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12/7/1999 - Voters Could Decide on Spending of Tobacco Settlement:
State senators Ed Quick and Joe Maxwell have filed a measure that will give Missouri voters the chance to say how they want settlement funds spent. Maxwell says citizen opinion is very important ...
12/07/1999 - Senate proposal will let voters decide on tobacco settlement:
"The bill would set up a trust fund so there would be a safe and secure place for that money so the citizens of Missouri can make a decision ultimately on how that money will be expended," said bill co-sponsor Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico.
11/9/1999 - Lawmakers Applaud New Insurance Plan:
Senator Joe Maxwell, who sponsored the state's current HMO regulation law, says the change is a victory for patients under the plan.
11/8/1999 - Mis:
Two legislative leaders in HMO regulation say they applaud Missouri's largest HMO for giving the power to choose what treatments it will cover back to doctors. Representative Tim Harlan and Senator Joe Maxwell say it's a step in the right direction in HMO regulation.
11/30/1999 - Department of Health Director's decision to stop family planning money called to question:
In defense of the department, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said he wished the judge would have gone further in clarifying the law.
11/16/1999 - Circuit Court blocks Planned Parenthood state family planning money:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said the ruling was unfair to women who need the family planning services.
11/1/1999 - Mis:
Two legislative leaders in HMO regulation say they applaud Missouri's largest HMO for giving the power to choose what treatments it will cover back to doctors. Representative Tim Harlan and Senator Joe Maxwell say it's a step in the right direction in HMO regulation.
10/28/1999 - Planned Parenthood family planning money is at stake.:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said he agrees that state money shouldn't go to fund abortions, but he does support the Health Department's contract.
8/30/1999 - Family-farm Law Blocked:
The legislation's sponsor, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said that if packers pull out of local markets, the Missouri National Farmers Organization will step in and serve as a buyer to ensure producers get at least the national price for their animals. Often, there may be only two buyers at a livestock sale, so prices could be dramatically different if one of the buyers did not show up.
5/3/1999 - Missouri Government News for Week of May 3, 1999:
Besides breaking the fillibuster, bill supporters are trying to woo the support of one key senator -- Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, who could provide the necessary 23rd vote to override the governor's near-promised veto.
5/14/1999 - Senator Ken Jacob takes centerstage:
Later that night, Jacob and cohort Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, gave up the fight and allowed the body to vote on the bill, which passed overwhelmingly.
5/13/1999 - The Governor Gets Tough:
Currently, Kenney faces competition from St. Charles County Executive Joe Ortwerth in the Republican primary. Two Democratic candidates - Sen. Joe Maxwell of Mexico and Rep. Gracia Maxwell of New Bloomfield - are also seeking the post.
5/11/1999 - Lawmakers Act to Boost Benefits:
"It's good for business and for employees," said Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico.
5/07/1999 - Filibuster Highlights Senate Tradition:
"The last seven days alone I've been in this job 127 hours," said Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, shortly after the filibuster ended. But Schneider said he thought the debate helped to improve the bill.
5/04/1999 - House bills put on hold:
Legislatures are not the only ones dealing with the consequences from the Senate. Cliff Graham and George Graver, two small grain and livestock farmers from Bowling Green, traveled to Jefferson City to talk about a farm bill with Sen. Ted House, D-St. Charles, and Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico.
5/03/1999 - Senate women feel left out of abortion debate:
Sims said two main senators trying to soften the bill -- Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, and Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia -- have included her in meetings and listened to her suggestions. She said she is happy with many of the changes to narrow the plan.
4/29/1999 - The Senate debated extensively on partial-birth abortion bill.:
Columbia's Sen. Ken Jacob and Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, led the opposition Thursday.
4/08/1999 - The Senate committee voted a partial-birth abortion ban out:
Among the committee members switching his vote was Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, who said the original version of the bill was not acceptable.
3/23/1999 - Backer Makes A Run:
She joins Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, who's also seeking the Democratic nod.
3/22/1999 - Missouri Government News for Week of Mar. 22, 1999:
Backer, who served as House majority leader for three years, will face another central Missouri legislator -- Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico.
3/22/1999 - Earned Income Tax Cuts Urged:
This bill is endorsed by the Reform Organization of Welfare and is sponsored by Central Mo. Senator Joe Maxwell that will provide low-income families with an earned income tax credit in the state of Missouri.
3/1/1999 - Wilson Won't Seek Reelection:
The race to fill Wilson's position next year is already beginning. State Senator Joe Maxwell has dumped his bid for Treasurer and is now running for lieutenant governor.
3/1/1999 - Missouri Government News for Week of Mar. 1, 1999:
Missouri's Lieutenant Governor Roger Wilson is citing a rise in attack politics as the reason why he will not seek reelection. Senator Joe Maxwell says he will run for the state's number two position.
3/1/1999 - Maxwell runs for Lt. Governor:
Central Missouri State Senator Joe Maxwell has become the first democrat to step into the vacuum left by the startling announcement that Lt. Gov. Roger Wilson is not running for re-election. Arshiya Syed has the story from Jefferson City:
3/03/1999 - Senate approves plan to increase pensions:
Although the vote was mostly split along partisan lines, it wasn't a major piece of the Democratic agenda said Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico. He was the only Democrat to vote against the proposal, but Maxwell said doesn't mean he's against pay raises.
3/03/1999 - Problematic lead paint law possibly repealed:
Though urban health departments are largely behind the movement to repeal the law, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, says lead poisoning is not just an urban issue.
3/01/1999 - Wilson Will Not Seek Re-Election:
On Monday, Columbia's lone statewide official, Lieutenant Governor Roger Wilson, announced he will not seek re-election in the 2000 election. And in the wake of Wilson's decision, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, announced he would seek to be Wilson's successor.
2/23/1999 - Senate Democrats Disagree on a Prescription Drug Tax Credit for the Elderly:
Senate democrats are arguing over how far a prescription drug tax credit will go to help the elderly. The original bill would provide a drug refund of approximatley $51 to 243,000 members of the state's elderly. But, Mexico Democrat Joe Maxwell proposes a bigger tax break for fewer elderly.
1/28/1999 - Missouri judges get pay increase:
During the Senate debate Thursday, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said past action of the legislature is to blame for the current mess. He said the salary commission was developed in good faith, but both chambers need to make sure their members don't give themselves pay raises.
1/12/1999 - Jacob Chairs Insurance:
Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, was appointed chairman of the Commerce and Environment committee. Maxwell tried for the top spot on the Appropriations committee, but Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, received that position.
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