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2016 Politics Stories

• 10/13/2016: Radio Story - Missouri electoral college voters are not required to vote for their pledged candidate
• 5/13/2016: Radio Story - A self defense bill makes its way to Governor Nixon's desk
• 5/11/2016: Newspaper Story - Term-limited representatives and senators reflect on their eight years serving in the legislature
• 5/ 4/2016: Radio Story - The House passed the Senate's version of it's voter identification legislation.
• 4/20/2016: Radio Story - Planned Parenthood attorney discusses subpoena request for former Senate leader
• 4/19/2016: Radio Story - St. Louis Planned Parenthood urges the Senate president pro tem to subpoena former senator
• 4/ 7/2016: Radio Story - Department of Education building left empty after power outage
• 4/ 5/2016: Radio Story - Farmers could be getting a break police issued peace disturbances if bill passes
• 3/29/2016: Radio Story - Life at conception would be constitutionally protected in Missouri under a House measure.
• 3/17/2016: Radio Story - A minor having an abortion would inform both parents before the procedure, under a passed House bill
• 3/15/2016: Radio Story - Both sides of the campus concealed carry issue gave heated testimony at a House committee hearing.
• 3/14/2016: Radio Story - Democrats in the Senate delay taking up bills for debate, instead talk about last week's filibuster.
• 3/10/2016: Radio Story - Senator tells entire Senate to wear their white hoods
• 3/ 9/2016: Radio Story - Gina Walsh: End to Senate Filibuster could delay progress moving forward
• 3/ 9/2016: Radio Story - The House voted to perfect a bill that would make abortion consent laws stricter in Missouri
• 3/ 8/2016: Radio Story - The Missouri flagship campus had $1 million pulled from its budget on the House floor
• 3/ 8/2016: Newspaper Story - Senators bill could fall short because of filibuster on same sex marriage.
• 3/ 8/2016: Radio Story - Senate Democrats have been filibustering a bill for over a day that they feel discriminates against LGBTQ community
• 3/ 7/2016: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers argued whether changing political finance disclosure laws would impede First Amendment rights.
• 3/ 7/2016: Radio Story - Senate Democrats are filibustering a religious liberties bill they say discriminates against the LGBT community
• 3/ 3/2016: Radio Story - Missouri Senate passes bill that effects how candidates can control campaign funds
• 3/ 2/2016: Radio Story - Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard would support whomever wins the Republican nomination for president
• 3/ 2/2016: Radio Story - Senators weighed consumer and business protection in debate over predatory lending
• 3/ 1/2016: Radio Story - UM system doesn't recoup $7.6 mil in cuts, receives minor funding increases.
• 2/29/2016: Radio Story - A candidate for state treasurer participated in a filibuster of an opponent's bill on intoxicating liquor.
• 2/23/2016: Radio Story - Gubernatorial candidates in a two-hour line were asked if they should wait in a digital age.
• 2/23/2016: Newspaper Story - A House-passed ban on lobbyist gifts to legislators stalls in Missouri's Senate.
• 2/22/2016: Newspaper Story - Three of the four Republican Gubernatorial candidates attend debate and share similar views.
• 2/22/2016: Radio Story - Republican candidates stuck to party line in gubernatorial debate, attacked liberals but not one another.
• 2/18/2016: Radio Story - A House-approved bill states government employees cannot be required to pay union dues
• 2/17/2016: Radio Story - The House Speaker asked Rep. Gosen to resign, but denied comment on rumors about the representative.
• 2/17/2016: Newspaper Story - Education Committee hears from the MU Board of Curators regarding racist incidents this past fall
• 2/16/2016: Radio Story - A group of terrorism bills were heard by the Senate judiciary committee
• 2/15/2016: Radio Story - House Appropriations chair pushes for $12 million cut to state budget promised to Regional Sports Authority.
• 2/ 9/2016: Radio Story - A St. Louis lawmaker says Stan Kroenke shouldn't be rewarded for disrespecting the state.
• 2/ 3/2016: Newspaper Story - Missourians would have rights to post political yard signs under a measure presented to a House committee.
• 2/ 2/2016: Newspaper Story - The Planned Parenthood fight leads to a call to fire a top state offical.
• 2/ 1/2016: Radio Story - Missouri legislators were urged to give student free speech rights to students journalists.
• 1/27/2016: Radio Story - Chief Justice Breckenridge talks changes to state's justice system after Ferguson during State of the Judiciary.
• 1/26/2016: Radio Story - The ban on all lobbyist gifts could apply to all elected officials in Missouri.
• 1/26/2016: Radio Story - Missouri's House voted to impose ethics restrictions on private citizens working for government.
• 1/25/2016: Radio Story - Gov. Jay Nixon's proposal for a mid-year welfare budget increase came under attack from a Senate committee.
• 1/21/2016: Radio Story - A bill requiring a photo ID to vote in Missouri passed the House and will move on to the Senate.
• 1/20/2016: Radio Story - The House voted for voter identification legislation to be perfected and printed for a final reading
• 1/20/2016: Radio Story - House Transportation Committee chair is disappointed MoDot is left out in budget increases
• 1/20/2016: Radio Story - GOV. NIXON LEAVES OUT MENTION OF KEY ETHICS REFORM IN HIS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
• 1/20/2016: Radio Story - Senator Nasheed upset Nixon failed to speak out on the violence in Missouri
• 1/19/2016: Radio Story - A ban lobbying contributions and gifts passed the House Oversight committee for House floor discussion
• 1/11/2016: Radio Story - Missouri's House Oversight Committee approves a cooling-off period before legislators can become lobbyists
• 1/ 7/2016: Radio Story - U.S. Senator Roy Blunt warned of rising health costs for government in an address to the Missouri House
• 1/ 6/2016: Radio Story - Leadership in both chambers agreed that ethics reform is this year's most pressing issue.