. | Holden says Hancock decision will hurt programs (11/16/00) |
Gov.-elect Bob Holden says if the ruling withstands an appeal, it will be more difficult for him to implement his education and health care plans.
. | Holden allows people to apply for jobs online (11/16/00) |
Holden introduced a website that allows anyone to apply for a job in the Holden administration.
The Web site is located at www.state.mo.us/gov_elect/
. | GOP investigating Maxwell appointment (11/15/00) |
Missouri GOP director John Hancock says the the appointment is not supported by the Missouri constitution or state statutes.
. | Missouri taxpayers could get $244 million refund (11/15/00) |
Judge Thomas Brown ruled that the state owes $244,691,751 in overdue tax refunds due to miscalculations related to the Hancock Amendment of 1980.
. | GOP dominance in the Senate may short-lived (11/14/00) |
Three senators who won higher office on election day resigned Tuesday, and Gov. Roger Wilson called a Jan. 23 special election to replace them.
The resignations ensure that the GOP will control the first few weeks of the legislature but also mean the control could disappear after the special election.
. | Three male members of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus to resign (11/14/00) |
. | Resignation of three state senators imminent (11/13/00) |
The resignations set the stage for a special election that will most likely be held on January 23, perhaps changing shifting the balance of power in Missouri's senate to Republicans for the first time in over 50 years.
. | Mo. rules leave slim possibility of recounts, cut down on ballot confusion (11/14/00) |
Unlike in Florida, there a few more steps that need to be taken before a recount can be demanded in the Show-Me state.