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Stories by Tiffany Ellis include:

• 5/ 8/2002: Newspaper Story - The Senate tabled debate on a bill that would have changed the name of Southwest Missouri State College to Missouri State University, effectively killing the bill with less than two weeks left in the legislative session.
• 4/25/2002: Newspaper Story - After nearly nine hours of debate and the announcement of $250 million in additional 2002 budget shortfalls, the Senate approved a $18.8 billion budget Thursday night.
• 4/18/2002: Newspaper Story - The Senate Appropriations Committee slashed the K-12 education funding recommendations of both the governor and the House by nearly $150 million Thursday.
• 4/17/2002: Newspaper Story - The House's $720,000 message to the University of Missouri fell on deaf ears in the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday night.
• 4/17/2002: Newspaper Story - The House approved legislation Wednesday that would require school districts to establish policies prohibiting bullying.
• 4/ 4/2002: Newspaper Story - The foundation formula is something that the governor and most lawmakers want to fully fund, but many are not even able to explain.
• 4/ 3/2002: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House on Wednesday adopted amendments which would reduce the University of Missouri's budget by $720,000 in retaliation against criticized policies.
• 3/21/2002: Newspaper Story - The Senate approved $30 million in supplemental funds Thursday.
• 2/28/2002: Newspaper Story - Some of Missouri's neediest citizens would find their situations worse under the operating budget presented by the state's governor
• 2/ 7/2002: Newspaper Story - Democrats say the GOP plan is unequitable and impossible because of the tight budget.
• 1/30/2002: Radio Story - A Senate bill being considered may provide additional funding to school districts serving non-native English speaking students.
• 1/23/2002: Newspaper Story - Almost $50 million in spending cuts -- that is what the University of Missouri might face under the budget plan proposed by Gov. Bob Holden Wednesday.
• 1/22/2002: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the Missouri Department of Health's right to grant public funds to Planned Parenthood.