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2005 Transportation Stories

• 12/13/2005: Radio Story - Gov. Matt Blunt and MoDot chief engineer Kevin Keith say toll roads are in Missouri's future
• 12/12/2005: Radio Story - Missouri's House Democrats announced their plans to improve the state's economy.
• 12/ 5/2005: Newspaper Story - All Missouri drivers would have corn in their gas tank.
• 12/ 5/2005: Radio Story - A proposed bill would require all teenage drivers to first pass a drivers education course.
• 11/30/2005: Newspaper Story - Missouri children will be required to wear booster seat restraints in an expected bill for next legislation session.
• 11/15/2005: Radio Story - The Department of Social Services resports Medicaid transportaition service is improving. Spokeswoman Deborah Scott reports 31 new ambulances, 48 more phone lines and extra personnel have been added. Scott says since last week no-shows are down by half.
• 11/10/2005: Newspaper Story - A 63-year old man died Tuesday, he was scheduled to receive Medicaid transportation.
• 11/ 7/2005: Radio Story - By installing the roundabouts, MoDOT hopes to decrease traffic accidents and increase efficiency.
• 11/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - Central Missouri AmerenUE customers will pay approximately 18 percent more for their natural gas this month.
• 10/26/2005: Newspaper Story - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a plan that will induce two Missouri River Spring rises.
• 10/25/2005: Radio Story - As the bird flu continues to spread overseas, Missouri is taking precautions.
• 10/20/2005: Radio Story - A birth certificate or passport is needed before a driver's liscense is issued.
• 10/18/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to use cell phone signals to locate areas of heavy traffic.
• 10/18/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Department of Transportation want to use data from cell phone signals to track traffic flow.
• 10/17/2005: Newspaper Story - Missouri Corrections Department will transport a female prisoner for an abortion.
• 10/14/2005: Radio Story - SEMA has plans in place for a possible outbreak of Avian Flu in Missouri.
• 10/12/2005: Newspaper Story - Two Missouri congressmen heard from top Missouri farm leaders about agriculture crisis.
• 10/11/2005: Radio Story - Revenue from Missouri's 17-cent per gallon gas tax has not decreased with the rising price of gas at the pump.
• 10/ 3/2005: Newspaper Story - Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill's office found approximately $5 million in Medicaid budget cuts could have been retained.
• 9/19/2005: Radio Story - A judge today ruled Attorney General Jay Nixon can sue the Department of Natural Resources to prevent the demolishment of the old Boonville bridge.
• 9/19/2005: Radio Story - A judge ruled Attorney General Jay Nixon can proceed with a lawsuit against the Department of Natural Resources in a dispute over the old Boonville Bridge.
• 9/14/2005: Newspaper Story - House passes an abortion restriction bill with an overwhelming 115-35 vote in favor.
• 9/13/2005: Radio Story - Missouri troopers are protecting cleanup crews in Biloxi and keeping citizens away from dangerous areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
• 9/12/2005: Newspaper Story - After a house committee hearing, a bill adding abortion restrictions was approved.
• 9/ 6/2005: Newspaper Story - At a press conference Tuesday, the governor and the state's adjutant general announced they are expecting around 4,000 vicitms of Hurricane Katrina to enter the state.
• 9/ 6/2005: Radio Story - Governor Blunt said he plans next session to push a requirement for gasoline companies to add 10% ethanol to fuel.
• 8/31/2005: Newspaper Story - Attorney Jay Nixon announced Wednesday that his office will investigate possible gas price gouging in response to Hurricane Katrina.
• 8/31/2005: Radio Story - Missouri's attorney general has launched an investigation into the sudden rise in gasoline prices since Hurricane Katrina.
• 8/30/2005: Radio Story - The Highway Patrol says people are buying locks for their gas tanks amid worries of gas theft.
• 8/25/2005: Radio Story - Department of Transportation spokesperson Jeff Briggs says his department would lose over 16 million dollars.
• 8/25/2005: Newspaper Story - The House Democratic leader has urged the governor to expanding the September special session to include a partial suspension of the state's gasoline tax.
• 4/28/2005: Radio Story - The legislature passed a bill eliminating the penalties for having vehicle registration tabs stolen.
• 4/27/2005: Newspaper Story - A seat belt bill would allow police officers to stop drivers soley for not wearing their seat belt.
• 4/21/2005: Radio Story - The Senate heard a bill increasing prison time for drunk drivers causing fatal accidents.
• 4/19/2005: Radio Story - The Senate discussed toughening penalties for underage drinkers and those who give them the alcohol.
• 4/18/2005: Newspaper Story - State agencies, like individual consumers, are dealing with the effects of higher gas prices.
• 4/14/2005: Newspaper Story - A Senate filibuster stopped a bill to allow motorcyclists to choose to wear helmets while the House gave final approval to the state budget.
• 4/14/2005: Radio Story - Senate filibuster shelves bill removing helmet requirement
• 4/13/2005: Radio Story - With department plans to increase asphalt production, rising prices of oil and gasoline make the costs of production to be higher than they have ever been.
• 4/12/2005: Radio Story - Highway Patrol officers are monitoring traffic in stationary cars to cut fuel costs.
• 4/ 5/2005: Radio Story - The bill owuld allow the replacement of up to two sets of two license plate tabs when stolen.
• 4/ 5/2005: Radio Story - Gas prices are closing in on record highs everywhere.
• 4/ 4/2005: Newspaper Story - Transportation director Pete Rahn promoted Work Zone Safety Week.
• 4/ 4/2005: Radio Story - Director of Transportation Pete Rahn sat as a desk in the middle of Highway 63 in order to make the point that work zones are dangerous and drivers should have a greater appreciation of their work.
• 3/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A new bill would install cameras at dangerous intersections.
• 3/ 8/2005: Radio Story - In an effort to squeeze more money from the Missouri government, Governor Matt Blunt has formed a commission to reduce state bureaucracy. Blunt has asked a group of Missouri business leaders, citizens, former state employees and the Lieutenant Governor to review how state agencies are organized. Blunt says the commission could recommend cutting state services, consolidating agencies, and eliminating positions.
• 3/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A bill aimed at stopping minors from getting abortions in Illinois has passed its first vote.
• 3/ 7/2005: Radio Story - A bill died that would make the Missouri Department of Transportation responsible for maintaining state roads in St. Louis.
• 3/ 3/2005: Radio Story - House Democrats have proposed a bill that would remove the Governor's power to appoint fee officers. The proposed law would allow for competitive bidding for those posts. The law would also give profits from the offices to local school districts.
• 2/28/2005: Radio Story - Gov. Blunt's budget calls for more than $6 million to help maintain Amtrak.
• 2/28/2005: Radio Story - The House Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Committee heard testimony this morning from several citizens citing a need for the state to continue supporting public transportation services such as Amtrak
• 2/18/2005: Radio Story - An audit shows there is a backlog of criminal records in the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
• 2/17/2005: Newspaper Story - A report from State Auditor Claire McCaskill says that a backlog of information at the Missouri State Highway Patrol puts officers in danger. Vital criminal information is not being received by patrol officers in a timely manner.
• 2/15/2005: Radio Story - The Senate Transportation Committee heard support of a bill to allow police to ticket motorists solely for not wearing their seat belts.
• 2/ 8/2005: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate Transportation Committee heard a bill to allow I-70 to become a toll road. Voters will make the final decision if it passes.
• 2/ 8/2005: Radio Story - A bill to make helmets voluntary for riders over 21 passed the Missouri Senate Transportation Committee. The new law could go into effect as early as this August.
• 2/ 7/2005: Radio Story - A new bill limits the non-economic losses uninsured and drunk drivers can claim if they're injured in a car accident.
• 2/ 7/2005: Newspaper Story - Firms that helped Amendment 3 pass win the biggest contracts.
• 2/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - Missouri Department of Transportation director Pete Rahn promised to speed up progress of Missouri roadways with the Smoother, Safer, Sooner plan.
• 2/ 2/2005: Radio Story - In his address, MoDOT Director Steve Rahn outlined the Smoother, Safer, Sooner plan.
• 2/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - A bill proposed by Sen. Kevin Engler would give a park board the power to return confederate flags to Missouri memorials.
• 2/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - A bill proposed by Sen. Kevin Engler would give a park board the power to return confederate flags to Missouri memorials.
• 2/ 1/2005: Radio Story - A bill sponsored by Sen. Jon Dolan would make it illegal for trucks weighing more than 48,000 pounds to drive in the left lane of highways six lanes or greater.
• 1/31/2005: Newspaper Story - Two bills proposed by Sen. John Loudon (R-St. Louis County) seek to create a holiday in President Ronald Reagan's honor and name a yet to be constructed bridge over the Mississippi River after the former commander-in-chief.
• 1/31/2005: Radio Story - Republicans are supporting a bill to name a bridge over the Mississippi after the late President Reagan
• 1/27/2005: Newspaper Story - The annual Conference on Transportation celebrated Amendment 3 and the new director.
• 1/25/2005: Radio Story - Senate transportation chair John Dolan says he expects the project to start sooner rather than later. Republicans say they'll consider other names too.