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Stories by Zack Ottenstein include:

• 10/15/2004: Radio Story - The proposal would make a round trip from St. Louis to Kansas City $20.
• 10/15/2004: Radio Story - Mubarak Hamed is listed as the Executive Director of the Islamic American Relief Agency, which is under federal investigation. He's also an economist for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
• 9/15/2004: Radio Story - State Auditor Claire McCaskill's office found state offices redistribution surplus computers to the public were not properly erasing data. The office retrieved Social Security numbers, bank records, and medical data from the computers.
• 8/27/2004: Radio Story - Former Gov. Roger Wilson held his first press conference as the chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party.
• 5/11/2004: Radio Story - The senate bill allowing officers to pull over a driver for not wearing a seat belt was sent back to committee.
• 4/13/2004: Radio Story - The bill would ban human cloning research.
• 3/30/2004: Radio Story - Lawmakers fear cell phones make vote buying easier. The bill would allow voters to use their cell phones at the polling place, but not after receiving a ballot.
• 2/24/2004: Radio Story - The Senate gave preliminary passage of a constitutional ban on gay marraige.

Stories by Zachary Ottenstein include:

• 12/15/2003: Radio Story - State Budget Director Linda Luebbering says the governor is going to ask for tax increases in next year's budget. Meanwhile, Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Carl Bearden admits the state is facing a budget shortfall, but says Governor Holden is overestimating the deficit by almost $700 million.
• 12/ 8/2003: Radio Story - The Missouri Dept. of Revenue reports that state tax revenues have increased nearly six percent compared to last year. However, State Budget Director Linda Luebbering says it is unlikely more withholdings will be released.
• 12/ 2/2003: Radio Story - Gov. Bob Holden announced Tuesday that he will release $83 million dollars to education, after the state received federal aid money earlier than expected.
• 11/19/2003: Radio Story - MODOT will ask for toll road authority. Also, a bill passed by a committee chaired by Sen. Kit Bond would raise more than one billion dollars for MODOT if it passes through Congress.
• 11/12/2003: Radio Story - The state attorney general's office announced Wed. it is investigating phantom businesses created to abuse a state tax credit program.
• 11/ 6/2003: Radio Story - After a sluggish October for the Missouri economy, figures indicate little hope that withholdings will be released to funding starved programs.
• 11/ 4/2003: Radio Story - Gov. Bob Holden appointed Steve Gaw as the chairman of the Public Service Commission Monday
• 10/28/2003: Radio Story - Lawmakers say the death of St. Louis County Administrator Buzz Westfall is a loss for Missouri.
• 10/20/2003: Radio Story - Roger Wilson has endorsed Claire McCaskill for the democratic gubernatorial nomination
• 10/17/2003: Radio Story - Claire McCaskill will announce whether she is running for governor Monday.
• 9/16/2003: Radio Story - Local gun stores say they have received an increase in phone traffic after lamakers passed the conceal and carry bill.
• 10/15/2003: Radio Story - Claire McCaskill is expected to announce her decision whether to run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
• 10/14/2003: Radio Story - Sen. Bill Foster is not running for re-election. Leaving Sen. Charles Shields as the only remaining republican senator who voted for tax increases to help fund education.
• 10/ 7/2003: Radio Story - A task force is revamping a bill that would levy a fifty-cent tax in order to install enhanced 911 systems.
• 10/ 3/2003: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Revenue released a report saying that general revenue collection for the first quarter has increased about eight percent from last year
• 9/30/2003: Radio Story - St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch is endorsing Claire McCaskill for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
• 9/24/2003: Radio Story - Represenative Harold Selby says he wants campaign contribution tax to go to schools.
• 9/24/2003: Radio Story - Represenative Harold Selby says he wants campaign contribution tax to go to schools.
• 9/24/2003: Radio Story - Democratic Representative Harold Selby introduced a bill during the special session that would place a ten percent tax on campaign contributions. The revenue would help fund public education.
• 9/10/2003: Radio Story - Republicans are being coy toward whether Sen. Jon Dolan will be arriving for Thursday's session.
• 9/ 8/2003: Radio Story - Several Democrats are expected to break with party lines when they again support a bill that Gov. Bob Holden vetoed.
• 9/ 2/2003: Radio Story - A newly formed education committee met Wednesday to tackle Missouri's Foundation Formula