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Stories by Victor Roberto include:

• 5/12/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate has stopped debate on a bill placing more restrictions on abortions.
• 5/12/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate passed a bill restoring funding to First Steps, the program for children with special needs.
• 5/ 5/2005: Radio Story - Both houses of the Missouri legislature passed the budget, which will now be sent to Gov. Matt Blunt.
• 5/ 3/2005: Radio Story - The Pensions committee heard testimony for the bill to legalize midwifery.
• 4/28/2005: Radio Story - The legislature passed a bill eliminating the penalties for having vehicle registration tabs stolen.
• 4/26/2005: Radio Story - The tax is for managed care providers to generate more money for the state Medicaid program.
• 4/21/2005: Radio Story - The Senate Appropriations committee passed their version of the Missouri budget to the full Senate.
• 4/19/2005: Radio Story - Shortly after the election of Pope Benedict XVI, legislators express their excitement.
• 4/14/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate has passed a new formula to fund public schools.
• 4/12/2005: Radio Story - The House has begun the 12 hour debate on the bills that make up Missouri's budget.
• 4/ 7/2005: Radio Story - An estimated 100,000 people will be cut from Medicaid and the program will end in 2008.
• 3/31/2005: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers propose bills trying to prevent cases like Terri Schiavo's.
• 3/29/2005: Radio Story - The bill would allow harsher penalties for trespassers in animal facilities.
• 3/17/2005: Radio Story - Missouri's legislature takes a week off, after giving business major bills before the break.
• 3/17/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate sent a bill to cut Medicaid to the House.
• 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/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A bill aimed at stopping minors from getting abortions in Illinois has passed its first vote.
• 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 - Senators and representatives are forming a conference committee to form a mutually agreeable workers' compensation bill
• 3/ 1/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri House passed a bill to change names of four Missouri universities.
• 2/24/2005: Radio Story - Governor Blunt's office announced a plan to delay two-thirds of university funding until June.
• 2/22/2005: Radio Story - Sen. Maida Coleman is sponsoring a bill to allow immigrant students in Missouri to pay in-state tuition.
• 2/17/2005: Radio Story - Three senators are proposing a constitutional amendment to prevent school districts from suing the state.
• 2/15/2005: Radio Story - The Senate Transportation Committee heard support of a bill to allow police to ticket motorists solely for not wearing their seat belts.
• 2/10/2005: Radio Story - Missourians would have to show a photo ID to buy Sudafed under a measure cleared by the Senate.
• 2/ 8/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate Transportation Committee heard a bill to allow I-70 to become a toll road. Voters will make the final decision if it passes.
• 2/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A bill to make helmets voluntary for riders over 21 passed the Missouri Senate Transportation Committee. The new law could go into effect as early as this August.
• 2/ 3/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri House has a new committee on education funding. The group is made of lawmakers, former educators, and school superindendents. The committee is expected to rewrite a formula that allocates money to Missouri public schools.
• 2/ 1/2005: Radio Story - A bill sponsored by Sen. Jon Dolan would make it illegal for trucks weighing more than 48,000 pounds to drive in the left lane of highways six lanes or greater.