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11/7/2007 - Cardetti expects Dem response to Gibbons:
Senator Chris Koster and Representative Jeff Harris could not be reached for comment.
10/5/2007 - Will you YouTube vote for me?:
Harris is running for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General against Rep. Margaret Donnelly, D- St. Louis and Sen. Chris Koster (the state senator from Harrisonville who was elected as a Republican, but switched parties earlier this year).
9/10/2007 - Koster considering exit from politics:
Intro: Senate Republican deserter Chris Koster says he might leave politics altogether after quitting the Republican party only several weeks ago. 
8/29/2007 - Koster moves forward as a Dem:
Sen. Chris Koster will pursue the same legislative agenda as a Democrat that he did as a Republican.
8/20/2007 - It Begins:
Monday's session marked the appearance of Sen. Chris Koster, D- Harrisonville, as a Democrat in the Senate chamber.  Koster had announced earlier this summer his intention to switch parties.
8/20/2007 - Koster kicks off a new year as a Democrat:
Intro: Missouri's newest Senate Democrat found sat alone on the opening day of Missouri's legislative session -- just weeks after Western Missouri Senator Chris Koster announced his switch from Republican to Democrat. Amy Becker more from the Senate chamber.
4/4/2007 - Missouri Senate votes for initial passage of Medicaid bill.:
Democratic Senator Joan Bray addressed her concerns of how the bill handled Medicaid Fraud to Republican Senator Chris Koster, who had propsed a medicaid fraud bill last year.
4/4/2007 - Senate gives initial passage to Medicaid reform bill:
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, who proposed last year's Medicaid fraud bill, agreed the provisions were not the toughest, but better than nothing.  "It's not the full monte, but it's not a bad show."
4/3/2007 - Senator seeks to decrease local power in governing animal farms:
The bill, supported by Gov. Matt Blunt and sponsored by Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, would prohibit counties from adopting or upholding agricultural health regulations that are stricter than the state's standards. The act would expunge local laws for licensing and operating farms that are not identical to state regulations.
4/3/2007 - Senate discussion blocks vote on bill that would end local health ordinances pertaining to agriculture:
The bill's sponsor, Republican Chris Koster says different local rules make regulating these large animal feeding operations much more difficult.
4/25/2007 - Senate shows disapproval of embryonic stem-cell research:
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, told Graham that he would like for more research that will cure disease to be conducted in Missouri, so that it will not be done in other countries without ethics codes.
3/5/2007 - Missouri farmers hold rally at state Capitol to support local control :
The bill sponsored by Republican Senator Chris Koster prohibits counties from enacting public health ordinances concerning farm activities.
3/16/2007 - Legislators access progress:
Shoemyer said controversial, unresolved issues include Republican Sen. Chris Koster's bill that would block local control of concentrated animal feeding operations, also known as CAFOs, and Medicaid reform.
3/15/2007 - Shield Law passed during Sunshine Week:
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, agreed with Bartle and was outspoken on last year's Shield Law bill.
3/1/2007 - Illegal immigration drawing attention in Missouri legislature:
"This is a unifying anger in state capitals across the country," Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, said of illegal immigration.  "The bottom line is that most state legislatures are somewhere between angry and furious at the federal government's complete failure in the area of immigration enforcement."
2/7/2007 - Business tax cuts strongly supported:
Ray McCarty, a lobbyist, urged the committee on behalf of numerous business groups to remove the cap, an idea that committee Vice-Chair Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, said he supported. 
2/6/2007 - Local and state law enforcement may play a larger role in the crack down on illegal immigrants. :
Intro: Senators Chris Koster and Tim Green held a news conference on Tuesday concerning a new illegal immigration policy for the state of Missouri.  Sam Wappelhorst (WAH-pull-horse-t) has more from the capitol.
2/21/2007 - Childcare bill stalls in Senate:
Sen. Chris Koster, R-Cass County, presented an amendment that would raise the amount of money that someone can make before losing their subsidized childcare. This would raise the cap from $7 an hour to about $7.75 an hour.
2/16/2007 - Senator seeks state control of agricultural operations:
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, would prohibit local governments from adopting or upholding agricultural health regulations that are stricter than the state's standards. The act would expunge local laws for licensing and operating farms that are not identical to state regulations.
1/19/2007 - All Talk, No Action:
Beginning soon after Senate began at 10 a.m., Bartle objected to a motion to approve some gubernatorial nominations. That list included Erdman. Not one senator stood up to help Bartle while he took hours to speak about his personal digital assistant, more than two hours to read off the entire roster of the General Assembly, an hour to speak on major league baseball and 30 minutes to lecture Sen. Chris Koster, R-Cass County, on his eating habits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 3, 2007:
The recently turned Democrat Senator Chris Koster shares his idea on his plans for the next legislative session. (08/29/2007)
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 27, 2007:
The recently turned democrat Senator Chris Koster shares his idea on his plans for the next legislative session. (08/29/2007)
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 20, 2007:
Missouri's newest Senate Democrat found sat alone on the opening day of Missouri's legislative session -- just weeks after Western Missouri Senator Chris Koster announced his switch from Republican to Democrat.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 2, 2007:
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, would prohibit counties from adopting or upholding agricultural health regulations that are stricter than the state's standards.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 12, 2007:
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Chris Koster, R-Harrisonville, would prohibit local governments from adopting or upholding agricultural health regulations that are sticter than the state's standards. The act would expunge local laws for licensing and operating farms that are not identical to state regulations.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 5, 2007:
Senators Chris Koster and Tim Green held a press conference on Tuesday concerning "Missouri's Omnibus Immigration Act."
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