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December 2009 Stories

• 12/30/2009: Newspaper Story - Gov. Nixon proposed four ideas he said are necessary for ethics reform in Missouri
• 12/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon proposed reforms Tuesday to address the state's water quality shortcomings.
• 12/17/2009: Newspaper Story - Federal money intended to stabilize budget has been spent on various items
• 12/17/2009: Radio Story - The state's landscaping crew was cutting the Capitol lawn Thursday, just a week before Christmas, although the state's facilities director says it's money well-spent.
• 12/17/2009: Radio Story - Missouri legislator moves to repeal law banning margarine.
• 12/17/2009: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers again try to make illegal margarine legal
• 12/15/2009: Newspaper Story - Premiums for state health insurance pool too high for the neediest cases
• 12/15/2009: Newspaper Story - Since 2002 Missouri has had a glitch in their system for reporting food stamps leading to a large misreporting of people in the system.
• 12/15/2009: Radio Story - Republican House Leader Steve Tilley proposes house bill that would stop lobbyists wining and dining politicians.
• 12/15/2009: Newspaper Story - The state House majority floor leader proposed a significant ethics overhaul Tuesday.
• 12/15/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Social Services found a computer glitch that has been reporting food stamp numbers wrong for seven years.
• 12/14/2009: Radio Story - Politicians found lying to the state ethics commission would face felony charges under a bill filed by two state lawmakers.
• 12/14/2009: Newspaper Story - An ethics bill targeting the transfer of money, obstruction was filed by a House Republican and a House Democrat
• 12/14/2009: Newspaper Story - While Missouri's public universities are freezing tuition, that's not the case in several other states.
• 12/13/2009: News summary for the week of December 7, 2009
• 12/10/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Roundtable for Life filed litigation against MO Secretary of State and State Auditor
• 12/10/2009: Radio Story - Some Missouri Republicans are supporting a bill that would opt the state out of national health care reform plans.
• 12/ 9/2009: Newspaper Story - One Missouri representative has pre-filed a bill to let small businesses into a health plan for state workers.
• 12/ 8/2009: Radio Story - Sen. Rob Mayer asked the former speaker of the Missouri House to remove his name from his consulting firm's website
• 12/ 8/2009: Radio Story - Rod Jetton will close his political consulting firm and leave politics
• 12/ 8/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate Appropriation Committee listen to public testimonies while keeping the State's current economy in mind.
• 12/ 8/2009: Newspaper Story - The lawyer for former House Speaker Rod Jetton said Tuesday that Jetton will leave politics to spend time with his family in light of assault charges.
• 12/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - One Missouri state representative wants to give voters the chance to block the national health care legislation.
• 12/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - With revenue collections expected to be down a billion dollars, representatives from state departments ask for level funding
• 12/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Despite Missouri's worst budget crisis in years, two rooms full of people lined up to ask for more government money Monday.
• 12/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - A warrant was issued for former House Speaker Rod Jetton for assaulting a woman, according to a probable cause statement.
• 12/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton has been charged with felony assault.
• 12/ 7/2009: Newspaper Story - The state employees' pension fund is not considering suing credit rating agencies
• 12/ 6/2009: News summary for the week of November 30, 2009
• 12/ 3/2009: Radio Story - A look at a few pre-filed bills for the next legislative session.
• 12/ 3/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri National Guard will not be sending extra troops to Afghanistan
• 12/ 3/2009: Radio Story - A Missouri insurance lobbyist and Senator do not agree with the bill that would mandate health care coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
• 12/ 3/2009: Radio Story - Missouri Clean Water campaign says Koster should return money that he received from Smithfield foods
• 12/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Missouri has received a federal grant to map out where current broadband lines exist
• 12/ 2/2009: Radio Story - Representative Cynthia Davis filled a resolution allowing Missourians to vote on the federal health care bill
• 12/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Chris Kelly will no longer be the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee.
• 12/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - There are 15 drug courts in Missouri that cost one third of what it costs to imprison someone.
• 12/ 1/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House's top Republican says the FBI's questions about a bill form last year's session are unfounded
• 12/ 1/2009: Newspaper Story - Two of the state legislature's top leaders unveiled plans Tuesday to tighten ethics rules in the Capitol.
• 12/ 1/2009: Newspaper Story - Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia was appointed Tuesday as the vice-chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
• 12/ 1/2009: Newspaper Story - Texting while driving, as well as other issues, will be addressed during the upcoming legislative session.
• 12/ 1/2009: Radio Story - Two text messaging while driving bills will come before the Missouri House of Representatives again this year.