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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for October 21, 2002

 

. Both sides predict victory for legislative elections (10/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - Both Republicans and Democrats are predicting big wins for this fall's elections for the House and Senate.

The entire legislature is being thrown into upheaval by the effects of term limits, which hit the state for the first time this year.

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. Democrats, Republicans settle voting lawsuit (10/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - Missourians will be able to vote by provisional ballot in their home jurisdictions after Secretary of State Matt Blunt settled a lawsuit filed by two Democrats.

State Auditor Claire McCaskill and Sen. Maida Coleman filed the suit, claiming Blunt had issued rules for provisional voting that were not in line with state law. Both sides are now claiming victory.

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. Transportation Commissioner: legislature could consider gas tax hike without voter approval (10/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's legislature could raise the state's gas tax -- this time without voter approval -- to help finance bond debt, suggested one Highways Commission member in a special meeting Thursday.

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. State education department releases list of troubled schools (10/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - The Department of Education released its list of schools that are under-perfoming.

Eleven St. Louis area schools make the list, including one Governor Holden once called a model of improvement.

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. Voters could call for change in Missouri law as constitutional convention comes up on ballot (10/22/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - One of the least publicized issues on the November ballot gives Missouri voters the option to set things in motion to change the structure of state law. It's the option to call a constitutional convention.

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. Attorney General backs new anti-spam controls (10/21/02)
JEFFERSON CITY - Attorney General Jay Nixon has announced plans to counter the deluge of unsolicited commercial messages flooding Missourians' e-mail accounts.

Nixon said he will work with Rep. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, as they draft legislation creating a "no-spam" database similar to the state's No-Call list.

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