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2000 Children Stories

• 10/26/2000: Radio Story - Missourians contribute to the Children's Trust Fund in memory of the late governor.
• 10/12/2000: Radio Story - Underage drinking arrests are increasing in Missouri
• 9/13/2000: Radio Story - Under a Kansas City court ruling, underage drunk drivers can not be charged with drunk driving as easily as adults.
• 9/13/2000: Newspaper Story - Missouri minors can face less punishment then adults for drinking under-the-influence of alcohol.
• 9/11/2000: Radio Story - Bob Holden won the straw poll conducted at Lasalle Middle School by 13 percent. But, Republican Darrel Duwe does not put much credence in the results.
• 5/ 8/2000: Newspaper Story - House approval of an open meetings bill highlights legislative action on the first day of its last week for 2000.
• 4/20/2000: Radio Story - The Senate approved a proposal to increase the foster care budget by $1.5 million.
• 4/13/2000: Newspaper Story - Missouri Auditor Claire McCaskill called Thursday for the creation of a central registry of persons disqualified from serving as a care giver to children, the elderly or persons with disabilities.
• 4/ 5/2000: Radio Story - The ban would make it illegal to use minors to bust stores that sell tobacco to minors.
• 4/ 5/2000: Radio Story - Senator Ted House of St. Charles is the bill's sponsor, he is putting the bill aside to try and deal with the diversity of opinions on the charter school issue.
• 3/15/2000: Radio Story - Children rallying against gun violence may be in violation of state lobbying laws because they used tax dollars to pay for a part of their trip to the state capitol.
• 3/ 9/2000: Radio Story - Republican Senator Betty Sims says she wants to reform female prisons in Missouri
• 3/ 8/2000: Newspaper Story - The Senate Education Committee heard a bill today that would make it illegal for schools to disclose information to the parents of students who are involved with alcohol and drug violations.
• 3/ 1/2000: Radio Story - A bill to allow divorced parent with custody to move without approval from a judge passed the Civil and Administrative Law committee on Wednesday.
• 2/15/2000: Newspaper Story - Rep. Tom Hoppe is proposing a bill that would make illegal for persons under age 18 to possess cigarettes.
• 2/14/2000: Radio Story - A House Committee on Domestic Violence held a press conference to talk about Missouri's need to address the issue.
• 2/14/2000: Newspaper Story - In Valentine's Day, it was time to talk a bit about domestic violence in the House.
• 2/10/2000: Radio Story - The bill covers an assortment of computer crimes, from privacy to pornography.
• 2/ 1/2000: Radio Story - A bill proposed by St. Louis Senator William Clay Jr. would give new parents a 12-week leave.
• 1/31/2000: Radio Story - A House Subcommittee is reviewing a bill that would change the legal age of organ donors to sixteen years. The bill would also allow signed organ donor cards to be sufficient documentation to legally remove organs.
• 1/31/2000: Radio Story - Children who were adopted would be able to access their original birth certificate after the age of 18 under a bill passed by the House Children and Families Committee.
• 1/26/2000: Radio Story - Several members of the House Children and Families Committee are questioning a proposal by St. Charles Rep. Charles Gross to ban daycare on riverboat casinos.
• 1/19/2000: Newspaper Story - The final State of the State address by Gov. Mel Carnahan ended with a serenade from children.
• 1/13/2000: Radio Story - State legislators are hoping to imporve school violence laws this session.