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Elisa Crouch

I am a senior at the University of Missouri-Columbia who's persuing degrees in newspaper journalism and political science. I'd love to graduate with an emphasis in art history, but I don't want to be here forever.

This semester I'm spending a good chunk of my time as an assistant bureau chief at the Columbia Missourian's Jefferson City Bureau. In addition to writing several stories a week related to state government, I help my editor edit and instruct the students who have state government as their beat. So far this is my third semester of state government reporting.

Last year I covered the trial and impeachment of former Missouri Secretary of State Judi Moriarty, and then went on to cover the Missouri Legislature. But my journalism experience doesn't stop there. For the past two years, I have spent my summers and Christmas breaks doing general assignment reporting for my hometown newspaper, the St. Joseph News-Press. I'm hoping this summer to go someplace different.

As far as graduation goes, I'll be in school until May 1997, since I'm working toward a dual degree. My goal after that is to find a reporting job at a newspaper, preferably as a government reporter. However, with newspapers shutting down and laying off employees, I'll take what I can get.

Statehouse stories by Elisa Crouch include:

• 12/12/1995: Universal health care back before the legislature.
• 11/22/1995: GOP chair late in filing financial disclosure report.
• 11/13/1995: Federal gov't shutdown will affect many Missourians.
• 11/ 9/1995: House Democrats nominate anti-abortion farmer for speaker.
• 11/ 9/1995: Bills filed by Democrat's speaker nominee in 1995
• 11/ 9/1995: Newspaper files suit to open House Democratic Caucus vote on speaker nominee.
• 11/ 7/1995: Campaign finance law has GOP looking for new fund-raising methods.
• 10/16/1995: House Speaker candidates campaigning for Dem. caucus.
• 10/16/1995: Profiles on House Speaker candidates
• 10/ 3/1995: Former congressional candidate discusses his bout with depression.
• 10/ 2/1995: Teen pregnancies decline in Missouri.
• 9/21/1995: Missouri speed limits would jump to 70mph under Congressional plan.
• 9/19/1995: Supreme Court upholds anti-hazing law.
• 9/14/1995: Health officials demoted for AIDS budget problems.
• 9/12/1995: Past veto sessions didn't do much.
• 9/12/1995: Train gambling faces Senate opposition.
• 9/ 9/1995: List of bills vetoed by the governor.
• 9/ 9/1995: Anti-abortion legislator drops veto-override effort.
• 9/ 9/1995: Penalty dropped for speeding under new law
• 9/ 1/1995: Legislative committee considers gambling on trains.
• 9/ 1/1995: Frivolous inmate lawsuits could lead to more time in prison.
• 8/29/1995: Kansas City area facing telephone new area code.
• 5/12/1995: Catholic Conference will work during summer for abortion veto override.
• 5/ 8/1995: Governor wins veto override test, tops list of legislative news Monday.
• 4/26/1995: What happens to welfare recipients when their kids grow up.
• 4/14/1995: Details of GOP welfare plan.
• 4/14/1995: Welfare recipient talks about the system.
• 4/14/1995: Details on how the AFDC welfare program works.
• 4/10/1995: Maneuver to sink anti-abortion bill fails in joint committee.
• 4/ 3/1995: Senate passes HMO regulation bill.
• 4/ 3/1995: Welfare program to get people off welfare has mixed results.
• 3/ 8/1995: Legislators hear about realities of welfare.
• 2/27/1995: Republicans use rare procedure to get their bills out of committee.
• 2/22/1995: GOP must attend welfare session to get bill heard.
• 2/22/1995: GOP proposes new welfare bill.
• 2/15/1995: Details of governor's caring communities program.
• 2/ 1/1995: Details of GOP welfare plan.
• 2/ 1/1995: Profile of the House Children Committee chairman.
• 2/ 1/1995: GOP proposes tougher welfare restrictions.
• 1/25/1995: GOP bills dominate start of legislative session.
• 1/11/1995: House Republicans propose welfare plan.