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Stories by Joel Kirkland include:

• 5/17/1997: Newspaper Story - Legislative session ends passing a tax cut but failing on a number of other major issues.
• 5/15/1997: Newspaper Story - A deadlock on tax breaks for private and parochial school costs has stalled legislative action on the governor's proposal to cut the sales tax on groceries.
• 5/13/1997: Newspaper Story - House-Senate conferees stall the tax cut package for parochial schools.
• 5/ 1/1997: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Senate passed its version of a tax reduction plan--money for students to attend private/church schools.
• 4/29/1997: Newspaper Story - House Budget Committee approves two new prisons after lobbying by the governor.
• 4/24/1997: Newspaper Story - After an eight-hour filibuster, the Senate killed desegregation legislation.
• 4/21/1997: Newspaper Story - A House and Senate conference committee approved an additional $1.4 million for the U.M. system
• 4/17/1997: Newspaper Story - Gov. Mel Carnahan and legislators split on whether to build one or two new prisons. The U.M. system wants some building money also.
• 4/ 8/1997: Newspaper Story - The Senate started debate on the distribution of desegregation savings.
• 4/ 7/1997: Newspaper Story - The Senate gave preliminary approval to legislation outlawing partial birth abortions.
• 4/ 3/1997: Newspaper Story - The House votes to put a faculty member on MU's Board of Curators.
• 3/ 4/1997: Newspaper Story - The Senate debated a section of SB 168 that requires schools to emphasize abstinence in sex education courses. Sen. Ken Jacob tried to remove the sex education section of the bill.
• 2/25/1997: Newspaper Story - The state gives AT&T and MCI to compete with GTE in providing local phone service.
• 2/20/1997: Newspaper Story - The House majority leader eases her proposal to give lawmakers more power over MU's budget.
• 2/18/1997: Newspaper Story - Legislative committee hears testimoney on proposal to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
• 2/ 9/1997: Newspaper Story - MU lobbying tactic draws fire from top legislative leader.