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2003 Liberities Stories

• 12/15/2003: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Democratic Party has initiated Women's Coalitions across the state to spark and sustain political enthusiasm in female voters.
• 12/ 9/2003: Radio Story - The state is denying the unemployment claims of more than 6,000 workers involved in October's strike and lockouts.
• 12/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - A mock-vote to give gays and lesbians the right to a civil union in Missouri was overwhelmingly passed by high school students acting as senators and house representatives.
• 12/ 2/2003: Radio Story - Rolla Republican Senator Sarah Steelman's proposed resolution would put the issue of banning gay marriages in the hands of Missouri voters.
• 12/ 2/2003: Radio Story - If passed in both houses, Senate resolution proposed by Rolla Republican Senator Sarah Steelman would allow Missouri voters to decide whether or not to change the State Constitution to ban gay marriages.
• 12/ 1/2003: Radio Story - Mobile home landlords would be required to offer one-year leases under legislation filed Monday by Sen. Maida Coleman (D-St.Louis). The bill would also eliminate "no cause" evictions and set safety standards at mobile home parks.
• 11/18/2003: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers say state law contains a statue which says that a marriage can only be a union between a man and a women. A Missouri gay rights group PROMO says that this is still a victory for their community.
• 11/11/2003: Radio Story - About 100 people gathered around the State Capitol for Veteran's Day. The day is especially memorable to veterans like Bob Vader, a World War II veteran.
• 11/11/2003: Radio Story - Missouri is one of three states with a law that bans homosexual acts. Now a Representative Vicky Riback Wilson plans its repeal.
• 11/ 6/2003: Radio Story - Missouri is one of three states with a law that bans homosexual acts. Josh Hinkle has more on why this law may soon come off the books.
• 11/ 6/2003: Radio Story - A newly marketed device promises to allow drivers to change traffic lights from red to green, just like emergency vehicles do when responding to a call.
• 11/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - Columbia's legislators plan to prefile bills concerning issues such as gay rights, rock climbing walls, and toll roads.
• 11/ 3/2003: Radio Story - Attorney General Jay Nixon says the state Supreme Court cannot say that the execution of juveniles is "cruel and unusual punishment." The United States Supreme Court said last year that capital punishment for mentally retarded individuals is "cruel and unusual." However, a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1989 established the legality of executing a juvenile offender.
• 10/23/2003: Radio Story - The state law says all public schools must offer time for the Pledge of Allegiance.
• 10/21/2003: Radio Story - Almost two-thirds of Missouri voters are still using punch card ballots, despite federal laws that require upgrades.
• 10/14/2003: Radio Story - State officials wonder if plaintiffs filed suit in St. Louis due to weak arguments and judge shopping.
• 10/14/2003: Radio Story - Some state officials wonder if the plaintiffs filed suit out of Cole County because of judge shopping.
• 10/ 9/2003: Radio Story - As of Saturday, anyone over the age of 21 with a legal handgun can carry it -- fully loaded -- inside their car.
• 10/ 6/2003: Radio Story - Republican Rep. Larry Crawford has criticized Gov. Bob Holden's decision to ban concealed weapons in state buildings.
• 10/ 3/2003: Radio Story - A new California law allowing illegal aliens to get a driver's license may mean Missouri may grant licenses to them, too.
• 10/ 1/2003: Newspaper Story - Two Missouri legislators who support the concealed weapons law will not try to keep municipalities from prohibiting guns from busses and other forms of public transit. Rep. Larry Crawford, R-Centertown, and Speaker Pro Tem Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, said it is the right of local governments to disallow concealed weapons on public transportation and in city buildings. They did predict that city restrictions will eventually be relaxed.
• 9/29/2003: Newspaper Story - A loophole in Missouri's anti-telemarketing has allowed charities to make telemarketing calls to homes on the No Call list. A federal judge ruled Thursday that a national bill with this same provision was unconstitutional. Missouri legislators are standing behind the law.
• 9/18/2003: Radio Story - The House and Senate have successfully legalized concealed weapons and Missouri firearm retailers are focused on what will happen next.
• 9/16/2003: Radio Story - Local gun stores say they have received an increase in phone traffic after lamakers passed the conceal and carry bill.
• 9/15/2003: Radio Story - Florida started conceal and carry trend 16 years ago.
• 9/15/2003: Radio Story - Missouri follows the trend started by the Florida legislature 16 years ago.
• 9/11/2003: Radio Story - With the Senate's override of the Governor's concealed weapons veto, it is now up to the sheriffs' offices to implement the bill.
• 9/10/2003: Radio Story - The new concealed weapons law allows anyone over 21 to carry a loaded gun in a car, forcing police to treat every traffic stop as if it's an encounter with an armed driver.
• 9/10/2003: Radio Story - Republicans are being coy toward whether Sen. Jon Dolan will be arriving for Thursday's session.
• 9/10/2003: Newspaper Story - While the Missouri State Senate waits for Dolan to return for Cuba, the House voted to override Holden's vetoes on abortion and concealed weapons.
• 9/ 9/2003: Radio Story - Legalizing concealed weapons is one of the most divisive issues that will be discussed at this Wednesday's veto session.
• 9/ 9/2003: Radio Story - Republican lawmakers consider legalizing concealed weapons a top priority.
• 9/ 9/2003: Radio Story - GOP leaders say they'll try to force through a bill putting new limits on every type of civil suit.
• 9/ 9/2003: Radio Story - At least one democratic lawmaker threatens to use filibuster any vote to overide Gov. Bob Holden's veto of a bill that requires waiting period for abortion.
• 9/ 9/2003: Radio Story - Republican leaders are hoping to overturn as many as seven of Gov. Holden's vetos.
• 9/ 8/2003: Radio Story - Several Democrats are expected to break with party lines when they again support a bill that Gov. Bob Holden vetoed.
• 8/29/2003: Newspaper Story - A new Missouri law takes effect designed to give computer users some control over unwanted commercial e-mail called spam.
• 8/29/2003: Newspaper Story - Like Alabama where a federal court has ordered the Ten Commandments removed from government property, the state of Missouri also has a monument of the commandments on government property.
• 8/28/2003: Radio Story - A new Missouri law takes effect giving computer users a new tool to fight spam.
• 5/14/2003: Radio Story - The House passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act which would prevent the state from infringing on the religious rights guaranteed under the First Amendment.
• 5/14/2003: Radio Story - Lawmakers voted for a bill that's supposed to ensure the Department of Corrections accomodates reasonable requests from inmates who want to practice their religion.
• 5/12/2003: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers send the governor a bill that brings Missouri into compliance with a federal election law.
• 5/ 8/2003: Radio Story - Bland accuses the Senate Republican leadership of discrimination when choosing members of the Appropriations Conference Committee.
• 5/ 6/2003: Radio Story - Legislation authorizing concealed weapons is on its way to the governor's desk.
• 5/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Legislature has sent the governor a second bill he has vowed to veto -- packed pistols. The House granted final approval Monday to legislation that would allow Missourians to carry concealed weapons.
• 5/ 1/2003: Newspaper Story - House and Senate pass 24-hour wait on abortion
• 5/ 1/2003: Radio Story - The Missouri legislature has sent the governor a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to wait 24 hours before having the procedure.
• 4/24/2003: Newspaper Story - Immigrants without a Social Security number cannot get drivers' licenses in Missouri. It became one of the central issues of the second annual Hispanic Day in Missouri's statehouse earlier this month.
• 4/23/2003: Newspaper Story - A day after Gov. Bob Holden announced he would block any legislation that would interfere with a woman's right to get an abortion, the Missouri House gave initial approval to a bill that would stop state funding for programs that directly or indirectly subsidize abortion services.
• 4/22/2003: Radio Story - Missouri's House Speaker Pro Tem promises to investigate an MU professor who offered course credit for protesting.
• 4/22/2003: Newspaper Story - More than 100 abortion-rights advocates from across Missouri gathered in the Pro-Choice Lobby Day in Missouri's statehouse today.
• 4/22/2003: Radio Story - Just one day after Governor Holden threatened to block anti-abortion legislation, the House gave its initial approval to a bill that would do just that.
• 4/16/2003: Newspaper Story - Eighteen-year-olds can die in Iraq for their country, but they can't serve on juries in Missouri. Several Missouri legislators hope to change that.
• 4/15/2003: Newspaper Story - Two Hispanic students were denied enrollment at technical schools in St. Louis County this semester.
• 4/ 8/2003: Radio Story - A Senate committee was urged to let Missourians carry concealed weapons without voter approval.
• 4/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - Senate committee hearing on conceal and carry legislation
• 3/12/2003: Newspaper Story - A bill requiring women to meet with a physician 24-hours before obtaining an abortion gained preliminary approval in the House Wednesday.
• 3/11/2003: Radio Story - Businesses who continue to send junk e-mail to list members could face heavy fines
• 3/11/2003: Radio Story - The Missouri House voted to protect email recipients from unwanted spam in their inboxes.
• 3/11/2003: Newspaper Story - Missouri's House gives first found approval to an anti-spam bill.
• 3/ 6/2003: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House passed a bill Thursday that would allow citizens to carry concealed firearms in Missouri, with 108 votes in favor and 33 against the proposal. Now the bill has to be discussed in the Senate.
• 3/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - On a straight party-line vote, the Joint Committee on Legislative Research approved an investigation into whether there has been efforts to gag administration officials about the state's budget.
• 3/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - During a 7-hour filibuster that included discussion of everything from preferred meditation techniques to noodling, of a handful of Democrats stalled the passage of a bill that would attempt to keep minors from fleeing to Illinois for abortions.
• 3/ 4/2003: Radio Story - Representative Tom Villa sponsored a courtesy resolution last December that adds to the historical debate between Greeks and Macedonians
• 3/ 4/2003: Radio Story - The Missouri House gave first round approval to a bill that allows for the carrying of concealed weapons.
• 2/27/2003: Newspaper Story - Missouri's House Speaker said she is considering subpoening administration officials to investigate possible threats to fire state department employees for discussing budget ideas with legislators.
• 2/26/2003: Newspaper Story - The Senate voted Tuesday to prohibit St. Louis and other city and state governments from suing gun manufacturers due to negligent sales and distribution.
• 2/25/2003: Radio Story - The Senate gives initial clearance to a bill that would prohibit state and local government from suing gun manufacturers.
• 2/25/2003: Newspaper Story - A Missouri House Committee heard testimonies on Tuesday on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against citizens with service animals.
• 2/18/2003: Newspaper Story - Lawmakers hear bills to allow citizens to carry hidden pistols.
• 2/18/2003: Newspaper Story - With a more conservative and Republican-controlled legislature, anti-abortion forces are proposing several new restrictions on abortion rights in Missouri.
• 2/12/2003: Newspaper Story - Seal criminal records after ten years
• 2/11/2003: Newspaper Story - Disabled adults who receive state dollars to pay for personal care attendants are concerned that lawmakers will cut funding for the program.
• 2/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - Missouri's House responded to complaints from law enforcement officials that 20 hours is not enough time to charge arrested individuals. Some officials, however, feel that a citizen's civil liberties could be violated with the proposed 30 hour cap.
• 2/ 5/2003: Radio Story - Lawmakers in the House gave first round approval to a bill that would extend the time law enforcement can hold a suspect in custody without charging them.
• 2/ 4/2003: Radio Story - Current exemptions for federally regulated businesses and home-based companies would be a thing of the past under new legislation.
• 1/29/2003: Radio Story - Doctors and malpractice victims lobbyied lawmakers over limits on lawsuit awards.
• 1/23/2003: Radio Story - Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White will become Missouri's first black Chief Justice.
• 1/22/2003: Newspaper Story - The Missouri judge rejected by the U.S. Senate for a federal appeals court seat will be Missouri's first black state supreme court chief justice.
• 1/10/2003: Radio Story - A new California law giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants won't undermine Missouri licenses standards, but it does have implications for anti-crime, anti-terror, and immigration control efforts.
• 9/16/2002: Radio Story - The Missouri Municipal League is trying to help cities ban hidden guns in buildings like city hall through a model ordinance.