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2014 Children & Families Stories

• 12/17/2014: Radio Story - The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced a new Commissioner of Education
• 12/ 3/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri Supreme Court to decide if same-sex divorces are legal
• 10/27/2014: Radio Story - Parents and educators from across the state share opinions about Common Core at Education Board hearing
• 10/22/2014: Radio Story - The teacher tenure amendment on the November ballot would impose performance evaluations for Missouri teachers.
• 10/22/2014: Newspaper Story - Teacher tenure amendment on November ballot would change performance evaluations
• 10/22/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri voters could allow criminal history to used as evidence in child sex crime trials
• 10/22/2014: Radio Story - Missouri NEA President wants openness with the selection of the new Commissioner of Education.
• 10/20/2014: Radio Story - A proposed constitutional amendment would allow criminal history to be used as evidence in child sex abuse cases
• 10/16/2014: Radio Story - Hearing emphasized care for child abuse victims.
• 10/ 1/2014: Newspaper Story - House committee investigates Highway Patrol after drowning death of Patrol arestee
• 9/11/2014: Newspaper Story - Mo. Legislators Override Governor's Veto of Gun Bill
• 9/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - The Senate sponsor plans a motion to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto on a bill that would limit school transfers.
• 9/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - MO lawmakers push for their veto session a ban radio tracking devices in schools.
• 9/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - Regulation changes for e-cigarettes among the vetoed measures coming before the state legislature.
• 5/15/2014: Radio Story - A bill prohibiting Missouri from implementing Common Core Standards passes, heads to Nixon
• 5/14/2014: Radio Story - Children budget fund used to pay Missouri governor dues
• 5/12/2014: Radio Story - House passes bill requiring parents of kids younger than 17 to give consent for use of tanning beds
• 5/ 7/2014: Radio Story - Senate Democrats filibuster voting ID bill.
• 5/ 7/2014: Radio Story - Senate Democrats filibuster voting ID bill.
• 5/ 6/2014: Radio Story - The Missouri House approves motion to override the governors veto
• 5/ 6/2014: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate debated a measure that would extend the waiting period for an abortion to 72 hours
• 5/ 5/2014: Radio Story - The Senate votes to override the governors veto with little opposition from the Democrats.
• 4/30/2014: Radio Story - House passes bill aiming to solve unaccredited district problems with bipartisan support and opposition
• 4/29/2014: Radio Story - Senators discuss measure that would allow the state to create new academic performance standards
• 4/23/2014: Radio Story - Transfer students could stay in receiving districts under an amendment passed by the House education committee
• 4/23/2014: Radio Story - House Education Committee approves substitute to Senate's education bill
• 4/23/2014: Radio Story - House Republicans aim to remove Gov. Nixon from office, one resolution was heard today.
• 4/16/2014: Radio Story - Lawmakers are discussing putting a state sales tax on November ballots
• 4/16/2014: Radio Story - Debate on taxing e-cig's stalls the Mo. Sen. from a vote on keeping the vapor products away from minors.
• 4/14/2014: Radio Story - Does a measure that would triple the waiting period for an abortion shame women?
• 4/ 9/2014: Radio Story - Lawmakers attack DESE while discussing unaccredited schools bill
• 4/ 9/2014: Radio Story - Rep. Rory Ellinger dies after battling liver cancer.
• 4/ 8/2014: Newspaper Story - The state board of education will compose new academic performance standards to replace Common Core state standards
• 4/ 8/2014: Newspaper Story - Missourians rally at the Capitol in protest of legislation that would restrict abortion rights.
• 4/ 8/2014: Radio Story - Missouri House members pass a bill regarding child support and higher education
• 4/ 2/2014: Newspaper Story - Educational leaders spoke in favor of Common Core
• 3/31/2014: Radio Story - One Missouri representative battles liver cancer, but his bill passes the Mo. Senate.
• 3/31/2014: Newspaper Story - Republican supports welfare expansion while Democrat disapproves
• 3/12/2014: Radio Story - @NormandyStrong advocates for increased funding at the state Capital. #MDNnews
• 3/10/2014: Radio Story - In a packed hearing room Monday, a House committee heard testimony on marijuana legalization
• 3/10/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri legislators heard a bill that would legalize marijuana and regulate the cannabis market.
• 3/ 5/2014: Radio Story - House committee discusses options for unaccredited school transfers
• 3/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - State lawmakers spend day talking unaccredited school transfers
• 3/ 5/2014: Radio Story - Republican lawmakers stand behind making women wait 72-hours before having an abortion
• 3/ 5/2014: Radio Story - Public schools advocate raises concerns about a transfer law bill hurting successful schools
• 3/ 5/2014: Newspaper Story - Women would have to wait three more days before having an abortion if one House bill passes
• 3/ 5/2014: Radio Story - Abortion issue sparks four-hour filibuster in Missouri Senate
• 2/26/2014: Radio Story - Failing school districts could get eliminated by the State Board of Education
• 2/26/2014: Radio Story - After almost 100 years, the Missouri state flag could be getting a makeover.
• 2/26/2014: Radio Story - Some parents try to reduce the time it takes for investigational drugs to reach doctor's offices
• 2/26/2014: Radio Story - Student success would become basis for school district choice in unaccredited districts. #education
• 2/25/2014: Newspaper Story - Democrats continue the fight against Missouri becoming a right-to-work state
• 2/18/2014: Radio Story - KSDK-TV's stunt to test Kirkwood High School's security causing a lock-down, has now moved to Jefferson City.
• 2/18/2014: Radio Story - The Education Department rolled out a hands-on plan to prevent loss of accreditation in schools
• 2/17/2014: Newspaper Story - Bill Ferguson says bill would make prosecutors more "responsible"
• 2/12/2014: Radio Story - Is a college degree needed to succeed? Proposed bill gets Mo. reps talking
• 2/12/2014: Newspaper Story - Should the state push all high schoolers toward college? Mo. reps debate
• 2/10/2014: Radio Story - The Missouri State School Board of Education tries to agree on a plan for unaccredited school districts
• 2/10/2014: Newspaper Story - Mo. Board of Education met in a special session to plan support and intervention of unaccredited school districts
• 2/10/2014: Newspaper Story - Mo. Senate debates controversial gun bill
• 2/10/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri Senate debates controversial gun bill
• 2/10/2014: Radio Story - Missouri School Board discusses intervention for unaccredited schools
• 2/ 6/2014: Newspaper Story - Mo. lawmaker says Nixon's propane subsidy will take funds away from Kansas City and St. Louis low-income families
• 2/ 3/2014: Radio Story - One lawmaker pushes a bill that would provide incentives for education institutions to increase their performance
• 2/ 3/2014: Radio Story - Lawmakers look for answers on red light camera legal limbo
• 1/29/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers push to protect rodeos with the "rodeo bill"
• 1/29/2014: Radio Story - Groups in Missouri speak out about their feelings for rodeos and a bill that would protect them
• 1/29/2014: Radio Story - Lawmakers look over plan some think could save unaccredited school districts.
• 1/27/2014: Radio Story - House committee reviews bill criminalizing sexual exploitation by clergy
• 1/27/2014: Newspaper Story - Bill proposes criminalizing clergy sexual exploitation
• 1/22/2014: Radio Story - Mo. legislators propose abortion restrictions on 41st Roe v. Wade anniversary
• 1/22/2014: Radio Story - Retail stores will stay open during Christian holidays in 2014
• 1/21/2014: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Republican legislators highlight problems within Gov. Nixon's budget proposal