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May 2011 Stories

• 5/15/2011: NewsBook - News summary for the week of May 9, 2011
• 5/13/2011: Newspaper Story - Business got only part of what they wanted from the 2011 Missouri legislative session.
• 5/13/2011: Newspaper Story - Religious institutions voice their positions and influence lawmaking process in the Missouri's Capitol.
• 5/12/2011: Radio Story - Missouri's legislature passed two separate late-term abortion ban bills Thursday, with passionate debate in the House and no discussion in the Senate.
• 5/11/2011: Radio Story - After receiving unanimous House and Senate approval, a human trafficking bill goes to Governor Jay Nixon for approval.
• 5/11/2011: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate approved a plan lowering the age of conceal and carry while also allowing legislative staff to conceal and carry in the Capitol.
• 5/10/2011: Newspaper Story - Welfare drug testing heads to the Governor's desk after the Missouri House gave final approval.
• 5/10/2011: Radio Story - The Governor now will decide on a bill passed by the House and Senate that would take funds away from welfare recipients who fail drug tests
• 5/10/2011: Radio Story - Legislation that allows prayer in public schools and government buildings is on the governor's desk.
• 5/10/2011: Radio Story - Missouri's House is sending a bill banning fake cocaine and fake pot onto Gov. Jay Nixon.
• 5/10/2011: Radio Story - Representatives are looking to make the sale of synthetic drugs, sold as bath salts, illegal.
• 5/ 8/2010: NewsBook - News summary for the week of May 2, 2010
• 5/ 5/2011: Radio Story - A proposed MoDOT plan will cut 19% of jobs and shut down more than 100 offices
• 5/ 5/2011: Newspaper Story - Missouri legislators send a $23 billion budget to the governor.
• 5/ 5/2011: Radio Story - Missouri's Senate majority leader says giving St. Louis control of its police isn't dead, and that it requires a Senate confirmation and the police union's OK.
• 5/ 5/2011: Radio Story - The House just sent budget bills to governor that do not allow him to bill his travel expenses.
• 5/ 5/2011: Radio Story - A House committee bill substitute places funding cap on low-income housing tax credits
• 5/ 5/2011: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate passes the budget with cuts to higher education and the governor's travel
• 5/ 4/2011: Newspaper Story - Auditor subpoenas Division of Finance for records it withheld during a previous audit.
• 5/ 4/2011: Newspaper Story - Noodlers join forces with legislators to put hand-fishing legislation on the map.
• 5/ 4/2011: Newspaper Story - The House and Senate can't reach a deal for the state's operating budget.
• 5/ 4/2011: Radio Story - As the 2011 legislative session comes to a close, Missouri noodlers continue to fight for the legalization of hand fishing.
• 5/ 4/2011: Newspaper Story - House amends and sends back the bill requiring state-issued photo ID to vote.
• 5/ 4/2011: Newspaper Story - Missouri legislators override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto to implement new congressional districts.
• 5/ 4/2011: Radio Story - The Missouri House voted to override Governor Nixon's veto of the redistricting map Wednesday morning.
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Missouri's Auditor releases a partial audit of the Division of Finance and requests bank examination documents.
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Missouri's State Auditor is investigating allegations of inflated attendance records for a St. Louis school.
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Senate committee hears testimony on House-passed youth head injury bills
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Missouri House passes legislation to reduce taxes for sawmills.
• 5/ 3/2011: Newspaper Story - Youth athletes suspected of having sustained concussion or brain injury must be removed from the competition and may not return until evaluated by a licensed health-care provider.
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Missouri Senate passed a bill allowing counties to build jails anywhere
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Four Republican senators hold up vote on federal stimulus bill.
• 5/ 3/2011: Radio Story - Missouri legislators looking at enforcing sales tax for online retailers
• 5/ 2/2011: Radio Story - Missouri legislators speak about the death of Osama bin Laden and the future of the war on terror.
• 5/ 2/2011: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Department of Labor can not confirm how many individuals have received the extended federal unemployment benefits.
• 5/ 2/2011: Radio Story - Missouri's House approves a constitutional amendment to require a photo ID to vote.
• 5/ 1/2010: NewsBook - News summary for the week of April 25, 2010