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1996 Transportion & Safety Stories

• 11/14/1996: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Insurance releases a list ranking insurance companies by number of customer complaints.
• 11/14/1996: Radio Story - The Department of Insurance publishes a new consumer complaint index on the state's top 40 insurance companies.
• 10/18/1996: Radio Story - The GOP gubenatorial candidate calls for elimination of auto safety inspections.
• 10/ 1/1996: Radio Story - Deer hunters may be chasing deer out into the roads, causing a hazard for drivers.
• 9/16/1996: Radio Story - Highway deaths increase with new highway speeds.
• 9/ 3/1996: Radio Story - Missouri's National Guard does not have troops in either Bosnia or Iraq.
• 7/31/1996: Radio Story - Olympic bombing makes police more vigilant at state fair.
• 7/31/1996: Radio Story - Police say no copy-cat threats made against state fair after Olympic bombing.
• 5/16/1996: The House passed the Safe Schools Bill to crack down on violent and disruptive students.
• 5/ 9/1996: Bill lets tailgaters into bars on Sunday morning
• 5/ 9/1996: Bill lets wholesalers sell liquor with non-alcoholic products
• 5/ 9/1996: Non-married, same-sex pigs authorized to carry concealed weapons under legislative staffer's suggested bill.
• 5/ 9/1996: House reverses itself and rejects stronger regulation of flood-plain development.
• 5/ 7/1996: As the Missouri River nears its banks, the House debated creating an office of flood plain management (newspaper story).
• 5/ 7/1996: The House votes to toughen state control over development of flood plains.
• 5/ 6/1996: House rejects efforts by black legislators to restrict alcohol advertising in minority areas.
• 5/ 6/1996: A Legislator's efforts to ban advertising in black communities got shot down in the House.
• 5/ 6/1996: Rains of recent weeks aren't worrying state officials about serious flooding.
• 4/25/1996: Senate passes plan for reporting unfit drivers and retesting unfit drivers.
• 4/19/1996: The death of an all-night convenience store clerk prompts legislation.
• 4/18/1996: The House votes to print license plates that advertise selected special interests.
• 4/18/1996: House sends governor bill to remove the upper age limit for school bus drivers.
• 4/16/1996: Concealed weapons debate is most likely finished for this legislative session (radio story with digital audio).
• 4/16/1996: A House committee rejects constitutional amendment to allow Missourians to carry concealed weapons (newspaper story).
• 4/ 9/1996: The House votes to allow abandoned, stalled cars to be towed after 6 hours.
• 4/ 9/1996: House votes to allow quicker towing of abandoned cars.
• 4/ 1/1996: Missouri unveiled its new license plates which will be seen on cars in 1997.
• 4/ 1/1996: NRA opposition kills effort to revive the concealed weapons bill.
• 3/29/1996: Highway Department continues studies on what speeds to post on highways.
• 3/28/1996: Staples lets tempers cool down, waits to bring up concealed weapons bill.
• 3/20/1996: The House and Senate both pass zero-tolerance bills for teen drinking & driving.
• 3/ 8/1996: New speed limit signs will appear the day after the governor signs the speed-limit bill.
• 3/ 6/1996: Radio story on passage of the speed-limit bill, now on the governor's desk.
• 3/ 6/1996: Governor gets speed limit bill, thanks to abandoned Senate filibuster.
• 2/27/1996: House rejects speed deal.
• 2/26/1996: Filibuster forces Senate to compromise on speed limits.
• 2/26/1996: Senate filibuster forces speed-limit compromise.
• 2/26/1996: Five-hour Senate filibuster forces deal on speed-limit bill.
• 2/22/1996: A look at the pros and cons of making vehicular manslaughter a Class B felony.
• 2/21/1996: Truckers would get fatter pay checks with faster speeds.
• 2/21/1996: Senate delays action on speed-limit bill.
• 2/20/1996: House-Senate conference committee rejects higher highway speeds approved by the Senate.
• 2/20/1996: Senator Staples, sponsor of the speed limit bill, is opposed to raising speed limits.
• 2/20/1996: Conference version of the speed limit bill hits opposition in the Senate.
• 2/13/1996: Legislators propose tougher penalties against uninsured drivers.
• 2/ 8/1996: Process debate derails speed-limit debate in Senate.
• 2/ 5/1996: Speed limit bill sponsor threatens to kill bill if Senate raises urban speeds.
• 2/ 5/1996: Governor's speed limit bill runs into trouble in the state Senate.
• 1/30/1996: Patrol backs requiring auto headlights be on in bad weather.
• 1/24/1996: House approves keeping part of the old speed limit law.
• 1/24/1996: Driver's license loss proposed as threat to keep kids in school.
• 1/23/1996: Truckers win key House vote on speed limit.
• 1/17/1996: Law enforcement officials want a referendum for concealed weapons
• 1/17/1996: Senate committee hears support for concealed weapons
• 1/17/1996: Senate approves toughening penalities for speeding.
• 1/ 9/1996: Senate committee hears bill to keep part of the 55 mph limit.
• 1/ 9/1996: Senate Committee hears plea for stronger penalities with bill raising speed limits.