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February 2008 Stories

• 2/28/2008: Newspaper Story - The Senate Health Committee dhair files bill that would create a pilot program for getting flu vaccines into schools.
• 2/27/2008: Radio Story - Petition gatherers would have to face new restrictions under a measure approved by the House Wednesday.
• 2/27/2008: Radio Story - A Missouri bill would exempt residents from paying state income taxes on federal rebate checks.
• 2/27/2008: Newspaper Story - Sex offenders are major targets this legislative session
• 2/27/2008: Newspaper Story - Teacher certification addressed on Senate floor
• 2/27/2008: Radio Story - Ralph Nader is back in the presidential race and Missouri Democrats aren't holding their breath
• 2/27/2008: Radio Story - Senator Joan Bray stands alone in opposition to a teacher certification bill.
• 2/26/2008: Newspaper Story - Columbia gets two candidates for Congress.
• 2/26/2008: Radio Story - A St Louis area lawmaker raises questions about a flu vaccination pilot program for schools proposed in Missouri's Senate.
• 2/26/2008: Radio Story - Republican opposition slowed down legislation of a bill that would require fuel sold in the state to contain at least 5-percent bio-diesel.
• 2/26/2008: Radio Story - MIssouri Democratic Party Spokesman Jack Cardetti says the announcement of Ralph Nader's candidacy does not worry him
• 2/26/2008: Radio Story - Kids would have to stay in school in order to obtain a drivers license under a meansure presented to the House Urban Education Committee on Tuesday.
• 2/26/2008: Radio Story - A type of staph infection known as MRSA has spurred the sponsorship of a bill that would require all staph infection cases be reported to the Department of Health and Senior Services. Rebecca Layne has more from Jefferson City.
• 2/25/2008: Radio Story - Republican Missouri Senator Norma Champion introduced a bill that would establish a school-based flu vaccination pilot program.
• 2/25/2008: Radio Story - Republican Senator Tom Dempsey introduced a bill to the Ways and Means Committee that would allow weapons sold to foreign countries by Missouri companies and dealers to go untaxed.
• 2/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Bill outlines process not much different from one already in place
• 2/25/2008: Newspaper Story - The Senate Judiciary Committee is looking at modifying taxes on munition sales to foreign governments.
• 2/25/2008: Radio Story - Senate gives first round approval to repeal law making it easy for rich land owners to incorporate their own towns.
• 2/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri senators spent Monday night debating dogs, and what do with violent power-bred breeds who commit violence
• 2/25/2008: Radio Story - A bipartisan bill would create tougher laws against dog fighting in Missouri
• 2/24/2008: News summary for the week of February 18, 2008
• 2/22/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Health Department adopts a TV campaign to address the rising cases of flu.
• 2/20/2008: Radio Story - The combination of two midwifery bills was met with opposition by one senator in Wednesday's Senate Pensions Committee Executive Session.
• 2/20/2008: Radio Story - MOHELA wants to be able to control how it distributes money and a new bill may make that possible.
• 2/20/2008: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate passed first round approvals to remove limits on campaign contributions.
• 2/19/2008: Newspaper Story - Rep. Hodges introduces a bill that would require insureance companies to cover infertinity treatment such as invitro.
• 2/19/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri adoption agencies search for adoptive care for children that are HIV positive.
• 2/19/2008: Radio Story - Missouri legislators urge changes regarding consent requirements for obtaining an abortion in a House Committee meeting on health care policy.
• 2/19/2008: Radio Story - Missouri's House Education Committee chair Jane Cunningham says sexual misconduct by teachers is one of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee's top priorities for this year's legislative process. The issue was raised in this weekend's edition of the public television program Jeff City Journal covered by Rebecca Layne.
• 2/19/2008: Radio Story - The House gave first-round approval to a constituitonal amendment that would require government agencies, including schools, to allow voluntary prayer in their facilities.
• 2/19/2008: Newspaper Story - House bill makes coersion a crime and requires women to wait 24 hours before the procedure
• 2/18/2008: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Senate passed an appropriations bill that includes Ellis Fischel hospital in Columbia
• 2/18/2008: Radio Story - The Senate Finance Committee passed a bill that would repeal contribution limits on individual campaigns.
• 2/18/2008: Radio Story - A bill propsed Monday would require Missouri judges to run for election as nonpartisan candidates.
• 2/18/2008: Radio Story - A Missouri Senator says that mandatory school flu vaccinations are a future possibility as the flu season comes into full effect.
• 2/18/2008: Radio Story - The MoHELA bill that has thrown numerous kinks into the Missouri government passed through the Senate Monday.
• 2/18/2008: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers were urged to vote yes to a 24 hour waiting period for abortions.
• 2/17/2008: News summary for the week of February 11, 2008
• 2/13/2008: Newspaper Story - Senator says MU trying to kill bill making tuition cheaper for veterans
• 2/13/2008: Radio Story - St. Louis school children are urging Missouri lawmakers to make the ice cream cone the official state dessert.
• 2/13/2008: Radio Story - Public education can use traditional holiday names without exploitation.
• 2/13/2008: Radio Story - The UM System Student Representative urges legislators to create the position for a voting student member.
• 2/13/2008: Radio Story - Kirkwood shooting calls Missouri gun control laws into question.
• 2/13/2008: Radio Story - Kirkwood shootings have one legislator calling for a repeal of Missouri conceal and carry laws.
• 2/12/2008: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers attempt to prohibit lawsuits against businesses for failing to protect their customers against possible crimes.
• 2/10/2008: News summary for the week of February 4, 2008
• 2/ 7/2008: Newspaper Story - Doctors would lose lawsuit protections for medical malpractice when preforming abortions under a measure in Missouri's legislature.
• 2/ 6/2008: Newspaper Story - Ed Robb sponsors bill allowing parents of twins to choose if kids should be in same class
• 2/ 6/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers are looking to tighten state immigration laws by cracking down on businesses that employ illegal immigrants.
• 2/ 6/2008: Radio Story - Missouri Republican Leaders rallied around Kenny Hulshof in his campaign for Governor earlier today.
• 2/ 6/2008: Radio Story - Senators reached a bi-partisan agreement, promising to refrain from making a Previous Question motion.
• 2/ 6/2008: Radio Story - Children filled the Senate hearing today in hopes of declaring the ice cream cone as Missouri's official state dessert. Erika Navarrete (Nahv-ah-rett) has more from the capitol.
• 2/ 6/2008: Radio Story - It's been a bumpy journey in the debate over midwifery but the issue still gained supportive testimoney from mothers at the Senate Pensions committee hearing on Wednesday.
• 2/ 6/2008: Radio Story - Sales tax in Missouri drops by nearly 5 percent
• 2/ 6/2008: Radio Story - A St. Louis lawmaker sits on the other side of the border when it comes to illegal immigrants.
• 2/ 5/2008: Radio Story - Missouri Chief Justice urges lawmakers to keep their hands off nonpartisan selection process of the state judges
• 2/ 5/2008: Radio Story - With a unanimous committee vote, a bill reforming property tax structure in Missouri could see the Senate floor by the end of February.
• 2/ 5/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri's chief justice urges lawmakers to retain the state's non-partisan court plan.
• 2/ 5/2008: Radio Story - If a parent is found cohabitating with someone other than a spouse, their child custody rights could be in peril. Rebecca Layne has more from Jefferson City.
• 2/ 5/2008: Radio Story - Eight people testified in support of changes in the minimum wage structure during Tuesday's hearing.
• 2/ 5/2008: Radio Story - Intro: House Democrats have asked Presidential Candidates to give Missourians a break from automated campaign pitches. Courtney Cox has more from the state capitol.
• 2/ 5/2008: Radio Story - The minimum wage increase is forcing business owners to boost payroll and seek changes in the law.
• 2/ 4/2008: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Secretary of State's office predicts 1.1 million Missourians to head to the polls tomorrow
• 2/ 4/2008: Radio Story - Missouri residents will hit the polls on Super Tuesday to vote in the state presidential primary, a major step in determining each party's presidential nomination.
• 2/ 4/2008: Radio Story - The House Higher Education Committee will hear a bill promoting intellectual diversity on Missouri's college campuses.
• 2/ 4/2008: Radio Story - A spike in flu cases last month indicates a later flu season than normal for St. Louis hospitals.
• 2/ 4/2008: Radio Story - Legislators take sex offender law online with new language to include online identities in databases.
• 2/ 3/2008: News summary for the week of January 28, 2008