Scott Kanowsky

Scott is a sophomore journalism major and Spanish and political science double minor at the University of Missouri. This is his first semester working for Missouri Digital News. He hopes to bring clear, balanced, and, most of all, interesting coverage of Missouri politics to the public. Along with an interest in the news world, he enjoys playing and watching ice hockey. He is from Los Angeles, CA, where there's not much ice, however.

Stories by Scott Kanowsky in 2012 include:

4/19/2012: Newspaper Story - Energy providers, Nixon announce grant application for new nuclear facilities
1/31/2012: Radio Story - UM System curators recommend a system-wide tuition increase as high as 7.5%.

Stories by Scott Kanowsky in 2011 include:

11/15/2011: Radio Story - The Missouri Supreme Court upholds a law prohibiting state sex shops.
8/23/2011: Radio Story - Senate Committee members say Nixon's spending for natural disaster recovery is unconstitutional
9/ 6/2011: Radio Story - MU-based tax policy expert says the poor and disabled would be hurt by cut to property tax break
9/20/2011: Radio Story - Missouri Senator still worries over troop morale, but accepts the repeal of controversial legislation
10/11/2011: Radio Story - Officials from all electric providers discuss EPA standards.
10/18/2011: Radio Story - Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich will file legislation expanding his office's authority.
10/18/2011: Radio Story - Missouri Senate President Pro-Tem Rob Mayer refused to rule out a the future passage of tax credit reform.
10/12/2011: Newspaper Story - Senate leader says he wants to wrap up the session next week, with or without the tax credit bill
11/ 1/2011: Newspaper Story - A Missouri group was created to combat a petition eliminating the state's income tax.

Stories by Scott Kanowsky in 2010 include:

12/ 2/2010: Radio Story - Missouri State Senator bill Stouffer proposes a new bill which repeals dog breeding regulations.
11/11/2010: Radio Story - Democratic Representative Stephen Webber says Missouri is not doing enough to help state veterans.
10/28/2010: Newspaper Story - Carnahan loses race for U.S. Senate, but one man still has reason to celebrate
10/21/2010: Radio Story - Missouri Supreme Court Justice Michael Wolff announced he will leave his post to pursue a teaching career.
10/14/2010: Radio Story - Kansas City Public Television hosted the first debate between Missouri U.S. Senate candidates Robin Carnahan and Roy Blunt.
10/ 7/2010: Radio Story - A Missouri dog breeder says he thinks proposition is well-meaning but undoable
9/30/2010: Radio Story - Political scientists predict a bigger turnout for Missouri's 2010 mid-term elections
9/16/2010: Radio Story - Multiple sources did not say if security in Jefferson City will increase after Tuesday's stabbing near Governor Jay Nixon.
9/ 9/2010: Radio Story - Numbers released by the U.S. Department of Transportation say traffic accidents fell between 2008 and 2009.
9/ 2/2010: Radio Story - A Cole County Circuit judge allowed a request to postpone a hearing putting a restraining order on Missouri State Rep. Brian Nieves.
8/26/2010: Radio Story - A Missouri judge will decide Friday if a law limiting the state's adult entertainment industry takes effect.
5/ 4/2010: Radio Story - A southern Missouri senator proposed an amendment letting all legislators have a key to the Capitol Dome.
4/29/2010: Radio Story - Representatives from both the House and the Senate have proposed dog fighting legislation, but neither of them have been successful.
4/27/2010: Radio Story - House Democrats use a legislative move to push an ethics reform bill to the House floor.
4/22/2010: Radio Story - The House Higher Education Committee chair proposes boosting state-funded college scholarships by $150 million by 2014
4/22/2010: Radio Story - Rep. Gayle Kingery says he will up funding from to $150 million by 2014
4/20/2010: Radio Story - Senator Brad Lager says steps are being taken to bring the resolution to the ballot boxes.
4/13/2010: Radio Story - With the need for a balanced budget looming, Missouri Senators look at cutting summer schooling and Career Ladder
4/ 8/2010: Radio Story - A portion of I-70 named after former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire could be changed.
4/ 7/2010: Radio Story - Harsh, vocal opposition highlighted the fight to put cameras in the city's downtown district.
3/23/2010: Radio Story - The amendment takes $105 million away from secondary and elementary schools.
3/16/2010: Radio Story - A bill in the Senate Commerce committee would crack down on health care companies.
3/ 2/2010: Radio Story - Republicans and Democrats sparred over the effectiveness of Gov. Nixon's closed-door budget negotiations.
2/25/2010: Radio Story - Officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons disagree over the legality of Jeff Smith's prison Tweets.
2/18/2010: Radio Story - Governor Jay Nixon said he will make a quick decision about a controversial Police Commissioner.
2/16/2010: Radio Story - A House Jobs committee bill would give small businesses a tax credit for hiring teens during the summer.
2/11/2010: Radio Story - The Senate Fiscal Oversight committee placed a hold on an autism coverage bill
2/ 9/2010: Radio Story - The Senate Commerce committee listened to a Republican senator sell legislation helping identity theft victims.
2/ 4/2010: Radio Story - Missouri's House voted to require drug screening of some welfare applicants.
2/ 2/2010: Radio Story - State representatives urged the Senate Rules Committee to support resolutions to increase state rights

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