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February 2012 Stories

• 2/29/2012: Radio Story - Representatives approved a measure altering damage payouts in civil cases with multiple defendants.
• 2/29/2012: Radio Story - A Senate committee heard a bill establishing the Missouri Works Program
• 2/29/2012: Radio Story - Approximately 394 people filed for Missouri office, although the future of some districts is unknown.
• 2/29/2012: Radio Story - The Senate Government Accountability Committee discussed an audit of the death penalty.
• 2/29/2012: Radio Story - A rising mountain lion population prompted legislation allowing the killing of these animals.
• 2/29/2012: Newspaper Story - Crackdown on unlicensed child care providers evokes emotional testimony at hearing
• 2/29/2012: Newspaper Story - Costs of the Missouri death penalty could soon be unveiled
• 2/29/2012: Radio Story - The mother of a dead child testified in favor of a bill that cracks down on unlicensed day care providers.
• 2/29/2012: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Senate has voted to back off on laws that send parole and probation violators back to prison
• 2/28/2012: Newspaper Story - Democratic Lawmakers hope a messy battle between two incumbents can be avoided with a Supreme Court decision.
• 2/28/2012: Radio Story - Russ Carnahan is challenging Lacy Clay for a seat in the U.S. House, leaving state Democrats conflicted.
• 2/28/2012: Radio Story - The preliminary state Senate map was an obstacle for candidate filing Tuesday.
• 2/28/2012: Newspaper Story - Conservative St. Louis senator files for Kansas City district after losing her seat in redistricting.
• 2/28/2012: Radio Story - Faith leaders gather to protest pay day loans at the Capitol.
• 2/28/2012: Newspaper Story - House committee adopts change to law making the act of shaking a baby child abuse.
• 2/27/2012: Radio Story - Toll Road Feature - Interstate 70 drivers share their thoughts about Missouri toll road proposals.
• 2/27/2012: Radio Story - FBI is investigating campaign contributions from a Missouri state-funded insurance company.
• 2/27/2012: Radio Story - Proposed workers' comp legislation would limit Missouri employees' right to sue employers.
• 2/27/2012: Newspaper Story - State Auditor finds unreasonable spending by local insurance company, triggering an FBI investigation.
• 2/27/2012: Radio Story - Two attempts to prevent candidate filing dates to start.... fail.
• 2/27/2012: Radio Story - Two attempts to prevent candidate filing dates to start.... fail.
• 2/26/2012: NewsBook - News summary for the week of February 20, 2012
• 2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
• 2/23/2012: Newspaper Story - Two leading Senate conservatives are wiped out by new redistricting maps filed Thursday.
• 2/23/2012: Radio Story - Bipartisan House leaders are calling for a review of the state's redistricting process
• 2/23/2012: Radio Story - A bill that would extend the filing deadline for state office was blocked by several senators Thursday.
• 2/23/2012: Radio Story - A bill was passed that would require driver's license testing to be administered in English only.
• 2/22/2012: Radio Story - Senate committee tosses around ideas of tolls and taxes during hearing.
• 2/22/2012: Radio Story - After last year's fallout at Penn state, Missouri's House looks to tighten mandatory reporting laws.
• 2/22/2012: Newspaper Story - The bill combines eliminating teacher tenure, school funding, accountability and unaccredited school districts
• 2/22/2012: Radio Story - Senators debated new additions to no-call list legislation.
• 2/22/2012: Radio Story - Representatives heard testimony from teachers requesting that CPR training be mandatory for high school students.
• 2/22/2012: Newspaper Story - One Missouri legislator suggests making CPR training a high school graduation requirement.
• 2/22/2012: Radio Story - The house officially declared their opposition to a federal health mandate, but not without debate.
• 2/22/2012: Newspaper Story - The representatives responded after Missouri's House declared its opposition to the federal contraception mandate
• 2/22/2012: Newspaper Story - Medicade 'spend down' is under investigation for fraud
• 2/21/2012: Newspaper Story - Lack of communication with Gov. cited as a reason for lack of ethics legislation
• 2/21/2012: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon's administration was accused of faulty accounting in crafting the state's budget.
• 2/21/2012: Radio Story - Bill that would eliminate the requirement for medical coverage of contraceptives sparks Senate debate.
• 2/21/2012: Radio Story - A House Committee passed a bill taking a shot at President Barack Obama's citizenship.
• 2/21/2012: Radio Story - A St. Louis County representative's bill would make Missouri the 28th state with a closed primary system.
• 2/21/2012: Radio Story - Senators receive threatening email, 24 hours before hearing on a bill to heighten security in the statehouse,
• 2/21/2012: Radio Story - Missouri House members attack the Nixon administration over management of state funds.
• 2/21/2012: Radio Story - Representative Scott Dieckhaus sponsors a bill to help kids who wish to receive a private school education.
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - Nurses want more independence from doctors with proposed legislation
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - Missouri joins other states in the proposal of Caylee's Law.
• 2/20/2012: Newspaper Story - Representatives propose law that would require the guardian to report the death or disappearance of a child
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - Representatives file bills to prevent future economic development failures
• 2/20/2012: Newspaper Story - A state representative has filed legislation that could change the landscape of economic development projects.
• 2/20/2012: Newspaper Story - Missouri Senators expressed concern about the consequences of expanding who is required to report child abuse.
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - After the Jerry Sandusky hearings, Missouri Senators debate to revamp child abuse reporting laws.
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - A Senate bill pushes back the filing date one month to make time for new district maps to be drawn.
• 2/20/2012: Newspaper Story - A Missouri Senate bill would make protesting at a religious institution a crime
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - The Senate Judiciary heard a bill that would make deliberately disrupting a house of worship illegal
• 2/20/2012: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon's call to state lawmakers to take action on an ethics bill falls mostly on deaf ears.
• 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.
• 2/19/2012: NewsBook - News summary for the week of February 13, 2012
• 2/19/2012: Radio Story - With less than two weeks before filing begins, Sen. candidates still don't know their districts.
• 2/19/2012: Newspaper Story - State Senate maps still need to be redrawn - and there's less than two weeks before candidates can start filing.
• 2/16/2012: Newspaper Story - House Republicans cut $68 million in health programs in a push to add money to public universities.
• 2/16/2012: Newspaper Story - The fate of congressional districts challenged in Missouri Supreme Court.
• 2/16/2012: Newspaper Story - A new bill will let students share recorded lectures with the public.
• 2/16/2012: Radio Story - Senate delays filing deadline for state legislators.
• 2/15/2012: Newspaper Story - The bills would ban children 15 and younger from tanning and require parental consent for teens younger than 17.
• 2/15/2012: Newspaper Story - The House International Trade Committee heard a compromise to the Missouri-Kansas border war
• 2/15/2012: Radio Story - Students delivered 6,000 letters to lawmakers in protest of Gov. Nixon's proposed higher education budget cuts.
• 2/15/2012: Radio Story - Water Usage bill passed in the House will keep more water in Southeast Missouri.
• 2/15/2012: Newspaper Story - A Republican's plan for tougher evaluations for teacher and student performance was criticized by both parties.
• 2/15/2012: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate acts quickly to push back the candidate filing period.
• 2/15/2012: Radio Story - Legislators heard the dangers of children using tanning devices and restrictions needed for facilities.
• 2/15/2012: Newspaper Story - The Webster Groves school district presented its appeal to the Turner v. Clayton decision.
• 2/15/2012: Radio Story - A district presented its appeal to the Turner v. Clayton decision to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
• 2/15/2012: Radio Story - A business border war is brewing
• 2/14/2012: Newspaper Story - Questions about President Obama's citizenship resurfaced during a House Committee hearing.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - The House debated a bill that would require all drivers tests to be in English.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - No Call List debated in House Committee.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - A state Senate committee passed a bill reacting with the birth control portion of Obamacare.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - Senate Committee heard testimony on a bill to further regulate child care centers.
• 2/14/2012: Newspaper Story - Senate committee passed a bill allowing students in failing schools to use a tax credit to go to private schools.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - A Senate Committee heard a constitutional amendment that would remove the ban on state funds to religious groups.
• 2/14/2012: Radio Story - Two bills that would get rid of the non-partisan elections are heard for the first time.
• 2/13/2012: Newspaper Story - Planned Parenthood rallied in support of Obama's Affordable Care Act at the Missouri Capitol
• 2/13/2012: Radio Story - Legislation adding cell phones to Missouri's no call list faced no objection in Senate floor debate.
• 2/13/2012: Radio Story - Planned Parenthood Rallies Behind Affordable Care Act
• 2/13/2012: Newspaper Story - A new House committee report suggests new mandates for public officials investigating future economic projects.
• 2/12/2012: NewsBook - News summary for the week of February 6, 2012
• 2/ 9/2012: Newspaper Story - A bill giving revenue from traffic violations to Missouri Public Schools gets delayed.
• 2/ 9/2012: Newspaper Story - The elimination of state income tax was debated Thursday.
• 2/ 9/2012: Radio Story - House bill regarding discriminatory employment practices was passed after much debate.
• 2/ 9/2012: Radio Story - Missouri House Committee meets to discuss adopting a state butterfly.
• 2/ 9/2012: Radio Story - Fourth grade students testified to make jumping jacks the official state exercise.
• 2/ 9/2012: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon met with college presidents from across the state to talk about higher education funding.
• 2/ 9/2012: Radio Story - A new bill would reverse a University of Missouri policy on sharing recorded lectures.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - Crowds outside the Capitol chanted their opposition to a ballot measure capping payday loan rates.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - Protesters rally against payday loan initiative.
• 2/ 8/2012: Newspaper Story - The bill would hold sponsors accountable and allow charter schools to expand across the state
• 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 - The proposed bill would not require health care providers to provide contraceptives to their employees.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - A House Committee heard a bill that would prevent the public from seeing crime photos.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - New bill would put limits on primate ownership
• 2/ 8/2012: Newspaper Story - A vote in the Missouri House rejects language to remove a toll ban on Interstate 70.
• 2/ 8/2012: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House is considering legislation that would require schools to investigate bullying.
• 2/ 8/2012: Newspaper Story - A bill in the Missouri House could crack down on unlicensed child care providers.
• 2/ 8/2012: Newspaper Story - Legislators are once again taking a look at a proposal to allow the state to collect taxes on Internet sales.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - A House bill protects health care provider's from violating consciences
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - Missouri House committee hears bill that requires gross negligence for any lawsuit over inmate suicides.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - The House Children and Families Committee heard heated debate over federal funds for abortions.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - The Missouri House is considering new legislation which would require stricter anti-bullying policies in schools.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - Tina Meier testifies in front of the House Children and Families Committee in support of an anti-bullying bill.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers propose a bill that would close foster parent's personal information to the general public.
• 2/ 8/2012: Radio Story - A House Committee discussed a bill that would crack down on unlicensed child care providers.
• 2/ 7/2012: Radio Story - A bill requiring photo ID to vote in the state of Missouri was voted to perfection Tuesday.
• 2/ 7/2012: Radio Story - House Committee hears a bill that would enable Missourians at the casino to donate to the Missouri Veterans homes.
• 2/ 7/2012: Newspaper Story - House budget leaders criticized the governor for shuffling employees around state agencies.
• 2/ 7/2012: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon cushioned his 15 percent cut of public universities with money from a mortgage settlement.
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - More than 90 soldiers returned Fort Leonard Wood from Afghanistan after 12-month deployment.
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - Not Everyone Sees the Missouri Primary as a Beauty Contest...
• 2/ 6/2012: Newspaper Story - The Missouri legislature is attempting to even out the way public school funding is decided
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - House bill restricts legislative retirement benefits to 16 years
• 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 - A bill that would require all Missouri voters to have a government-issued photo ID is again up for debate.
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - The house passed through a bill providing children easier access to their mothers in prison.
• 2/ 6/2012: Radio Story - Lt. Gov. Kinder's budget proposal questioned due to last year's travel expense reimbursement.
• 2/ 5/2012: NewsBook - News summary for the week of January 30, 2012
• 2/ 2/2012: Newspaper Story - The Senate blocked the nomination of Columbia attorney Craig van Matre to the MU Board of Curators.
• 2/ 2/2012: Radio Story - While on the Senate floor, one Senator complains about the House not doing its job.
• 2/ 2/2012: Radio Story - A 15 hour filibuster leads to changes in the workplace discrimination bill.
• 2/ 2/2012: Radio Story - Van Matre's nomination blocked by Missouri Senate Thursday.
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - Senators refused to vote on Governor Jay Nixon's appointment to the Department of Economic Development Director.
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - Edward Jones Dome Discussions on the Senate floor the same day the CVC presents future dome plans to Rams.
• 2/ 1/2012: Newspaper Story - Campaign Life Missouri supports a bill that would create restrictions on abortion pill distribution.
• 2/ 1/2012: Newspaper Story - A House bill would replace teacher tenure with annual evaluations based on teacher and student performance
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - A Senate Bill aims to reduce billboard pollution and cut MoDOT construction costs.
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - Presidents of higher education institutions urge lawmakers to help stop the budget cuts.
• 2/ 1/2012: Newspaper Story - Hearing discusses what 15 % funding cut would mean to Missouri universities and colleges.
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - Representatives hear opposition from Planned Parenthood on new abortion bill
• 2/ 1/2012: Radio Story - With two major unaccredited school districts, improving the quality of Missouri schools has become a major issue.