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12/4/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of December 4, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - Democratic Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell has taken on the role of peacekeeper between Republicans and Democrats as the leaders of both parties continue to negotiate an agreement to share control of the virtually tied state Senate.
12/11/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of December 11, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - Democratic Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell has taken on the role of peacekeeper between Republicans and Democrats as the leaders of both parties continue to negotiate an agreement to share control of the virtually tied state Senate.
12/11/2000 - Highway funding questions continue into next legislative session:
Reserving his opinion on future funding of MoDOT's long-range program, Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell voiced strong concerns about the accuracy of MoDOT's financial predictions.
12/07/2000 - Maxwell attempts to keep peace while parties negotiate:
JEFFERSON CITY - Democratic Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell has taken on the role of peacekeeper between Republicans and Democrats as the leaders of both parties continue to negotiate an agreement to share control of the virtually tied state Senate.
11/6/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of November 6, 2000:
The Senate Democrats had been scheduled for Thursday also, but that meeting was abruptly cancelled by caucus chair Joe Maxwell so he could discuss with Democratic Senators when he will resign.
11/6/2000 - Gracia Backer turns in resignation.:
Backer is resuming government work after her loss to Joe Maxwell in the lieutenant governor primaries.
11/30/2000 - Senate Republicans ask for meeting to discuss power-sharing agreement:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, Sen. Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, and Sen. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, all resigned two weeks ago, giving the Republicans their one-seat majority for the first three weeks of the legislative session in January. Clay and Graves were elected to the Congress and Maxwell was elected as the state lieutenant governor.
11/16/2000 - Holden addresses Hancock ruling:
Democrats hold a slight edge in the House, while Republicans enjoy a 16-15 advantage until the Jan. 24 special election to fill three vacant seats. [Note to desk: We got a release today saying the special election date was changing to Jan. 24, not Jan. 23 as Gov. Wilson said yesterday] Sens. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, and Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, all resigned this week to assume higher offices.
11/15/2000 - Maxwell Appointed Lieutenant Governor:
Former Senator Joe Maxwell is now Missouri's Lieutenant Governor as he was sworn in at 9:30am in the Governor's office. Before accepting the appointment, Maxwell cleared the decision with his family.
11/15/2000 - Missouri GOP questions legality of Maxwell appointment:
JEFFERSON CITY - Top Missouri Republican officials are investigating the legality of Joe Maxwell's early appointment to lieutenant governor.
11/14/2000 - GOP domination is Senate could be short-lived:
Sens. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, and Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, gave Wilson letters of resignation Tuesday. Clay and Graves were elected to Congress and Maxwell is the lieutenant governor-elect.
11/14/2000 - Republicans will hold majority when senate convines.:
Democrats Joe Maxwell and William Clay along with Republican Sam Graves are not leaving public office, just moving up.
11/13/2000 - Resignations of three state senators imminent:
State senators Joe Maxwell D-Mexico, William Clay D-St.Louis and Sam Graves R-Tarkio were all elected to higher offices last week. Accepting their resignations will allow Wilson to call a special election that will most likely take place on January 23.
11/13/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of November 13, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - A source close to Missouri Gov. Roger Wilson says the resignations of state senators Joe Maxwell, Sam Graves and William Clay have all been presented to the governor, and that now only a technicalities are holding up Wilson's acceptance.
11/13/2000 - Senator Maxwell gives up Caucus Chair in First Step of Transition:
Democratic Senators held their caucus and kept the status quo for party leadership. Immediately after, Senator Joe Maxwell resigned as caucus chair leaving the position for Senator Harold Caskey. But, Maxwell, who will be sworn in as Lieutenant Governor by January 8, has not given up his Senate seat yet.
11/09/2000 - Senate Republicans name leadership team:
Kinder said the most pressing issue was the special elections to fill the vacancies when Sens. Joe Maxwell, Lacy Clay and Sam Graves ascend to higher office. Maxwell was elected lieutenant governor, while Clay and Graves won seats in Congress.
11/08/2000 - Close race for governor ends with Holden on top:
As of 12:35 a.m, Democratic state Sen. Joe Maxwell defeated Republican Wendell Bailey 51.4 percent to 44.8 percent in the lieutenant governor's race while Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon was reelected, winning over Republican Sam Jones 59.2 percent over 38.5 percent.
11/08/2000 - Republicans gain Senate majority, at least for a while:
Although Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, won the lieutenant governor's race, he won't take that position until Jan. 8. After that, Republicans will hold a 16-15 edge, but they will be shy of the 18 votes needed to pass bills.
11/08/2000 - Missouri Senate split between parties:
But the Democratic party didn't get all bad news regarding the Senate on Tuesday. Joe Maxwell, a Democrat, won the lieutenent governor seat and, as such, will cast tie-breaking votes if necessary.
11/06/2000 - Republicans optimistic about Senate takeover:
Senators William Lacy Clay Jr., D-St. Louis, and Ted House, D-St. Charles, are running for Congress, and Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico is running for lieutenant governor.
11/06/2000 - Missourians go to polls Tuesday in historic election:
One state senator looking to move on, Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, faces off with Republican Wendell Bailey in the lieutenant governor's race. Maxwell spent most of his early funding advantage defeating state Rep. Gracia Backer, D-New Bloomfield, in a bitter primary. Bailey, who has raised about one-fifth the money Maxwell raked in, is a former state treasurer and congressman.
11/01/2000 - Lieutenant Governor Candidates:
Joe Maxwell
10/25/2000 - Women and Independents could tip races:
The Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, Joe Maxwell, said after Carnahan's death he was expecting Carnahan's death would negatively impact his campaign, but that with Wilson's annoucement that he would name Jean Carnahan, he noticed a surge in his campaign.
10/24/2000 - Republicans admonish Wilson's announcement:
Democrats farther down the ballot had counted on the controversial match-up between Mel Carnahan and Ashcroft to get their voters to the booth. Candidate for lieutenant governor, Joe Maxwell, said Wilson's announcement restored that effect.
10/17/2000 - Missouri political campaigns come to an abrupt halt:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said he was numb and shocked from the ordeal.
9/4/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of September 4, 2000:
Although she lost the primary in early August, Rep. Gracia Backer is continuing her campaign against victorious fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Maxwell.
9/11/2000 - Courteous Canididates Debate Lieutenant Governor's Role:
Even Democrat Joe Maxwell and Republican Wendell Bailey, who traded challenges on a few issues, never resorted to personal attacks. After surviving a particularly vicious primary against Rep. Gracia Backer, Maxwell said he found the debate "clean and refreshing."
9/06/2000 - Funding Fights:
Although she lost the primary in early August, Rep. Gracia Backer is continuing her campaign against victorious fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Maxwell. In July, she accused Maxwell of violating campaign finance laws and filed a complaint with the state Ethics Commission. She maintains her charges, will not drop the complaint and will not offer unconditional support to Maxwell.
8/28/2000 - Libertarian Phil Horras, candidate for lieutenant governor, promises to abolish the post if elected.:
The Democratic candidate, Sen. Joe Maxwell, argues that in 1992 Missourians voted to expand the role of the lieutenant governor, proving that the position is worthwhile and mandated by the people.
8/21/2000 - No Volunteers to Quit:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, is running for lieutenant governor. He said if he wins he will resign the "next day" after the election. A November resignation would permit, at the earliest, a mid-January special election in his district.
5/8/2000 - Let the sun shine in?:
The House passed Senator Joe Maxwell's Open Meetings bill Monday afternoon. A bill which the Senate already passed.
4/3/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of April 3, 2000:
On March 16 the Senate unanimously passed the bill by Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, that would strengthen the state's Sunshine Law.
4/18/2000 - Senate strips $157 million from Office of Administration:
Mexico Senator Joe Maxwell says he pulled the funds to force the agency to disclose provider bids forn state consolidated health care.
4/17/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of April 17, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - Mexico Sen. Joe Maxwell says he proposed the cut to force the agency to disclose provider bids for consolidated health care.
4/13/2000 - Equal Rights Amendment takes a step in Missouri Legislature:
Democratic Senator Joe Maxwell says the U.S. Constitution purposely excluded women.
4/03/2000 - House committee to hear Sunshine Bill:
March 16 the Senate unanimously passed the bill sponsored by Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, that would strengthen the state's Sunshine Law.
3/6/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of March 6, 2000:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, has proposed a bill that would strengthen the current Sunshine Law. The fines would be increased and a court would decide how much to charge based upon the severity, whether the agency is a repeat offender and the size of the jurisdiction.
3/15/2000 - The Equal Rights Amendment bill in the Senate is Changing Committees:
She and Senator Joe Maxwell are working to find a different way to get the bill to the Senate floor.
3/01/2000 - Senators debate proposed tougher Sunshine Law:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, has proposed a bill that would strengthen the current Sunshine Law. The fines would be increased and a court would decide how much to charge based upon the severity, whether the agency is a repeat offender and the size of the jurisdiction.
2/29/2000 - Senators voted themselves a pay raise:
One opponent, Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, who is running for lieutenant governor, said he opposed the measure because it only addressed the legislature.
2/29/2000 - Maxwell says pay raise is unfair:
Senator Joe Maxwell says that's not fair to all the state's workers.
2/28/2000 - Maxwell strengthens Sunshine Law:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, has proposed a bill that would strengthen the current Sunshine Law. His legislation would make it illegal to intentionally or unintentionally not provide information that is available for the public.
2/28/2000 - Drycleaning costs could rise under a proposed bill:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said he wants the legislature to establish a $2 million fund to clean up solvents at old drycleaning sites. Individual cleaners would be required to contribute between $500 and $1500 to the fund each year. Failure to pay would result in fines of up to $500.
2/23/2000 - ERA supporters, opponents speak out:
The crowd of supporters also listened to Sen. Joe Maxwell, who co-sponsors the Senate version of the bill, and Rep. Vicky Riback Wilson, D-Columbia, an ERA supporter. Rep. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, who sponsors legislation to require equal pay for all workers, also spoke.
2/17/2000 - Lawmaker proposes crime bill giving special protection to elderly :
Mexico Senator Joe Maxwell says Missouri's senior citizens are being taken advantage of in a wide variety of ways.
2/07/2000 - Holden, Nixon accept $3 million over legal limit:
Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, has returned close to $23,000 accepted over the limit.
1/24/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of Jan. 24, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - Lieutenant Governor Candidate Joe Maxwell says that he's willing to give up campaign funds that were raised before the Supreme Court's decision to limit Missouri campaign finances.
1/24/2000 - Candidates React to Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision:
Lieutenant Governor Candidate Joe Maxwell says he agrees with the Court's decision and says that too much money can be unfair.
1/24/2000 - Supreme Court upholds campaign contributions:
However, in the Lt. Governor's race Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said he wants to see candidates return any money received over $1,075 from an individual.
1/13/2000 - Legislature to consider lower BAC:
"It's still in our mix, but it has not come out as a priority," said Sen. Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico.
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