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April 2007 Stories

• 4/30/2007: Radio Story - Representative Ed Robb announced Monday a new agreement to bring back 31.2 million dollars to the University of Missouri-Columbia campus for the new Ellis Fischel (FISH-L) Cancer Center.
• 4/30/2007: Newspaper Story - An agreement between state legislators and the governor could restore $31.2 million to MU's new Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Rep. Ed Robb, R-Columbia, said Monday.
• 4/30/2007: Newspaper Story - A House Republican has proposed an alternate plan for Missouri HealthNet
• 4/30/2007: Radio Story - Extended debates postponed the bill that would constitutionally make English the language of offical proceedings. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) was in the Senate to hear the debate.
• 4/29/2007: News summary for the week of April 23, 2007
• 4/26/2007: Newspaper Story - The Senate engaged in spirited discussion of a bill to designate the crayfish as the state's invertebrate
• 4/25/2007: Newspaper Story - The state Senate on Wednesday once again showed their disapproval of embryonic stem-cell research by putting limitations on life sciences research.
• 4/25/2007: Newspaper Story - In a short Senate Education Committee meeting Wednesday, student, professors and lobbyists spoke on a bill that the sponsor said will stop college students from being discriminated against because of their religious or political views.
• 4/25/2007: Radio Story - State Auditor Susan Montee held a press conference Wednesday to discuss the future of the Second Injury Fund.
• 4/25/2007: Newspaper Story - The House Health Facilities Committee chairman delays action on the Medicaid bill until next week.
• 4/25/2007: Radio Story - MoHELA bill passes the Senate Chamber. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) heard the arguments
• 4/25/2007: Radio Story - Bill proposes increasing intellectual diversity in classrooms
• 4/25/2007: Radio Story - House Speaker Rod Jetton pushed for the passage of his Social Security tax cut bill today at a rally attended by Governor Matt Blunt and senior citizen groups
• 4/25/2007: Newspaper Story - Senate give final passage to MOHELA plan
• 4/24/2007: Radio Story - Missouri students could hav ethe power to choose which school to attend beginning in the 2008 school year. Hillari Duthoo (DOO-thoh) has more from the state Capitol.
• 4/24/2007: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers try to keep Missouri manufacturing afloat
• 4/24/2007: Newspaper Story - Senate denies income tax refund
• 4/23/2007: Newspaper Story - Governor Matt Blunt has raised almost million to Nixon's 1.3 million in the early stages of the 2008 Governor's race
• 4/23/2007: Newspaper Story - The House Budget chair offers little hope for restoring University of Missouri projects that were to be funded by MOHELA.
• 4/22/2007: News summary for the week of April 16, 2007
• 4/19/2007: Newspaper Story - The state's flagship university lost most of it's construction funding through the proposed MOHELA sale after a nine hour Democratic Filibuster in the Senate
• 4/19/2007: Newspaper Story - The Senate early Thursday morning gave inital passage to a bill that includes the governor's MOHELA plan. More than $46 million was also struck from UMKC and UMC
• 4/18/2007: Radio Story - Schools across the state could see an opportunity to implent a federally structured abstinence only plan. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (HIGH-lay-sah-LAH-say) was in the House when the vote was taken.
• 4/18/2007: Radio Story - Mental Health Awareness Day draws hundreds to Capitol
• 4/18/2007: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers have taken another look at campus safety regulations in the wake of Monday's Virginia Tech shootings. Matt Tilden (Till-den) has more from the state Capitol.
• 4/17/2007: Newspaper Story - A bioreactor landfill could generate as much as 5 percent of Columbia's yearly power needs
• 4/17/2007: Newspaper Story - Virginia's shootings prompt Missouri's governor to appoint a task force on college safety.
• 4/16/2007: Radio Story - Following the shooting of students at the Virginia Tech campus, the Missouri Senate held a moment of silence and prayer for the families and victims of the Tragedy. Amy Becker has more from the state
• 4/16/2007: Newspaper Story - With just five weeks left in the session, Missouri's House has yet to take up the Medicaid bill.
• 4/16/2007: Newspaper Story - The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed the state's $21 billion budget, which includes a more than 4 percent increase to higher education and the University of Missouri System.
• 4/16/2007: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Senate reacts to the Virginia Tech shooting with a moment of prayer
• 4/15/2007: News summary for the week of April 9, 2007
• 4/12/2007: Newspaper Story - House passes intellectual diversity bill
• 4/12/2007: Newspaper Story - Republican leadership said they have been patient with the Democrats objections with the higer education bill but that patience may be wearing thin
• 4/11/2007: Radio Story - Bill hands most vaccination charges to insurance companies
• 4/11/2007: Newspaper Story - They UM system interm preisdent on Tuesday and Wednesday visited with legislators to talk about important budget and higher education issues.
• 4/11/2007: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate paved the way for Medicaid reform by approving Missouri Healthnet.
• 4/11/2007: Radio Story - Long-term care facilities could be required to implent sprinkler systems and other fire safety devices. The Missouri House just gave first-round approval for the bill. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (High-LAY- suh-LAH-say) has more from the Capitol.
• 4/11/2007: Newspaper Story - Legislation is in response to November's Anderson fire
• 4/11/2007: Radio Story - The Missouri House and Senate are supporting the requirement of sprinklers and other fire precautions in group homes and long-term care facilities. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (High-LAY-suh-LAH-say) has the story
• 4/11/2007: Newspaper Story - A House bill that estabilises the Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Act was passed Wednesday in the House
• 4/11/2007: Newspaper Story - Jeff Harris' campaign committee for an attorney general run has raised over $37,000 since March 22
• 4/11/2007: Newspaper Story - Hefty tax credit bill grows with amendments
• 4/10/2007: Newspaper Story - Conservation Department to turn old mining operation into a park
• 4/10/2007: Radio Story - Imus'
• 4/10/2007: Newspaper Story - Agricultural crops statewide suffer from the recent cold snap
• 4/10/2007: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Veteran's Commission celebrated it's 75th anniversary Tuesday followed by a rally to support the troops fighting in Iraq and Afganistan
• 4/ 8/2007: News summary for the week of April 2, 2007
• 4/ 5/2007: Newspaper Story - Legislators pushing tax breaks for purchasing health care
• 4/ 4/2007: Radio Story - The Senate defeated an ammendment to return medicaid coverage to thousands of Missourians Tuesday
• 4/ 4/2007: Newspaper Story - FQHC's spirit of prevention is focus of MO HealthNet
• 4/ 4/2007: Newspaper Story - Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, speaks on SB 389, his day-to-day activity and his relationship with unvierstiy leaders
• 4/ 4/2007: Newspaper Story - House passes death penalty procedural bill; status of death penalty still up in the air
• 4/ 4/2007: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate voted for initial passage of the Medicaid bill. The reform bill had a bumpy journey through the senate but passed Wednesday. Amy Becker has more from the state Capitol.
• 4/ 4/2007: Newspaper Story - HealthNet would encourage healthy lifestyle and emphasize primary care.
• 4/ 4/2007: Radio Story - Representative Yates successfully pushes amendment to protect successor companies
• 4/ 3/2007: Radio Story - Discussion in the Senate pervents a vote on a bill in the Missouri Senate to eliminate local health ordinances relating to large scale livestock production
• 4/ 3/2007: Newspaper Story - Senate discusses a bill that would essentially nullify local health ordinances governing concentrated animal feeding operations
• 4/ 3/2007: Radio Story - Senate Discussion delayed voting on a bill that would regulate large scale livestock operations.
• 4/ 2/2007: Newspaper Story - Going into legislative break, 2 weeks ago, the House Transporation Comittee endorsed a bill that would allow police officers to stop drivers for not wearing seat belts
• 4/ 2/2007: Radio Story - After working on the Do-Not-Resuscitate Bill for close to three years, the Missouri House moved up the bill closer to reality. Fanna (FAUNA) Haile-Selassie (high-LAY-suh-LA-say) was in the House chamber for the vote.
• 4/ 2/2007: Radio Story - Debate ensued in the Missouri Senate over Republican Senator Charlie Sheild's Medicaid bill.
• 4/ 1/2007: News summary for the week of March 26, 2007