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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for Week of March 11, 2002

 


. Baby Dumping bill gains initial Senate approval (03/14/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - A bill making it legal for mothers to drop off their newborns at the hospital, within five days of birth, gained first round Senate approval. St. Louis County Senator, Mike Gibbons, says this will keep mothers from leaving their children in dumpsters.

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    . Gov. Holden Criticized for Using State Money to Promote Use of "Rainy Day Fund" (03/13/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's governor is coming under criticism for using office funds to travel across the state to promote his use of the "Rainy Day Fund" within the state.

    Holden travelled last week to St. Louis, St. Joseph and Kansas City and gave speeches about his recommendations about the budget reserve fund, known as the "Rainy day Fund".

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    . House Approves Concealed Weapons in Vehicles (03/13/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - The House gave preliminary approval to legislation that would allow concealed firearms vehicles.

    Supporters said the legislation gives Missourians the same rights currently afforded to people travelling through the state. Opponents offered a host of amendments aimed at weakening the bill, increasing the requirements and restrictions placed on gun owners.

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    . Proposed Senate bill would require elderly care facilities to offer flu and pneumonia shots (03/13/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - St. Louis city senator Harry Kennedy has proposed legislation that would use either Medicaid or Medicare money to provide flu and pneumonia shots to eldery care patients.

    A representative from the Capital Health Care Center in Jefferson City says the shots are already provided there, and at most Missouri elderly care centers.

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    . Higher Gaming Fees to Fund Education (03/12/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - By a vote of 83-59, the House gave first-round approval to a measure that raises the boarding fee at gaming boats by $1.

    The plan also increases taxes on a gaming boat's gross adjusted receipts. Lawmakers say the $175 million the plan generates will fund public education.

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    . Adopted Adults Would Be Able To Get Original Unaltered Birth Certificate (3/12/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri legislators proposed three bills that would allow adopted adults over a certain age to obtain a copy of their birth certificate.

    According to the Child Welfare League of America statistics, approximately 2 percent of all U.S. children are adopted. The largest numbers of children are adopted from China, Russia and South Korea.


    . House Approves Tobacco Money as Budget Fix (03/12/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri House gave first-round approval Tuesday to a plan that would divert $88 million from the state's tobacco settlement to plug holes in the state budget.

    House members approved the measure by voice vote over the objections of some who said the state had promised the settlement money for health and smoking cessation programs.


    . Harsher penalties for traffic violators (03/12/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Missourians will receive heavier penalties for failure to yield to pedestrians under a Senate bill.

    Sen. David Klarich raised an amendment that was added to a Senate bill up for consideration on the Senate floor.

    Penalties range from $200 to $1000 in fines, confiscation of licenses, and any original punishment that already exists for the law violation.

    The Senate rejected an amendment to the bill that would have imposed a lower, 65mph speed limit on trucks.

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    . Back to School Tax Holiday Bill Nears Debate in Senate (3/12/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - In a year of tight budget crunching, a bill to relieve parents of sales tax come school time is still up for debate in the Senate.

    Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder believes the bill would create an economic stimulus much like other measures have in New York, Texas and Florida.

    But other senators don't want the bill to pass becuase of the state's current financial downturn.


    . Cancer Patient Explains Necessity of Second Opinion (03/11/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Questions have been raised about the necessity of insurance companies to cover second opinions for cancer patients.

    Carol Carpenter, diagnosed with breast cancer in spring of 2000, said that she would have a longer life if she had received proper treatment for her cancer.

    She also said she would have been more likely to have received proper treatment if she had gotten a second opinion.


    . Loudon Proposes Expansion of Abortion Informed Consent Law (03/12/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's informed consent law requires that minors seeking an abortion first get consent from a parent or guardian.

    Sen. John Loudon, R-St. Louis County, said he wants parents and guardians to be able to sue someone who helps a minor get around that law.

    Loudon says the primary problem is people going to Illinois for abortions. Illinois has no consent laws.


    . Cardinals Stadium Bill Clears Senate General Laws Committee (03/11/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - The Senate General Laws Committee passed and sent to the full Senate legislation that would authorize state funding to help build a new baseball stadium in St. Louis.

    The measure also includes provisions that would allow funding for projects throughout Missouri including Kansas City and Springfield.

    The bill now goes at the bottom of a list of about 50 other bills awaiting action in the Missouri Senate.


    . Missouri Lawmakers Still Debating Ban On Cancer-Causing Chemical in Gasoline (03/11/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Three years after EPA-recommended phasing out MTBE, an additive to oxyidize to gasoline, Missouri lawmakers still are debating what to do with the additive in the St. Louis area.

    The chemcial is added to gasoline sold in the St. Louis area as part of the state's plan to meet federal air quality standards.

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    . Red Light Amendment Fails in Senate (03/11/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - An amendment proposing cameras at stoplights was defeated in the Senate.

    Sen. Marvin Singleton introduced the amendment as an addition to a transportation bill.

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    . Eighteen Arrested at Truman Building Since October for Drug, Weapons Violations (03/11/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Water Patrol has made eighteen arrests since October at the Truman building's security entrance in Jefferson City.

    Most of the charges have been for drug possession.

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