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5/2/2006 - Senate debates eminent domain:
Western Missouri Senator Chris Koster explained the heritage value provision.
5/2/2006 - Senate acts on Eminent Domain:
The bill's sponsor Republican Chris Koster of Western Missouri received praise on the Senate floor for negotiating a compromise between competing special interest groups.
5/10/2006 - Medicaid Fraud bill needs compromise to pass:
The Medicaid provider fraud bill, sponsored by Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, passed through the Missouri Senate with relative ease last month.
4/19/2006 - Emergency fund bill moves in the Senate:
"This fund is for the times when the legislature is out of session and the appropriations process is unavailable for immediate action," said bill sponsor Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, during discussions on the Senate floor.
4/11/2006 - The Missouri Senate gives initial approval of a Medicaid fraud bill:
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, has continued to push the legislation despite opposition from some health-care providers.
3/28/2006 - Bi-partisan support for health care initiatives:
Bills sponsored by Sen. Graham, Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, and Sen. John Loudon, R-Ballwin, will be fused together in an attempt to root out waste, fraud, and abuse within Missouri's Medicaid system.
3/14/2006 - Bill would seek to cut Medicaid fraud:
"At least three and a half percent, or about $200 million, of Missouri's Medicaid money evaportates through fraud abuse," said Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, chairman of the special committee.
2/22/2006 - Medicaid Fraud committee hears expert testimony:
States that enact language from the Federal False Claims Act may retain 10 percent of false claims income, but Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, said Missouri's current law is not strong enough for the language, therefore leaving Missouri unable to compensate whistleblowers.
2/21/2006 - Proposals to allow reporters to keep their sources secret were questioned by senators:
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, and a former prosecutor, asked whether reporters would be able to hide behind the shield law to get out of testifying in libel cases.
1/24/2006 - Sex Caution Urged:
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, made reference to a couple he met as Cass County's prosecuting attorney. The 28-year-old man was placed on the list as a result of his relationship with a 15-year-old girl. They have been married for seven years and have three children together.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 1, 2006:
Senate sponsor Republican Chris Koster breathed a sigh of relief when it was done.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 13, 2006:
The committee's chairman, Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, has released SB 1210, a bill that is the result of those earlier sessions.
- Efforts to reform Medicaid failed this legislative session :
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, was appointed to the head of the Special Committee to Investigate Medicaid Fraud, which held exploratory hearings and conducted extensive research on the issue of Medicaid fraud in Missouri.
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