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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for Week of July 16, 2001

 

. Layoffs and furloughs discussed in Missouri's Social Services Department. (07/18/01)
JEFFERSON CITY - The chief spokesperson of Missouri's Social Services Department has confirmed that furloughs and layoffs are being discussed as ways to meet the governor's budget-cut orders.

Under one possible plan, as reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, workers for the state's welfare and child-protection agency would be required to take off one day per week.

Gov. Bob Holden has ordered agencies to come up with budget cuts as deep as 15% because of lower-than-expected tax collections.

The House GOP leader, however, has questioned the governor's actions noting that tax collections remain higher than last fiscal year.

. Missouri's Ethics Commission to seek fines against both major political parties. (07/17/01)
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's Ethics Commission voted Tuesday to seek fines from both of Missouri's major political paries for violating a campaign-contribution restriction that had been subject to a lawsuit.

At issue is a state law struck down by a state appeals court, but subsequently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, that restricts the total amount a political candidate can get from any one individual or political party.

While the law was in limbo, both political parties had made contributions in excess of the limit.

. Missouri's governor gets money from unions after his union executive order. (07/17/01)
JEFFERSON CITY - Within two weeks after signing an order that empowers unions to seek funds from non-union state workers, Gov. Bob Holden reported $40,000 in union contributions to help pay off his inaugration celebration.

Holden's office and union leaders denied any connection between the contributions and Holden's executive order.

Under Holden's order, unions can seek to have the state deduct from state workers a portion of their salaries to help pay for union expenses.

Holden's January inauguration celebration ran up a debt in excess of $1 million.

. Lawmaker walks for highways. (07/16/01)
JEFFERSON CITY - Rep. Rod Jetton, R-Marbel Hill, begins Wednesday a 225-mile walk from his home district in southeast Missouri to the statehouse in a campaign to bring attention to funding needs for state highways.

Jetton said he would deliver a petition calling for reorganization of the Highway Commission urging the commission to finish projects on various roads.