - Heavy rain storms prevent MoDOT from pretreating the roads before possible snow
• 1/24/2013: Radio Story - Controversy Nixon's new plane delays confirmation of a top administration official
• 1/24/2013: Newspaper Story - MoDOT push for sales tax increase to rebuild highways
• 1/24/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Taxpayers could see a 10 year tax increase in the future to pay for rebuilding the state's roads.
• 1/23/2013: Newspaper Story - Columbia Democrat to chair special House committee on $950 million bond issue.
• 1/23/2013: Newspaper Story - Gov. Nixon came under fire Wednesday after it was revealed the Highway Patrol bought a new $5.7 million airplane.
• 1/23/2013: Radio Story - State Highway Patrol spends nearly $6 million on plane
• 1/22/2013: Newspaper Story - Senior Democratic Missouri House member given control of one of the biggest bond issues in Missouri history