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March 2005 Stories

• 3/31/2005: Radio Story - The struggle over Terri Schiavo's death has lead two Missouri legislators to propose laws giving Missouri power to award custody of patients, or even take over patient care.
• 3/31/2005: Newspaper Story - In response to the death of Terri Schiavo, Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O'Fallon filed a bill today that would make it illegal to remove feeding tubes from patients.
• 3/31/2005: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers propose bills trying to prevent cases like Terri Schiavo's.
• 3/31/2005: Newspaper Story - With only five weeks until it is due, the first draft of the state budget includes cuts to social services and increases to K-12 education.
• 3/31/2005: Radio Story - The Republicans proposed a budget that increases K-12 spending while cutting money to social services
• 3/30/2005: Radio Story - Governor Blunt signed a workers' compensation bill into law today that will take effect Aug 28th.
• 3/30/2005: Radio Story - Wheeler says the bill would force pharmacists to fill prescriptions like the morning after pill regardless of their personal religous beliefs.
• 3/30/2005: Newspaper Story - House hearing on Medicaid stretches into the night
• 3/30/2005: Radio Story - A key part of Governor Matt Blunt's plan to slash Medicaid went before a House Committee.
• 3/30/2005: Newspaper Story - Blunt signs work comp bill
• 3/30/2005: Radio Story - Instead of allowing state agencies to decide where to cut the $240 million, as proposed by Governor Blunt, legislators are making the decisions.
• 3/29/2005: Radio Story - The bill would allow harsher penalties for trespassers in animal facilities.
• 3/29/2005: Radio Story - Protestors filled the Capitol to save a Medicaid program allowing disabled Missourians to live independently.
• 3/29/2005: Newspaper Story - Protesters came to the capital today to sway Gov. Blunt and other legislators to change their minds on the proposed Medicaid cuts. They spoke on behalf of the disabled.
• 3/28/2005: Radio Story - Walk into you local porn shop... and, soon, that step alone could cost you five bucks.
• 3/18/2005: News summary for the week of March 11, 2005
• 3/17/2005: Radio Story - Missouri's legislature takes a week off, after giving business major bills before the break.
• 3/17/2005: Newspaper Story - Following a passionate debate in which Democratic senators questioned the morality of Republicans voting in favor of bill to cut people off Medicaid, the Senate gave final approval to the bill.
• 3/17/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate sent a bill to cut Medicaid to the House.
• 3/16/2005: Newspaper Story - Two business bills sent to the governor
• 3/16/2005: Newspaper Story - Legislation would grant rights to mobile home tenants, limiting ability of owners to evict
• 3/16/2005: Dozens gathered on the Capitol steps today to protest Medicaid cuts after it passed in the Senate on Tuesday.
• 3/16/2005: Radio Story - Lawmkers achieved the two goals of Gov. Matt Blunt's pro-business agenda, passing bills that would limit compensation for injured workers and medical malpractice claims in state courts.
• 3/16/2005: Newspaper Story - Gibbons says Medicaid must go
• 3/16/2005: Radio Story - Victory for Business
• 3/15/2005: Radio Story - The bill to cut medicaid was placed on layaway until the Senate session later in the day.
• 3/15/2005: Newspaper Story - The Senate voted along party lines to add an amendment that would end the state Medicaid program in 2008.
• 3/15/2005: Radio Story - Missouri Senators voted on party lines to end the Missouri Medicaid program within three years.
• 3/14/2005: Newspaper Story - Joint committee works on work comp, GOP finetunes its legislation
• 3/14/2005: Newspaper Story - A new bill would make midwifery legal in the state.
• 3/14/2005: Radio Story - The Senate debated a plan to tighten income requirements for Medicaid.
• 3/14/2005: Newspaper Story - Dems filibuster Medicaid cut
• 3/14/2005: Radio Story - A top Republican is gearing up for Medicaid debates.
• 3/14/2005: Radio Story - The Republicans haven't caved, and the Democrats haven't given up; the future of medicaid is still up in the air.
• 3/14/2005: Radio Story - St. Louis City Senator Pat Dougherty says the debate should last well into the night.
• 3/14/2005: Radio Story - Democrat Pat Dougherty will filibuster the proposed medicaid cuts, which are on the schedule for the Senate.
• 3/13/2005: Radio Story - Democratic Senator Pat Dougherty from St. Louis City spent the afternoon preparing his attacks on the bill to cut medicaid.
• 3/11/2005: News summary for the week of March 7, 2005
• 3/11/2005: Newspaper Story - A bill that would tighten eligibility to workers' compensation, which some opponents are calling a "hidden tax" is set for a conference committee.
• 3/10/2005: Radio Story - With no debate or amendments, a Missouri Senate committee passed a bill to cut more than 20,000 people off Medicaid.
• 3/10/2005: Radio Story - A House subcommittee has modified Blunt's cuts to Medicaid.
• 3/10/2005: Radio Story - The bill, makes it illegal to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent, passed by a large majority.
• 3/ 9/2005: Radio Story - The public can now access the Internet in the state Capitol...but at a cost
• 3/ 9/2005: Radio Story - The bill is modeled after a similar bill pioneered by Virginia state legislators.
• 3/ 9/2005: Newspaper Story - By creating felony penalties for spam offenders, Missouri would join Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland that have similar legislation
• 3/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A new bill would install cameras at dangerous intersections.
• 3/ 8/2005: Newspaper Story - Gov. Matt Blunt's hand-picked commission to increase efficiency met for the first time Tuesday morning.
• 3/ 8/2005: Newspaper Story - The Senate-House joint committee passed its version of a new school foundation formula
• 3/ 8/2005: Radio Story - In an effort to squeeze more money from the Missouri government, Governor Matt Blunt has formed a commission to reduce state bureaucracy. Blunt has asked a group of Missouri business leaders, citizens, former state employees and the Lieutenant Governor to review how state agencies are organized. Blunt says the commission could recommend cutting state services, consolidating agencies, and eliminating positions.
• 3/ 8/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House ruled Tuesday that it is illegal to transport a minor out of state with the intention of receiving an abortion. Other changes to current abortion laws in Missouri were made.
• 3/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A bill aimed at stopping minors from getting abortions in Illinois has passed its first vote.
• 3/ 7/2005: Radio Story - Republican Matt Bartle from Jackson County supports state legislation to tax sexually oriented businesses.
• 3/ 7/2005: Newspaper Story - Gov. Matt Blunt announced his choice for director of the Department of Social Services.
• 3/ 7/2005: Radio Story - A bill died that would make the Missouri Department of Transportation responsible for maintaining state roads in St. Louis.
• 3/ 7/2005: Newspaper Story - The Department assessed its situation in the context of Matt Blunt's proposed cuts to Mental Health
• 3/ 7/2005: Newspaper Story - Protestors gather for Medicaid cuts hearing
• 3/ 7/2005: Radio Story - Thousands of Missourians could lose their health care coverage if Republican Senator Chuck Purgason's bill to cut Medicaid spending passes.
• 3/ 7/2005: Radio Story - A bill that would make it illegal to help minors receive an abortion is scheduled to come up for debate this week.
• 3/ 4/2005: News summary for the week of February 28, 2005
• 3/ 3/2005: Radio Story - Attorney General Jay Nixon said the wall shows the true impact of crime on our society.
• 3/ 3/2005: Radio Story - The committee will hear testimony on three bills that could affect health care for Missourians.
• 3/ 3/2005: Radio Story - Cuts to Medicaid are on their way through the Senate, heading to committee next week.
• 3/ 3/2005: Radio Story - House Democrats have proposed a bill that would remove the Governor's power to appoint fee officers. The proposed law would allow for competitive bidding for those posts. The law would also give profits from the offices to local school districts.
• 3/ 3/2005: Newspaper Story - Hoouse Democrats pushed for a change in fee office contracts to competitive bidding.
• 3/ 3/2005: Radio Story - Senators and representatives are forming a conference committee to form a mutually agreeable workers' compensation bill
• 3/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - After an exhaustive legislative battle, the House passed a bill to re-name Southwest Missouri State University as Missouri State University.
• 3/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - The Zionist women's organiztion came to the capitol Wednesday hoping to halt a bill that would ban human cloning.
• 3/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - A joint Senate-House committee expected to vote on a proposal to fix the foundation formula delayed the vote by at least a week
• 3/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - A joint Senate-House committee expected to vote on a proposed fix to the formula used to distribute state money to local schools delayed the vote until next week.
• 3/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - Workers' Comp bill passes House
• 3/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - Farmers and rural citizens came to the capitol today to protest house bill 376 and senate bill 187.
• 3/ 2/2005: Radio Story - Livingston County farmers rallied against a bill that would eliminate local authority over health ordinances.
• 3/ 1/2005: Radio Story - The new formula would give public schools money based on the cost of educating students.
• 3/ 1/2005: Newspaper Story - Senate Democrats introduced a block of legislation today to protect consumers in the wake of recent identity theft with ChoicePoint Inc. Other bills include informing consumers about radio frequency identification tags and the creation of an Office of the Inspector General.
• 3/ 1/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri House passed a bill to change names of four Missouri universities.
• 3/ 1/2005: Radio Story - A Senate bill would open up construction projects using public money to contractors employing non-union workers.
• 3/ 1/2005: Newspaper Story - A joint Senate-House committee expected to vote on a fix to the formula used to distribute state money delayed the vote until next week.
• 3/ 1/2005: Radio Story - Sponsor touts bill in respons to ChoicePoint scandal