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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for the Week of November 29, 2004

 


. Judge will allow attorney general's office to decide on constitutionality of school funding formula (12/02/04)

JEFFERSON CITY - A judge in Cole County Circuit Court decides to temporarily halt litigation in the state's school foundation formula battle. The attorney general's office has 15 days to decide whether the formula does not meet Missouri constitutional standards for equity and adequacy.

The motion to delay the case until the legislative session is conditional upon on a decision made by the attorney general's office.


. House Leader Harris Orders up Separate Inaugural Invites for Dems (12/03/04)

JEFFERSON CITY - There will be at least two different invitations printed up for Governor-elect Matt Blunt's inauguration, though neither will be required to gain admission.

Rep. Jeff Harris of Columbia says the move is necessary to protect the privacy of Missouri Democrats.

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    . State employers push for liability lawsuits limits (12/01/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - State employers are confident they will be able to pass new liability lawsuits limits and restructure worker compensation laws now that Republicans control both the General Assembly and the Governor's mansion.

    Democratic Governor Bob Holden has vetoed such bills that have made it through the General Assembly the past two years.

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    . Blunt makes key appointments to the Office Administration, discusses combining state's information systems (12/01/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Gov.-elect Matt Blunt appointed Senate Administrator Michael Keathley as commissioner of the Office of Administration and Deputy Secretary of State Dan Ross as chief information officer.

    True to his campaign promise of executing state government with more efficiency, Blunt discussed the role of Keathley and Ross in the consolidation of the states information technology infrastructure.

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    . Senator Jon Dolan plans on stricter enforcement of the seat belt laws (11/30/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Dolan wants to make not wearing a seat belt a punishable offence without having to connect it with another violation.

    Currently in Missouri, you can only be ticketed for not wearing a seat belt if you are pulled over for another reason first.

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    . MoDOT presents plan for Amendment 3 funds (11/30/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - At a meeting before the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight, MoDOT director Pete Rahn explained the plans for funding from the overwhelming passage of Amendment 3.

    Rahn says their priortity is improving road safety, and that their first project will be a massive road smoothing project that will improve 2,200 miles of Missouri roads by December 2007.

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    . MoDot Unveils Plan to Spend Increased Revenue (11/30/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Safety and smoothness rather than extended capacity for Missouri's roadways is how MoDot plans to spend its increased revenue from the passage of Amendment 3.

    Acting on what he called a "mandate" from the citizens of Missouri, Missouri's new transportation director unvieled a three-year plan for Missouri's highways on Tuesday.

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    . Less than half of Missouri's provisional ballots cast on election day were counted. (11/30/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Over 8,000 people arrived at polling places to find their names not on the voting list, so they were forces to cast provisional ballots.

    Of these 8,183 provisional votes cast, Missouri counties found only 3,292 votes were valid. However, this large number of uncounted votes would not have changed the outcome of the statewide races. Secretary of State Matt Blunt will certify the 2004 election results on Wednesday.

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    . Federal Proposal Would Force Missouri Universities to Submit Student's Personal Information (11/29/04)

    JEFFERSON CITY - A proposal being considered inside the federal Department of Education would require Missouri colleges -- both public and private -- to submit the personal information of their students, including social security numbers, to the federal government.

    Supporters of the measure say the information would remain confidential and that the data is necessary to ensure accountability. Opponents claim it is a threat to the privacy of students.

    A spokesman for Gov.-elect Matt Blunt said the soon-to-be governor would reserve his judgement on the issue until he had conferred with the stakeholders in the conflict.

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