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May 2003 Stories

• 5/30/2003: Radio Story - Holden says he thinks now that legislators have been back in their districts and can hear about the effects of budget cuts firsthand, they might be more receptive to the idea of tax increase.
• 5/25/2003: News summary for the week of May 19, 2003
• 5/21/2003: Radio Story - Hanaway says Holden is launching a "campaign of terror" to scare people into voting for tax increases.
• 5/20/2003: Newspaper Story - Columbia lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats, found themselves playing new roles in this year's Republican controlled legislature.
• 5/19/2003: Radio Story - Holden says the people of Missouri should have the chance to consider tax increases to avoid cuts.
• 5/16/2003: News summary for the week of May 12, 2003
• 5/17/2003: Newspaper Story - Despite losing some key bills on their agenda, business groups said they are satisfied with the turnout of the first Republican Legislature in more than fifty years.
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - what the legislature passed
• 5/16/2003: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers end their session but they're not sure it's the end of their work.
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - The high degree of political fighting was a surprise for many of the state House's 90 freshman legislators this session.
• 5/16/2003: Radio Story - It was the first session for ninety lawmakers in the House of Representatives.
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - While it started out as a bill to crack down on the state's child welfare system, it became a bill to protect both parents and children.
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - End of session wrap up
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - This legislative session featured squabbling, wrangling and name calling -- and that's just among Senate Democrats. Tension between liberal and moderate Democrats erupted this session with party members arguing on the Senate floor over guns and abortion. The infighting culminated Friday with veteran lawmaker Sen. Harold Caskey, D-Butler, publicly quitting his chairmanship of the Democratic caucus.
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - Fiscal vs. Social conservative agendas at end of session
• 5/16/2003: Newspaper Story - Governor signs major legislation behind closed doors.
• 5/15/2003: Newspaper Story - Preview of the last day of legislative session and wrap up of Thursday's activity.
• 5/15/2003: Radio Story - A vote in the senate will send legislation to the governor that's supposed to change the state's child protective system.
• 5/15/2003: Radio Story - As part of the lobbying effort, elderly citizens are calling freshmen republicans in the House, urging them to put a tax package before voters.
• 5/14/2003: Radio Story - The House passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act which would prevent the state from infringing on the religious rights guaranteed under the First Amendment.
• 5/14/2003: Radio Story - Lawmakers voted for a bill that's supposed to ensure the Department of Corrections accomodates reasonable requests from inmates who want to practice their religion.
• 5/14/2003: Radio Story - The house passed a bill to ban lawsuits against gun and ammunition makers.
• 5/14/2003: Radio Story - Fans could be fined up to $5,000 and charged with misdemeanor
• 5/13/2003: Newspaper Story - With three days left in the session, the Republican leaders said they were disapointed that the governor has not indicated whether he will call a special session.
• 5/13/2003: Radio Story - During a meeting with Republican legislative leaders, the governor did not specify whether or not he'll call lawmakers into a special session.
• 5/13/2003: Radio Story - The senate gave unanimous approval to legislation that's designed to make it more difficult to access the ingredients used to make methamphetamine.
• 5/13/2003: Newspaper Story - Only U.S. citizens and legal aliens would be allowed to participate in the A+ schools program, which provides grants to Missouri's best academic performing schools, if a bill sponsored by Rep. Susan Phillips, R-Kansas City had passed during this legislature.
• 5/12/2003: Newspaper Story - The Senate passed a House bill Monday that would require the state to privatize at least 50 percent of its foster care system by 2006.
• 5/12/2003: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers Monday squashed legislation that would have empowered the University of Missouri to move forward with its plans to build a new performing arts center.
• 5/12/2003: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers send the governor a bill that brings Missouri into compliance with a federal election law.
• 5/12/2003: Newspaper Story - The bill that would bring Missouri law into compliance with new federal voting requirements was sent to the governor Monday.
• 5/ 9/2003: News summary for the week of May 5, 2003
• 5/ 9/2003: Newspaper Story - Republicans say safety net intact, despite cuts to Medicaid, disabled
• 5/ 9/2003: Newspaper Story - Legislation pushed by Missouri businesses is on the Republican leadership's agenda as the legislature heads into its last week. Lawmakers return Monday for a five-day marathon, which ends with the close of the session at 6 p.m. Friday.
• 5/ 9/2003: Radio Story - The legislature's work on the budget is done but they don't know if it's a done deal.
• 5/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - Carletta Connor has been a TANF recipient for four years, but in July, she'll be cut off welfare. That's because her five year time-limit for welfare will expire.
• 5/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - A conference held Wednesday to discuss the state budget consisted only of white males. Sen. Mary Bland, D-Jackson County, and others said this was done intentionally.
• 5/ 8/2003: Radio Story - One of the biggest points of contention in the budget debate centered on funding for elementary and secondary education.
• 5/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - The recent Iraqi war in a Muslim country had special meaning for one member of Missouri's legislature, Yaphett El-Amin. She is the first female Muslim legislator in Missouri.
• 5/ 8/2003: Radio Story - The African-American members of the senate have leveled charges of discrimination against Senate Republican leaders.
• 5/ 8/2003: Radio Story - Bland accuses the Senate Republican leadership of discrimination when choosing members of the Appropriations Conference Committee.
• 5/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - Missouri law provides stronger oversight of farm animals and pets than children housed in some child-care residential centers.
• 5/ 8/2003: Newspaper Story - House and Senate pass education budgets
• 5/ 7/2003: Newspaper Story - Education cuts would be minimized but the Department of Social Services would suffer cuts in the budget passed out of conference committee today. The plan requires $150 million in additional revenue to be in balance.
• 5/ 7/2003: Radio Story - Budget negotiators from the House and Senate reach a compromise though some Democratic lawmakers say the latest budget plan contains cuts that go too deep.
• 5/ 6/2003: Radio Story - As many as ten state representatives are missing out on budget negotiations at the state capitol because they're helping clean up storm damage in their districts.
• 5/ 6/2003: Radio Story - A tornado warning in Jefferson City forced an evacuation of all lawmakers and lobbyists down to the basement of the capitol.
• 5/ 6/2003: Newspaper Story - Tornado causes Capitol evacuation.
• 5/ 6/2003: Radio Story - Legislation authorizing concealed weapons is on its way to the governor's desk.
• 5/ 6/2003: Radio Story - Lawmakers reached an agreement on how to proceed with budget negotiations between the House and Senate.
• 5/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - The UM would lose share of the state's funding for higher education, while four colleges in Republican districts would gain under Senate budget plan
• 5/ 5/2003: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Legislature has sent the governor a second bill he has vowed to veto -- packed pistols. The House granted final approval Monday to legislation that would allow Missourians to carry concealed weapons.
• 5/ 2/2003: News summary for the week of April 28, 2003
• 5/ 1/2003: Newspaper Story - Missouri's colleges and universities need to do a better job cutting costs to help curb double-digit tuition increases, according to an audit released Thursday by State Auditor Claire McCaskill. That criticism comes as higher education braces for the possibility of multi-million dollar budget cuts.
• 5/ 1/2003: Newspaper Story - House and Senate pass 24-hour wait on abortion
• 5/ 1/2003: Radio Story - The Missouri legislature has sent the governor a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to wait 24 hours before having the procedure.
• 2/ 4/2003: Newspaper Story - MU is feeling the pinch of a too-tight budget that may leave a permanent mark on the school. UM President Elson Floyd voiced concerns about a loss of competitive edge that will negatively affect MU long after the end of the fiscal year.