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2013 Local Government Stories

• 12/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker looks to crack down on drug dealers
• 12/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers push for felon food stamp eligibility
• 12/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Boeing's tax break proposal passes Senate, awaits House
• 12/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers convene for Boeing deal
• 11/20/2013: Radio Story - President Obama met with state officials on canceled health insurance plans, Missouri not included.
• 11/20/2013: Radio Story - DESE Commissioner Nicastro aided in lobbyist funded initiative
• 11/18/2013: Radio Story - African-American Missouri Clergy met with Gov. Nixon Monday
• 11/13/2013: Radio Story - Democrats walk out of a Senate committee on Medicaid.
• 11/ 6/2013: Radio Story - The state will spend one million dollars to reopen the Missouri State Penitentiary for tourism next Spring
• 11/ 6/2013: Radio Story - State Representative Steve Webb charged with misusing campaign finances and will resign
• 11/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Fmr. Sen. Lembke says ruling dismissing red-light ticket could help ban red-light cameras from use.
• 11/ 4/2013: Radio Story - A St. Louis County municipality could dissolve after special election Tuesday
• 10/28/2013: Radio Story - The Missouri National Guard joins World Series security team at Busch Stadium
• 10/23/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker says Mo. Department of Corrections is part of larger problem
• 10/23/2013: Radio Story - K-12 education is vital to Missouri's economic competitiveness, says Gov. Nixon
• 10/21/2013: Radio Story - Missouri public defender system faces budget battles
• 10/17/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker scolded Gov. Jay Nixon and the Missouri Department of Corrections for halting an upcoming execution
• 10/17/2013: Newspaper Story - @repckelly is getting out of the General Assembly because nothing gets done
• 10/16/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Department of Education breathes a sign of relief
• 10/16/2013: Radio Story - Rep. Stacy Newman, among other state officials, pressure Nodaway Co. Prosecutor to reopen Coleman case.
• 10/11/2013: Radio Story - Nixon announces plans for a proposal to reopen national parks.
• 10/11/2013: Radio Story - The Governor's office and Hagler have yet to comment on replacement of Director of Ag
• 10/ 7/2013: Radio Story - Missouri lawmaker asks governor to address lethal injection concerns
• 10/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - State lawmaker asks governor to carry out upcoming executions
• 10/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers weigh options to repeal a previous cap on amounts of ethanol in gas
• 10/ 7/2013: Radio Story - A hearing weighing the possibility of allowing greater amounts of ethanol in gasoline is in recess until Wednesday
• 10/ 2/2013: Newspaper Story - Many Missouri lawmakers in D.C are refusing congressional pay during shutdown
• 10/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senate Medicaid committee still indecisive about expanding Medicaid
• 9/30/2013: Radio Story - Mo. Budget Director preps for federal government shut down
• 9/30/2013: Radio Story - New technology at the Lake of the Ozarks will raise more efficiently transmit power to homes.
• 9/30/2013: Newspaper Story - Lake of the Ozarks dam project brings new technology to North America
• 9/30/2013: Radio Story - Missouri National Guard will continue essential services if faced with a governmental shutdown.
• 9/23/2013: Radio Story - With Missouri gun bill off the table, Rep. Funderburk announces efforts to work on new Second Amendment bill.
• 9/18/2013: Radio Story - Missouri dropped 20 spots in health ranking in the past two decades
• 9/16/2013: Radio Story - Overrides on the veto of House Bills 339 and 650 could lead to lawsuits.
• 9/12/2013: Newspaper Story - The Mo. General Assembly overrode 10 vetoes Wednesday, the highest one-year total in 180 years
• 9/11/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senate veto session garners national media attention.
• 9/11/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House fails to override Gov. Nixon's veto of controversial tax bill
• 9/11/2013: Radio Story - Only one vote separated lawmakers from overriding a nationally publicized veto
• 9/ 9/2013: Radio Story - Senate leader urges lawmakers to read the constitution
• 9/ 5/2013: Newspaper Story - If Republican lawmaker has his way, federal holidays will be protected under Missouri state law.
• 9/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Vetoed bill involving God has shifted to a debate about regulation of fireworks.
• 9/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - Missourians will have to pay more at the licensing offices if lawmakers override the governor's veto next week.
• 8/28/2013: Radio Story - Missouri's March on Washington Tribute Honors Original Format
• 8/28/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Hosts Martin Luther King Tribute on Capitol Steps
• 5/13/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House sends paycheck protection bill to Gov. Nixon
• 5/ 9/2013: Radio Story - As session winds down, House backs $1.2B bond measure
• 5/ 9/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House votes to repeal tax credits for low income elderly & disabled renters in order to balance budget.
• 4/30/2013: Radio Story - House backs measure to allow school teachers to carry guns
• 4/25/2013: Radio Story - House approves bill allowing guns in company cars
• 4/24/2013: Radio Story - Bill passes through the House that restricts state officials from enforcing federal gun laws
• 4/18/2013: Radio Story - Tensions continue to rise as gun debates take over the House floor
• 4/11/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers fight to help special needs children throughout Missouri
• 4/ 9/2013: Radio Story - With six weeks left in session, lawmakers push to pass more gun laws
• 4/ 4/2013: Radio Story - House panel hashes out spending for bond measure
• 4/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Lt. Governor Peter Kinder says he is not worried about safety risks of a new pipeline in Missouri
• 4/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Senate votes to nix "circuit breaker" tax credit for low-income renters
• 3/21/2013: Radio Story - No actual trade required as part of Nixon's $1.9 billion trade agreement with Taiwan and South Korea
• 3/20/2013: Radio Story - Report contradicts residents’ concerns in Coldwater Creek cancer cases
• 3/19/2013: Radio Story - An audit is raising concerns over how the state spent millions of dollars in federal funds.
• 3/14/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House panel creates new education fund to help Missouri student soldiers
• 3/14/2013: Radio Story - Leaders in Missouri's General Assembly express satisfaction with first half progress
• 3/12/2013: Radio Story - Vehicle sales tax measure gets a green light, heads to House floor
• 3/12/2013: Radio Story - Rural judge prohibits revenue office from feeding gun information to the feds
• 3/12/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Republicans support labor unions deducting from payroll to contribute to political campaigns
• 3/ 7/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senate votes to give home brewers a chance at festival spotlight.
• 3/ 7/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Republicans slam revenue department, say it's feeding feds data on gun owners
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Some Republican House Members say a new bond proposal may fare better with legislature than voters
• 2/28/2013: Radio Story - China hub debate heads to the Missouri House...again.
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - House committee considers flat rate tax proposal
• 2/14/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers want to cap state spending with constitutional amendment
• 2/14/2013: Radio Story - Injured Missourians who have been waiting for compensation get some good news from the state Capitol.
• 2/14/2013: Newspaper Story - Mo. Republican pushes to allow more evidence in child sex abuse cases
• 2/14/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House sends voter ID measures to Senate
• 2/14/2013: Newspaper Story - Joplin may receive state revenue to offset 2011 tornado effects
• 2/13/2013: Radio Story - Amendment to give St. Louis County an exemption from new tax
• 2/12/2013: Radio Story - Proposed changes to Missouri's wage laws meets harsh opposition by business owners
• 2/11/2013: Newspaper Story - House bill would let 18 year olds run for alderman, though some worry about candidates' maturity levels
• 2/11/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker looks to give voters more time to decide with earlier primary dates.
• 2/11/2013: Radio Story - A Missouri lawmaker looks to eliminate daylight saving time.
• 2/ 7/2013: Radio Story - House considers proposal to require grant disclosures
• 2/ 6/2013: Radio Story - Sen. Schaefer purposes increase to gifted funding.
• 2/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Keeping drones out of Missouri's skies gains support in House hearing.
• 2/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Mo. senators push one-cent sales tax to fund road improvements
• 1/31/2013: Radio Story - Missouri community leaders deliver letters in support of Medicaid expansion to Rep. Sue Allen
• 1/31/2013: Radio Story - Amateur sports and benevolent tax credit advanced by Missouri Senate
• 1/31/2013: Radio Story - AP reports Gov. Nixon received large campaign donations while calling for campaign spending limits.
• 1/29/2013: Radio Story - House Republicans push to require photo ID from state's voters
• 1/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon outlined his plan for his second term during the State of the State Address
• 1/24/2013: Radio Story - GOP chairwoman backpedals on plan to hold public hearing on voter I.D. when public couldn't get in Capitol.
• 1/23/2013: Newspaper Story - Democratic Senator proposed bill that would prevent illegal firearm possession and improper storage
• 1/23/2013: Radio Story - Stronger laws for parental responsibility were proposed by a Missouri Senator
• 1/22/2013: Radio Story - House gives preliminary nod of approval to bill requiring elections to fill state-wide vacancies