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NewsBook: Missouri Government News for the Week of December 5, 2005



. State Agency Proposes Help for Natural Gas Bills (12/06/05)

JEFFERSON CITY - The Office of Public Counsel presented the Missouri Public Service Commission with an emergency clause for the "Cold Weather Rule".

The "Cold Weather Rule" provides assistance to lower-income Missourians who need help paying heating bills.

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    . Missouri's governor facing a possible Republican primary challange. (12/06/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that a former top aid to John Ashcroft is considering a race against Matt Blunt in the 2008 primary for governor.

    The possiblity of a race was raised by Chip Robertson -- a former Missouri Supreme Court judge and who previously served as Ashcroft's chief of staff when Ashcroft was governor.

    Robertson was quoted by the Star as saying he "I'm going to think about it."


    . Chair of Joint Committee on Terrorism Says State Needs To Do More (12/06/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Republican Representative Jack Johnson called a meeting of the committee to hear testimony from state emergancy agencies.

    The Department of Public Safety is in charge of streamlining the state's disaster preparedness.

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    . MU not affected by Supreme Court military recruitment case (12/06/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - The U.S. Supreme court will decide whether schools receiving federal funds can ban on-campus military recruiters because of the military's don't ask don't tell policy.

    The University of Missouri has recruiters from all four military branches.

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    . Pain relief for unborn fetuses could be an option for women seeking abortions. (12/05/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Republican Senator Chuck Gross sponsored a bill that would require physicans to offer pain relief to unborn fetuses.

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    . Bill Requires Ethanol Blend Fuel (12/05/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri drivers would have corn in their gas tank in a bill filed for the next legislation session.

    Ethanol production is a key Missouri agriculture issue for next year.

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    . Proposed bill would offer anesthesia to fetuses facing abortion (12/05/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - Pain relief for fetuses facing abortion is among the topics on the table proposed for Missouri's next legislative

    session. If approved, the Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act would require physicians to inform women seeking abortions of the fetus' capacity to feel pain at 20 weeks, and to offer to administer anesthesia to a fetus before an abortion.

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    . Drivers Education Might be Shifting into Drive (12/05/05)

    JEFFERSON CITY - A proposed bill would require all minors to first pass a drivers education program before obtaining a license.

    The bill will go before the legislature next session.

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