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2012 Transportation Stories

• 11/28/2012: Radio Story - Transportation committee members say raising taxes may be only way to fix Missouri's crumbling road system
• 10/31/2012: Radio Story - Missouri Department of Transportation runs snow plows on state roads to test snow removal...without the snow.
• 10/18/2012: Newspaper Story - Missouri legislators discussed a tax plan Thursday to generate $750 million for the state's highways.
• 10/15/2012: Radio Story - The state Board of Education president questions granting provisional accreditation to St. Louis city schools.
• 9/12/2012: Radio Story - Car buyers not purchasing from Missouri auto dealers still not subject to sales tax
• 9/12/2012: Newspaper Story - Mo. lawmakers voted 109-45 to pass contraception bill into law over Nixon objection, did not challnege car tax veto
• 9/ 7/2012: Newspaper Story - Car taxes, contraception likely on tap for Sept. 12 veto session
• 9/ 5/2012: Radio Story - Sponsor of bill to bus students to closer schools does not plan to override veto.
• 9/ 5/2012: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers return Wednesday to take up vetoes by Gov. Jay Nixon.
• 8/31/2012: Radio Story - Supporters say new state law puts brakes on red light camera tickets, but could slow down city revenue.
• 8/31/2012: Radio Story - Corn harvest down, industry says ethanol blend should stay
• 5/ 1/2012: Radio Story - Missouri House passed a bill that would prevent traffic violations.
• 4/ 5/2012: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House passed a bill that would ease transportation hardships for students.
• 4/ 2/2012: Radio Story - More calls for full ban on texting while driving in Missouri
• 3/20/2012: Radio Story - A House resolution proposes a prohibition on toll roads across Missouri.
• 3/13/2012: Radio Story - Highway fatalities increase efforts to promote highway safety.
• 2/27/2012: Radio Story - Toll Road Feature - Interstate 70 drivers share their thoughts about Missouri toll road proposals.
• 2/22/2012: Radio Story - Senate committee tosses around ideas of tolls and taxes during hearing.
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - Representatives passed through to the full chamber a bill to allow ads on the sides of school buses.
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - The House passes a bill requiring driving tests to be taken in English.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - The House debated a bill that would require all drivers tests to be in English.
• 2/ 9/2012: Newspaper Story - A bill giving revenue from traffic violations to Missouri Public Schools gets delayed.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - A vote in the Missouri House rejects a measure that would allow I-70 to become a toll road
• 2/ 8/2012: Newspaper Story - A vote in the Missouri House rejects language to remove a toll ban on Interstate 70.
• 2/ 6/2012: Newspaper Story - The bill proposes the government enter into a partnership with companies to provide funds for interstate repair.
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - The introduction of a new bill means the Senate is now involved in the debate over turning I-70 into a toll road.
• 2/ 6/2012: Newspaper Story - Missouri House committee discussed a bill that would allow advertisements on school buses
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - The house passed through a bill providing children easier access to their mothers in prison.
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - A Senate Bill aims to reduce billboard pollution and cut MoDOT construction costs.
• 1/30/2012: Radio Story - A proposed bill would block MoDOT from implementing tolls.
• 1/30/2012: Newspaper Story - Bill proposed to facilitate transportation between children and their incarcerated mothers.
• 1/25/2012: Radio Story - The latest texting and driving legislation faced opposition from some state lawmakers.
• 1/18/2012: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Petroleum Marketers voice their opposition to adding a tollway to I-70.
• 1/18/2012: Radio Story - Missouri's trucking industry voiced opposition to making I-70 a toll road.
• 1/17/2012: Newspaper Story - MoDOT warns Missouri lawmakers I-70 could become a parking lot unless it becomes a toll road.
• 1/17/2012: Radio Story - MoDOT says making I-70 a toll road would be a solution to the infrastructure problem on the 60 year old highway.