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11/14/2005 - Groups aim to raise awareness of Missouri's homeless:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, also said the state has taken a step back in terms of combating homelessness because of its cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs.
10/11/2005 - Coalition Proposes Constitutional Amendment:
Senator Chuck Graham, D- Columbia said he is eager to support the initiative.
5/12/2005 - The Old Hand: Ken McClure:
When Sen. Chuck Graham (D-Columbia) ran a filibuster blocking a name change for Southwest Missouri State University into the early morning hours on St. Valentine's Day, it wasn't Blunt but McClure on the phone negotiating a compromise with University of Missouri System President Elson Floyd, who called off Graham.
5/05/2005 - Legislature passes $19.2 billion budget:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, criticizing the UM System's prioritization techniques, said he was not surprised Gross had not heard of the plan because the system tends to go for the biggest possible projects.
5/02/2005 - Debate continues in Missouri over end-of-life issues:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, also opposes the bills.
4/27/2005 - Nascar driver Carl Edwards visits the Capitol:
JEFFERSON CITY -Nascar driver Carl Edwards raced into the Senate chambers Wednesday as a special guest of Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia.
4/25/2005 - Senate to Begin work on Budget:
Democratic Senator Chuck Graham of Boone County, says that the Senate changed some of the bills passed by the House.
4/25/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of April 25, 2005:
Edwards, a native of Columbia, was a special guest of Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia.
4/21/2005 - Senate Appropriations Committe passes 5 percent cut to higher education:
Higher education sustained several significant cuts and withholdings of appropriated money in recent years, a trend which both Columbia Democrats Sen. Chuck Graham and Rep. Judy Baker said was disturbing.
4/20/2005 - Top Democrats discuss 2006 race:
Although no one has announced their intent to run for the seat, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he thought Talent's seat was vulnerable and that many Democrats, himself included, were looking into it.
4/18/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of April 18, 2005:
No one would confirm definite candidates, but Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has expressed interest.
4/14/2005 - Senate turns down optional helmets while state budget and foundation formula chug ahead:
But Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said the proposed changes should come with a plan for how to fund them. He said this was especially important because many of the Republican senators oppose using gambling to pay large percentages of vital state programs.
4/14/2005 - Senate passes changes to school funding:
Columbia Democratic Senator Chuck Graham says the plan is flawed because Republicans haven't found the money to pay for the new formula.
4/13/2005 - Senate gives first round approval to school foundation formula:
But Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said the problem is the underfunding of the current formula, not the formula itself.
4/06/2005 - Anti-cloning legislation is shelved in the senate:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, who voted against the bill in committee said he was greatful for the effort Bartle had put into his legislation, but the bill did not address the real issue.
3/31/2005 - Schiavo case prompts Missouri legislation:
Senate Democrat Chuck Graham expressed concerns that under Louden's bill anyone could take over care, regardless of their relationship to the patient.
3/31/2005 - Schiavo death inspires new Missouri legislation:
Other lawmakers view the bill as government's intrusion into the rights of families. Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia said that if someone in a vegetative state did not have a living will, the fate of the patient should be decided by the patient's family, not the government.
3/31/2005 - Schiavo death sparks proposed Missouri law:
Democratic Senator Chuck Graham of Columbia says the Republican agenda is misguided.
3/3/2005 - Senate committee to hear arguments on Medicaid bills :
Democratic Senator Chuck Graham of Columbia says Governor Blunt is breaking his promise not to cut health care.
3/3/2005 - House GOP pushing Medicaid proposal to passage:
Boone County Democratic Senator Chuck Graham says the bills' speedy trip to passage is an attempt to decrease public influence on Republican Senators who might be convinced to vote against the cuts.
3/15/2005 - Filibuster over for Now:
Senator Chuck Graham said the move showed that the Republicans hope differences can be resolved with time away from the issue.
3/14/2005 - Dems filibuster Medicaid cuts:
The tactic of freezing action on the Senate floor through extended debate is known as a filibuster. Unlike House members, Senators may speak for as long as they wish. The filibuster is typically used by a minority to prevent a vote on a bill which appears to have majority support. A constitutional majority of Senators could move to shut off debate and force a vote but the measure is rarely used. On St. Valentine's Day, Columbia Sen. Chuck Graham's failed attempt at blocking a name chan..
3/03/2005 - Democrats call for changes to contracts for fee offices:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he supported competitive bidding but filed a bill to require Senate confirmation for the contracts because he said it stood a better chance for discussion.
3/02/2005 - SMSU name-change passes:
The bill overcame a Senate filibuster organized by Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, after UM system President Elson Floyd told Graham to permit the bills passage in an e-mail.
3/02/2005 - Hadassah lobbies in favor of stem-cell research:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia voted against the bill in committee.
2/28/2005 - House poised to vote on SMS name change:
Passage of the bill, HB 285, would deliver the name change to the desk of Gov. Matt Blunt, who has made no secret of his desire to finalize it as soon as possible. The Republican majority in the House is under pressure to vote it through without any amendments. Any change would require the bill be sent back to the Senate, where Columbia Sen. Chuck Graham staged an all-night filibuster last month.
2/28/2005 - Proposed compromise in SMS name change debate:
But Columbia Senator Chuck Graham says the new bill still has not addressed all his concerns.
2/24/2005 - Blunt plans to delay $100 million in education funding:
Columbia Senator Chuck Graham says there is no guarantee the deferred money will be returned.
2/22/2005 - House committee sends name-change to floor:
The issue has been filibustered twice by Democratic senators from Columbia, but the most recent attempt was broken last week after UM system President Elson Floyd sent an e-mail to Sen. Chuck Graham telling the senator to permit a vote.
2/17/2005 - Republican senators propose amendment to limit school lawsuits:
Columbia Senator Chuck Graham says the amendment would legally allow lawmakers to unfairly distribute public school money.
2/17/2005 - Senators propose constitutional amendment:
"To try to say that the judicial branch of government is not allowed to interpret the constitution is insane," Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said. "Why don't they propose a resolution to just dissolve the judiciary?"
2/16/2005 - Blocking the Name Change Failed: Bill now moves to the House:
Although the university name change passed, Senator Chuck Graham says Governor Blunt is not in touch with important issues for all of Missouri's citizens.
2/15/2005 - Senate sends worker's comp to House:
"We do need to address some things in the current worker's compensation system, and I think this bill will be helpful," Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said. "It's a lot better than the version that was first filed."
2/14/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of February 14, 2005:
Columbia Senator Chuck Graham says the amendment would legally allow lawmakers to unfairly distribute public school money.
2/14/2005 - Sen. Graham filibusters SMS name change bill into the night.:
The long-awaited debate over changing the name of Southwest Missouri State University to Missouri State University stretched late into the night Monday. Columbia Sen. Chuck Graham and other Democrats stalled a vote by holding the floor with an extended filibuster.
2/14/2005 - Senators spent hours debating Southwest Missouri State name change:
Columbia Senator Chuck Graham did not speak during the early hours of debate.
2/14/2005 - Anti-cloning legislation passes out of senate committe.:
JEFFERSON CITY - Just before the senate judiciary committee prepared to vote on anti-cloning legislation Monday evening, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, wiped tears from his eyes.
2/14/2005 - The Senate Judiciary Committe passed a bill outlawing human cloning. :
Democratic Senator Chuck Graham and Democratic Senator Charles Wheeler voted against the bill.
2/10/2005 - Missouri Senate passes bill to take Sudafed off store shelves:
Although the bill passed unanimously, Senator Chuck Graham says limiting Sudafed sales isn't the right approach to Missouri's methampehtamine problem.
2/10/2005 - Senate passes worker's comp bill to House:
"We do need to address some things in the current worker's compensation system, and I think this bill will be helpful," Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said. "It's a lot better than the version that was first filed."
2/09/2005 - Confederate flag one step closer to its return:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, serves on the committee and voted yes.
2/03/2005 - House creates committee to address Foundation formula:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he believed that only a freshman legislator would guarantee the passage of a bill. Separate groups working on the issue, Graham, charged, was beginning to slow the process.
1/31/2005 - Governor Blunt's Administration Still Hasn't Released Public Records:
The Blunt Administration still has not responded to a memo that Democrat Senator Chuck Graham sent Thursday. The memo called for the naming of all candidates under consideration as well as those involved in the selection process. Senator Graham says he is concerned.
1/31/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of January 31, 2005:
JEFFERSON CITY - Chuck Graham sent a memo to Governor Blunt's office requesting the release of public records regarding cabinet committee appointments, committee members and all nominations.
1/26/2005 - Higher Education Budget Freezes:
"With all the other cutting, I am pleased higher education will not bare the brunt, as it has for the last several years," said Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia.
1/26/2005 - New bills would require pharmacists to record pseudophedrine sales:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said these measures were too extreme. He said they would be an inconvenience.
1/25/2005 - The Senate Education Committee passed the SMSU name chamge bill to the full Senate.:
After the vote, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, implied he was willing to use the same filibuster tactics Columbia's former senator, Ken Jacob, had used to block Senate action.
1/18/2005 - SMS once again proposes name change to senate:
Like his predecessor Ken Jacob, Columbia Senator Chuck Graham voiced his concern over the historical significance of the name Missouri State University.
1/11/2005 - Blunt rescinds collective bargaining for state works, makes cuts:
Blunt's move was opposed by Democratic lawmakers, including Columbia Senator Chuck Graham.

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