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May 2008 Stories

• 5/19/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Catholic Church has its own lobbyist in the statehouse.
• 5/18/2008: News summary for the week of May 12, 2008
• 5/17/2008: Newspaper Story - Insure Missouri buried in the last week of session.
• 5/16/2008: Newspaper Story - Summary about bills that have passed through the chamber today
• 5/16/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers vote to let the student curator vote, maybe.
• 5/16/2008: Newspaper Story - Term Limits made this years legislative session the last for 25 Missouri lawmakers.
• 5/14/2008: Newspaper Story - Republicans slowed passage of several bills and called for the ouster of House Speaker Rod Jetton on Wednesday.
• 5/14/2008: Radio Story - Missouri Senators stalled progress on a bill that would make it legal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet.
• 5/14/2008: Radio Story - After an early morning Senate session support for illegal immigrants was back on the floor Wednesday.
• 5/14/2008: Radio Story - Senators crash motorcycle helmet law with fillibuster.
• 5/14/2008: Radio Story - The Missouri House has repealed last year's controversial one man village law.
• 5/14/2008: Radio Story - The Speaker of the House is one of the lone supporters of a bill that was repealed by the Missouri House.
• 5/13/2008: Radio Story - A Senate bill that would allow senior citizens to defer property taxes on their homes passed through the House today with amendments for approval by the Senate.
• 5/13/2008: Newspaper Story - Whispers of a special session began after the Senate added a controversial amendment to a key immigration bill
• 5/13/2008: Radio Story - Clashes between House and Senate Leadership are stalling big issue bills in the legislature.
• 5/12/2008: Newspaper Story - Senate Republicans pushed forward with a proposed constitutional amendment which would allow voter identification laws in the state. The issue is one of the most partisan issues to be raised in the session.
• 5/11/2008: News summary for the week of May 5, 2008
• 5/ 9/2008: Newspaper Story - Democrat attorney general candidates say that Matt Blunt has should abide by the sunshine laws and reveal the content of e-mails that were deleted.
• 5/ 8/2008: Radio Story - A joint resolution to require voter photo ID has passed into the Senate, but with only five days left in the legislative session, doubts remain that it will have a chance to pass.
• 5/ 8/2008: Newspaper Story - Women lawmakers say descrimination remains in Missouri's statehouse.
• 5/ 7/2008: Newspaper Story - Mo. House passes Senate version of Bombardier bill by huge margin
• 5/ 7/2008: Radio Story - A French Canadian aircraft company may decide to land in the Kansas City area.
• 5/ 7/2008: Radio Story - One Democratic Representative is on the defensive after Republican Governor Matt Blunt demanded all of his e-mail records dating back to 2003.
• 5/ 7/2008: Newspaper Story - Blunt calls on Harris to release e-mails
• 5/ 7/2008: Radio Story - The Missouri House gives preliminary approval to a bill that requires all voters to show a valid photo ID at the polls
• 5/ 6/2008: Newspaper Story - A debate over laws regulating hospital expansion is stalling legislation to expand health care coverage.
• 5/ 6/2008: Radio Story - Democratic representative from Columbia voiced his approval for a lawsuit against governor.
• 5/ 6/2008: Radio Story - Democratic attorney general candidates voiced approval of Attorney General Jay Nixon's lawsuit against Governor Blunt for destroying public e-mails, while a Republican candidate remains noncommittal.
• 5/ 5/2008: Newspaper Story - Four groups made the Sunday deadline to submit petitions for November's ballot
• 5/ 5/2008: Radio Story - The Missouri House sent a bill that would partially deregulate telecommunication services to the governor for final approval.
• 5/ 5/2008: Radio Story - Senate Approves Bill Giving Identity Theft Victims right to Credit
• 5/ 4/2008: News summary for the week of April 21, 2008
• 5/ 1/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Senate voted to give up to $240 million in tax credit to a Canadian aircraft company.
• 5/ 1/2008: Radio Story - Two senators on opposite sides of the party line agree Missouri government is not making environmental issues a priority. This topic was discussed on the public television program, Jeff City Journal. Rebecca Layne has more from Jefferson City.