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Stories by Bret Bender include:

• 12/ 1/2004: Newspaper Story - With a Republican controlled legistor and governor, state employers now have a clear road to passing liability lawsuits limits and to restructure worker compensation laws.
• 12/13/2004: Newspaper Story - After a long battle not to publish a rule allowing organized labor to collect union fees from non-union workers, Secretary of State Matt Blunt will publish the rule in the Missouri Register Dec. 15. Blunt has said he will rescind the order once he becomes governor.
• 11/10/2004: Newspaper Story - MoDot said it will use new revenue from Amendment 3 to improve 2,200 miles of highway.
• 11/ 3/2004: Newspaper Story - Matt Blunt and Rod Jetton will be the second youngest politicians in 40 years elected to serve in their respective positions as governor and speaker of the house.
• 10/26/2004: Newspaper Story - Russ and Robin Carnahan are both running for public office under Missouri's Democratic ticket this year. They follow a string of family members in political office, the peak being the late Gov. Mel Carnahan.
• 10/20/2004: Newspaper Story - The candidates for the Sect. of State tout experience in elective office one of the issues of contention in this year's race
• 10/ 6/2004: Newspaper Story - Gubernatorial candidates differ in their reactions to St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke telling Catholics not to vote for abortion rights supporting candidates.
• 9/16/2004: Newspaper Story - The state auditor calls a news conference on her audit that found state government was failing to protect confidential information on surplused computers.