Planned Parenthood officials say they have increased security at abortion facilities in Missouri in response to Thursday's bombing of an Alabama clinic.
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The Senate Ways and Means Committee has reported to the full Senate a measure to provide tax breaks for parents who send their children to private or parchocial schools.
Last year, Gov. Mel Carnahan had charged such a tax break was unconstitutional and threatened to veto any tax bill that included it. The bill has received strong backing from the Catholic Conference.
This year's bill is second from the top of bills awaiting Senate action.
The mediator appointed by the federal court handling St. Louis school desegregation told the Senate Education Committee that extra funds will be needed to reach a settlement in the casee.
Before the committee is a recommendation from the legislature's joint desegregation committee that would provide $1000 more per student in city schools.
The Senate committee took no action on the bill, but rather, scheduled more hearings next week.
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The State Attorney General has filed suit against a private software company for its failure to complete a computer filing system for campaign finance and lobbyist disclosure reports.
The Ethics Commission had hired the firm to design software needed to meet a legal deadline for putting the dislosure reports online.
Associated Press reports that Cole County Circuit Judge Byron Kinder has said he will issue a decision Thursday on whether the state Gaming Commission will be allowed to take action against moat-based gambling boats.
Lawyers for various gambling companies and the state Attorney General's office met behind closed doors in the court chambers Wednesday.
Like Missouri's governor, Democratic state lawmakers are withholding public judgment on whether they believe the president's claims that he did not have sexual relations with a White House intern.
Many of the lawmakers, however, do criticize media coverage of the story.
Ironically, the Clinton story emerged as college interns working for Missouri lawmakers are attending seminars on how to handle sexual harrassment in the statehouse.
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Republican lawmakers are beginning to voice objections to one of the major legislative proposals from the governor.
Under the $56 million plan, local schools would get grants to provide daycare services for parents.
Republicans argue such a government-funded service would impose unfair competition for private daycare facilities.
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You could lose your driver's license for not paying city parking tickets under proposals heard by both House and Senate committees Tuesday.
The measures had been sponsored at the request of the St. Louis mayor. The bills would give the state Revenue Department power to yank the license for having too many unpaid parking tickets from a city.
Under current law, a city's enforcement powers are limited, in general, to seizing the driver's car -- but only if it's found within the city limits.
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Gov. Mel Carnahan urged Missourians to withhold judgment concerning the sex charges that have been raised concerning Pres. Bill Clinton.
Carnahan, a fellow Democrat, advised people to avoid rushing to judgment until all the facts are determined.
Carnahan said he had not been contacted by the White House since the stories broke last week. While not defending the president, the Missouri governor did express concerns about a paralysis of government.
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