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Stories by Amanda Joyce include:

• 12/13/2001: Newspaper Story - Calling smallpox "a major threat to our homeland security," Gov. Bob Holden has asked response teams in Missouri to respond to any smallpox outbreak.
• 12/ 6/2001: Newspaper Story - State budget withholdings could be higher than the $150-200 million previously estimated.
• 11/27/2001: Newspaper Story - As to the size of a sales tax increase, Senate Transportation Chairman Westfall said he was unsure, but said the $1 billion that MoDOT director Hungerbeeler discussed was too much.
• 11/13/2001: Newspaper Story - The Missorui Department of Transportation told the General Assembly's Joint Oversight Committee that Missourians' investment in the state's highways is being managed well.
• 11/ 8/2001: Newspaper Story - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers held an open house Wednesday evening to explain and answer questions about its Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
• 10/31/2001: Newspaper Story - The state's utility regulatory agency heard testimony Wednesday that the situation of Missourians without heat service is of "life and health threatening" proportions.
• 10/23/2001: Newspaper Story - Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, criticized the hiring and firing decisions of Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder Tuesday and called for the Republican to either step down or change his tactics.
• 10/23/2001: Newspaper Story - Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, criticized the hiring and firing decisions of Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder Tuesday and called for the Republican to either step down or change his tactics.
• 10/16/2001: Newspaper Story - The "Caring Communities" approach to welfare services initiated by the late Gov. Mel Carnahan came under criticism Tuesday from Missouri's state auditor for failing to demonstrate it was worth the cost.
• 10/11/2001: Newspaper Story - Gov. Bob Holden said Tuesday that state buildings across Missouri will have more armed officers, bag checks, metal detectors, and restrictions on vehicles and visitors at loading docks and in mail rooms.
• 10/ 9/2001: Newspaper Story - Missouri won millions after a 1998 suit against tobacco won. Debate has ensued over how this money has been spent in the past and will be spent in the future.
• 10/ 9/2001: Newspaper Story - A metal detector and three highway patrol officers greeted visitors and workers alike at the Capitol doors on Tuesday, bringing a new visibility to security concerns around the state.
• 10/ 4/2001: Newspaper Story - A table showing how Missouri is spending its tobacco settlement funds.
• 10/ 2/2001: Newspaper Story - Every gas station in Missouri that raised prices above $2.49 a gallon after the terrorist attacks have been punished, Attorney General Jay Nixon accounced Tuesday.
• 9/18/2001: Newspaper Story - The only Missouri member of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday the state's draft-age men may not be called to action to fight a war on terrorism.
• 9/13/2001: Newspaper Story - A spokesman with the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed a report from the Boston Globe that law enforcement officials believe Columbia, Missouri is one of six U.S. cities with ties to Osama bin Laden.
• 9/11/2001: Newspaper Story - One day after the nation's greatest terrorist attack, Missouri government officials vowed the business of government would continue today. The legislature's special session plans to keep its schedule.
• 9/ 4/2001: Newspaper Story - Rep. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, made an early announcement Tuesday that he will run for Majority Floor Leader for the state House for the 2003-2004 legislative session.
• 8/30/2001: Newspaper Story - Republican lawmakers question the governor's power to take tobacco settlement money to balance the state's budget.