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2013 Safety Stories

• 12/12/2013: Radio Story - St. Louis agencies ban together to combat human trafficking in Eastern Missouri with the aid of a $1 million grant.
• 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 - A St. Louis County Senator looks to stiffen gun possession laws
• 11/20/2013: Radio Story - President Obama met with state officials on canceled health insurance plans, Missouri not included.
• 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/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Fmr. Sen. Lembke says ruling dismissing red-light ticket could help ban red-light cameras from use.
• 10/23/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker says Mo. Department of Corrections is part of larger problem
• 10/17/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker scolded Gov. Jay Nixon and the Missouri Department of Corrections for halting an upcoming execution
• 10/17/2013: Radio Story - Previously furloughed Mo. National Guard employees wait to hear from DOD if they will get paid
• 10/16/2013: Radio Story - Rep. Stacy Newman, among other state officials, pressure Nodaway Co. Prosecutor to reopen Coleman case.
• 10/ 9/2013: Radio Story - After controversy, the Mo. Dept. of Corrections will return it's shipment of propofol to the distributor
• 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: Radio Story - Missouri Senate Medicaid committee still indecisive about expanding Medicaid
• 9/30/2013: Newspaper Story - Several state departments could face implications if feds shut down government
• 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 - Mo. House staffer leaves loaded gun in public state Capitol restroom.
• 9/23/2013: Newspaper Story - House staffer leaves 9mm pistol loaded with hollow point ammunition in public Capitol bathroom
• 9/23/2013: Radio Story - Hunters might front the brunt of last year’s deer Hemorrhagic disease outbreak
• 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: Newspaper Story - Federal health care advisors face Missouri regulation, concerns arise
• 9/16/2013: Radio Story - Overrides on the veto of House Bills 339 and 650 could lead to lawsuits.
• 9/11/2013: Radio Story - The Missouri Supreme Court listens to appeal from man struck in the face by a hot dog at a Royals game.
• 9/11/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senate veto session garners national media attention.
• 9/ 9/2013: Radio Story - State Auditor releases audit report, finds DOR policy in violation of state law
• 9/ 6/2013: Radio Story - Missouri High Schools will release a report on the number of concussions this year
• 9/ 5/2013: Radio Story - A leader of St. Louis Syrian-American advocacy group wants U.S. intervention now.
• 9/ 5/2013: Newspaper Story - A leader of a St. Louis Syrian-American advocacy group wants U.S. intervention now.
• 9/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - If veto override passes, enforcement of gun laws may be illegal
• 9/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers plan to override Gov. veto, challenge fed. laws
• 8/28/2013: Radio Story - New Missouri laws limit welfare use, aid verteran education and reduce risk to emergency workers on state highways.
• 8/20/2013: Radio Story - Another confirmed case of Cyclospora brings Missouri's total to 5. Neighboring Iowa reported 155 cases this year.
• 5/16/2013: Radio Story - House sends Second Injury Fund fix to Nixon
• 4/30/2013: Radio Story - House backs measure to allow school teachers to carry guns
• 4/30/2013: Radio Story - A bill to protect gun rights and lower the Conceal and Carry age was passed out of a Senate Committee Tuesday.
• 4/30/2013: Newspaper Story - Republicans in both chambers push gun laws despite opposition from the vocal Democratic minority.
• 4/29/2013: Radio Story - The House approved a sex offender bill that lets low risk offenders off the registry after five years.
• 4/25/2013: Radio Story - House approves bill allowing guns in company cars
• 4/25/2013: Newspaper Story - Advocates push for crime victim rights in U.S. House on eve of Mo. Capitol crime victim ceremony
• 4/25/2013: Newspaper Story - Nixon says he won't appear in Stoddard County on subpoena in gun trial
• 4/24/2013: Radio Story - Bill passes through the House that restricts state officials from enforcing federal gun laws
• 4/23/2013: Radio Story - Stoddard County lawyer subpoenas Nixon to testify in concealed carry drivers' license case
• 4/23/2013: Radio Story - House Republicans voice approval for armed teachers
• 4/23/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri House pushes to include police psychological disorders in workers compensation
• 4/18/2013: Radio Story - State senator challenged to duel in citizen letter to Columbia Daily Tribune
• 4/18/2013: Radio Story - Gun advocates rally in state Capitol as anti-gun control measure gets House approval
• 4/17/2013: Newspaper Story - A House committee passed a proposal to ask voters to raise sales tax to fund transportation projects for 10 years.
• 4/16/2013: Radio Story - Governor says no more scanning gun owners' info for drivers licenses--Senators not fully satisfied
• 4/11/2013: Newspaper Story - Mo. House fires back in gun information controversy
• 4/ 9/2013: Radio Story - With six weeks left in session, lawmakers push to pass more gun laws
• 4/ 9/2013: Radio Story - State Senator shows evidence of Department of Revenue disregarding state law on Senate Floor
• 4/ 8/2013: Radio Story - State Senator says a criminal code that hasn't been revised since 1979 probably won't be changed this year either.
• 4/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Democratic rep: sale of driver data a bigger problem than sharing with feds
• 4/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - Mo. Senate approves measure in support of gun ownership protection
• 4/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Lt. Governor Peter Kinder says he is not worried about safety risks of a new pipeline in Missouri
• 3/28/2013: Radio Story - House passes measure capping non-economic damages in medical lawsuits
• 3/26/2013: Radio Story - Back from legislative recess, Senate Republicans reload on measure to block federal gun proposals
• 3/26/2013: Newspaper Story - A House committee hears emotional testimoney to expand daycare regulation.
• 3/14/2013: Radio Story - Republican says sales tax hike for transportation puts state on the
• 3/13/2013: Newspaper Story - State officials beat back allegations of sharing gun owners info as southern judge rules practice must be halted
• 3/12/2013: Radio Story - Democrat says abortion bill puts state on slippery slope by giving corporations "a conscience"
• 3/11/2013: Radio Story - The Missouri House perfects bill allowing doctors to refuse birth control to patients
• 3/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - Revenue department under fire from GOP for disclosing gun owner information
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Gun control group: 85% of Missourians favor background checks
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Heroin help group rallied in front of the Capitol building to support the "good Samaritan" bill.
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Senate moves to block big-ticket buys like the governor's plane in the future
• 3/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Agreement reached on a proposed bill that would regulate the use of welfare cards.
• 3/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Missouri senators took a stand against the federal government today by passing a gun rights bill out of committee
• 2/27/2013: Radio Story - Tensions high among Mo. lawmakers on discussion over teacher tenure changes.
• 2/25/2013: Newspaper Story - Fulton State Hospital will get much needed renovations if the House Speaker's bond proposal goes through
• 2/20/2013: Radio Story - Mo. Lawmakers leave Capitol early to avoid possible winter weather
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - Mo. senator says gun bill could increase urban violence
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - Republicans push bills to resist federal gun control efforts
• 2/19/2013: Newspaper Story - Republicans and Democrats debated Tuesday on several different gun bills that oppose any future federal gun laws
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - Gun legislation for classes stripped of ammo after many mandates were changed to suggestions.
• 2/18/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri Democrats introduced legislation that would expand Medicaid in the state.
• 2/18/2013: Radio Story - A bill would allow doctors to refuse abortion treatment because of personal beliefs.
• 2/15/2013: Newspaper Story - Several Missouri legislators are sponsoring bills to block or restrict various federal laws in Missouri.
• 2/14/2013: Radio Story - Mo. Republican pushes to allow more evidence in child sex abuse cases
• 2/14/2013: Newspaper Story - Mo. Republican pushes to allow more evidence in child sex abuse cases
• 2/13/2013: Radio Story - Representatives debate over the safety of tanning beds.
• 2/12/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senator says lakes across the state could have more of a health risk than originally thought
• 2/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - A Missouri Senator proposes a cap on noneconomic damages, previously ruled unconstitutional
• 1/30/2013: Radio Story - Mo. bill would require gun safety in schools
• 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
• 1/16/2013: Radio Story - Gun advocates speak out at Mo. Capitol following president's executive actions.
• 1/16/2013: Newspaper Story - Several Missouri legislators are attempting to nullify federal laws on gun regulation.
• 1/15/2013: Radio Story - Rep. Casey Guernsey moves to stop Obama gun proposals in MO