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Sarah Karp

Sarah Karp a newspaper journalism student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism who has concentrated her journalism education on government coverage.

Sarah currently hold a student-editor appointment with the State Government Reporting Program. Her responsibilities include assisting in assigning stories and managing the bureau. Sarah began working in the program in 1994, when she covered higher education issues before the Missouri legislature.

Statehouse stories by Sarah Karp include:

• 5/12/1995: Legislature gives counties more budget powers.
• 5/12/1995: Senate majority leader reports threat for opposing concealed weapons.
• 5/12/1995: Special interests dominated 1995 legislative session.
• 5/12/1995: Tension and hostility were the prevailing moods in the session.
• 5/11/1995: Legislature clears major issues one day early.
• 5/10/1995: Anti-abortion controversy with school health tops legislative news Wednesday.
• 5/ 8/1995: Speaker's power wanes this year.
• 4/26/1995: Militia Groups Tied to Concealed Weapons Effort
• 4/26/1995: Mo. Supreme Court defines nonviable fetus as a person.
• 4/14/1995: Abortion filibuster stalls the House.
• 4/10/1995: House approves tax credits for daycare services.
• 3/29/1995: Counties seek more control over circuit court budgets.
• 3/14/1995: Legislators calls for gender equity in toilets.
• 3/ 6/1995: Lawmakers urged to provide legal representation for abused children.
• 3/ 1/1995: Legal aid programs suffering from cuts.
• 2/15/1995: Legislation proposed to ease restrictions on pain medication.
• 1/24/1995: Jackknifed trucks block I-70 because state has no power to keep them off the highways in bad weather.
• 1/17/1995: Baby boomers are the forgotten generation in Missouri's legislature.
• 1/16/1995: Details of GOP worker's compensation bill.
• 1/16/1995: Businesses seek changes in Worker's Comp program.
• 1/ 6/1995: Legislative leaders express concern about balanced budget amendment.
• 5/ 8/1995: Governor wins veto override test, tops list of legislative news Monday.