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2009 Technology Stories

• 12/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Missouri has received a federal grant to map out where current broadband lines exist
• 10/19/2009: Radio Story - At an event to celebrate a renewable energy project near Jefferson City on Monday, Gov. Nixon did little talking about renewable energy.
• 9/28/2009: Newspaper Story - Sho-Me Technologies will receive $25 million in stimulus funds to lay new broadband lines, some of which will overlap existing lines.
• 9/16/2009: Radio Story - Some senators worry plans to bring Internet to rural areas will duplicate existing infrastructure
• 9/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - An explanation of how the virus spreads, and information about the vaccine.
• 5/13/2009: Radio Story - A possible ban on texting while driving is back in play in the State Capitol.
• 5/ 5/2009: Radio Story - Huge chunks of the $365 million stimulus bill were cut Tuesday, but one Senator managed to get his $2 million amendment added.
• 5/ 5/2009: Newspaper Story - MoHELA projects to be funded with federal budget stabilization money.
• 4/29/2009: Radio Story - A bill to protect motorcyclists from police harassment passed through the House and Senate unscathed...almost.
• 4/20/2009: Newspaper Story - Feature on identity theft legislation.
• 4/16/2009: Newspaper Story - Supporters say Lost Creek Wind Farm would bring jobs, energy independence to Mo.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - A slew of bills from Missouri's House and Senate are trying to protect one thing: your identity. A college student found out the hard way that the state has no law requiring businesses to tell you if hackers break into your account.
• 4/14/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House votes to pass a $700 million bond amendment.
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Charges of outside financial interests were raised in the Missouri Senate over the AmerenUE plan for a new nuclear plant.
• 4/ 7/2009: Radio Story - Identity theft is on the rise, and some are attributing this statistic to Missouri's lax identity theft laws.
• 4/ 2/2009: Radio Story - If Missouri lawmakers get their way, might soon have to give up more than just a fingerprint.
• 3/30/2009: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon named eighteen members to his new Automotive Jobs Task Force, which is now in charge of keeping Missouri's automotive industry alive.
• 3/25/2009: Radio Story - Children of sperm or egg donors would be able to find out who their biological parents are if a bill heard in the Health Care Policy Committee makes it onto the legislative calendar.
• 3/12/2009: Newspaper Story - Bill passed Senate which would allow motorcyclists to run red lights under certain conditions
• 3/11/2009: Newspaper Story - House committee passes fiscal year 2010 budget bills
• 3/10/2009: Radio Story - An issue sparked by the City Utilities of Springfield, MO lead to a discussion by the state's Senators of the possibility of pumping carbon dioxide into the ground, some witnesses saying it could kill many people.
• 3/10/2009: Radio Story - The House Privacy Committee heard a bill Tuesday that will make it illegal to force someone to have a personal identification chip put under their skin.
• 3/ 5/2009: Radio Story - Manufacturers would be required to recycle their TVs with a bill that would take effect in 2012.
• 3/ 3/2009: Newspaper Story - A new bill introduced would increase penalties for those caught on camera running a red light to the same as being caught by a police officer
• 3/ 3/2009: Radio Story - Missouri's Senate Commerce Committee hears a proposal to resubmit a cell-phone tax to Missouri voters.
• 2/25/2009: Radio Story - A bill heard in Senate Education Committee poses more questions for Missouri's virtual learning program
• 2/24/2009: Radio Story - Missourians are doomed to pay higher electric bills says one state lawmaker.
• 2/17/2009: Radio Story - Missouri is one of only six states that has no law telling people if their personal information has been stolen.
• 2/10/2009: Radio Story - Slot machines are what Missouri veterans want. If one bill makes its way to the governor's desk, veterans could hear that
• 2/ 3/2009: Newspaper Story - Public safety officials urged the state Tuesday to find funds to finance a statewide emergency communication system.
• 2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - Officials say an upgraded public communication system could save lives.
• 2/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - Extended debate killed a resolution that would have allowed laptops onto the Senate floor.
• 2/ 2/2009: Radio Story - A two hour filibuster kills an effort for a technological advance in Missouri's State Senate.
• 1/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Five bills have been introduced seeking to restrict handheld phone usage while driving
• 1/12/2009: Newspaper Story - Missouri's new governor promises a "new day" in his inaugural address