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May 1999 Stories

• 5/14/1999: News summary for the week of May 10, 1999.
• 5/14/1999: Newspaper Story - Agreement is reached on a tax bill that both the governor's office and a key GOP leader endorse.
• 5/14/1999: Newspaper Story - On the wave of his contribution to the legislative session's two biggest issues, Senator Ken Jacob ascends to the level of major player in the Missouri Senate.
• 5/14/1999: Radio Story - With just hours left in this year's session, state lawmakers drafted and approved a bill to help laid-off workers at Boeing's St. Louis plant start new businesses.
• 5/13/1999: Newspaper Story - The governor threatens to veto the legislative pension bill and attacks lawmakers.
• 5/12/1999: Radio Story - The governor says he will veto a pension increase for state employees, including lawmakers. Democratic lawmakers were especially surprised by the governor's announcement because they overwhelmingly supported the increase.
• 5/11/1999: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers sent bills to the Governor to raise retirement benefits, ban some types of abortions, and delay tax relief
• 5/10/1999: Newspaper Story - Major tax cuts may be in jeopardy -due to disagreement in the Senate. Also, House delays crime bill - after loading it with amendments
• 5/ 7/1999: News summary for the week of May 3, 1999.
• 5/ 7/1999: Newspaper Story - The recent filibuster brought back memories of a Capitol legend - Bill Blackwell
• 5/ 6/1999: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that makes it harder for Planned Parenthood to receive state family planning funds.
• 5/ 5/1999: Newspaper Story - A wrap-up of Wednesday's legislative action.
• 5/ 5/1999: Radio Story - The bill, which passed both the House and Senate, goes to the Governor. Under the law, juvenile sex offenders under twenty-one would have to register with county officers.
• 5/ 5/1999: Newspaper Story - The legislature approved the appropriations bill that effectively cuts off funding for family planning services.
• 5/ 4/1999: Newspaper Story - A legislative committee chairman's unfriendly reception of his health-care bil all but destroyed any chance o its getting onto the Senate floor for debate. But Harlan responded late Tuesday by adding his bill as an amendment onto a realted mental-health bill.
• 5/ 4/1999: Newspaper Story - The partial-birth-abortion filibuster in the State Senate passed the 30 hour mark amid historical rarity and bizarre events.
• 5/ 4/1999: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers agreed on language intended to deprive Planned Parenthood state money
• 5/ 4/1999: Newspaper Story - While the Senate is debating partial birth abortion, House bills are being put on hold.
• 5/ 3/1999: Radio Story - Senator Ken Jacob's amendment for the exemption of the mother's health was defeated with a vote of 23-11.
• 5/ 3/1999: Newspaper Story - As the Senate debate on partial-birth abortion has continued, the chamber's five women have been largely on the outside looking in.
• 5/ 3/1999: Newspaper Story - Gov. Mel Carnahan's demand for a health exemption in the proposed ban on partial birth abortions was rejected by Missouri's Senate Monday.