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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for Week of May 27, 2002

 

. African Americans More Likely To Be Pulled Over (05/30/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - Attorney General Jay Nixon presented a year long study of traffic stops in the state of Missouri. The data showed that African Americans were 35% more likely to be pulled over than white drivers.

The study also showed that African American drivers who were stopped were eighty percent more likely to be searched than white drivers. Hispanics were twice as likely as whites to be searched.

Nixon says that disproportion may not reflect racial profiling because there are extenuating circumstances.

. Last Day for SenioRx (05/30/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - Applications for Missouri's Senior prescription drug program must be postmarked by today.

Missouri residents who are 65 are older and make less than $17,000 a year qualify for this program.

After an enrollment fee and deductible, the state of Missouri will pay for about 60% of generic drug costs.

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    . Holden abandons forcing state employees to work without pay. (05/29/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Bob Holden announced Wednesday that he was dropping his plan to force 6.000 state employees to work 2 days in June for no pay.

    The administration estimated the plan would have saved $1.8 million.

    It is the second budget-cut plan dropped by the administration since the governor warned lawmakers of serious budget cuts unless they approved borrowing from the state's budget reserve plan -- a proposal rejected by the legislature.

    . Transportation Bill Will Be on August Ballot (05/28/02)
    JEFFERSON CITY - A process that usually takes about thirty days was finished in a little over an hour.

    A transportation bill was signed at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday and had to be approved and faxed to over 116 election officials by 5:00 p.m.

    Due to planning, the transportation bill will be on the August ballot. This proposal will bring $511 million to Missouri highways.

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