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Emily Younker

Emily Younker is a journalism student at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

She is an assistant city editor for the Columbia Missourian and for Missouri Digital News during the 2008 legislative session.

Stories by Emily Younker include:

• 4/21/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri Corn Merchandising Council paid for study that suggests ethanol saves Missourians almost 10 cents per gallon
• 3/10/2008: Newspaper Story - The House Budget Committee chair is pushing for cuts in the governor's recommendations for higher education

Stories edited by Emily Younker include:

• 5/07/2008: Newspaper Story - Blunt calls on Harris to release e-mails
• 5/07/2008: Newspaper Story - Mo. House passes Senate version of Bombardier bill by huge margin
• 5/05/2008: Newspaper Story - Four groups made the Sunday deadline to submit petitions for November's ballot
• 4/28/2008: Newspaper Story - Three House Republicans have been asked by Democrats to recuse themselves from an important campaign finance vote
• 4/28/2008: Newspaper Story - U.S. Supreme Court upholds voter ID law, but Missouri lawmakers say it won't affect the state
• 4/23/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri House endorsed a bill that makes an unapproved Kansas City power plant legal
• 4/23/2008: Newspaper Story - Though lawmakers say sale of MOHELA's assets had no effect on state budget, public institutions might feel effects from loan agency's money crunch
• 4/21/2008: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House voted to extend laws against coercion of abortions
• 4/16/2008: Newspaper Story - UM System will see 4.8 percent increase in funding under budget approved by state Senate
• 4/16/2008: Newspaper Story - Gov. Blunt and Jay Nixon have called upon the state to resume executions after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled lethal injection constitutional.
• 4/14/2008: Newspaper Story - House gives initial approval to a bill that would put more non-lawyers on nominating board
• 4/09/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri House perfected its omnibus immigration bill after opposition from St. Louis and Kansas City representatives
• 4/07/2008: Newspaper Story - Sen. Joan Bray requested an increase to the UM System budget
• 4/02/2008: Newspaper Story - Senate approved amendment despite party politics and opposition from majority floor leader
• 3/31/2008: Newspaper Story - Senate Finance Committee hears a package of bills that would overhaul Missouri elections
• 3/31/2008: Newspaper Story - The alternative teacher certification bill makes its way to House Committee debate
• 3/12/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri House gives first-round approval to bill prohibiting illegal immigrants from attending public colleges
• 3/10/2008: Newspaper Story - Some lawmakers worry that Gov. Blunt's proposed funding might be excessive with the uncertain state of the economy
• 3/05/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri superdelegates remain divided in choosing a presidential candidate
• 3/05/2008: Newspaper Story - Ed Robb's twins bill will be discussed in committee hearing
• 3/04/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers begin to move on preventing state taxation of the federal tax rebate
• 3/04/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri's House votes to ban drugs that induce abortions
• 3/03/2008: Newspaper Story - Senate voted on Monday to expand DNA database to include juveniles who committed certain offenses
• 3/03/2008: Newspaper Story - MOHELA could originate loans to help with the agency's dwindling funds, an executive director said
• 2/27/2008: Newspaper Story - Sex offenders are major targets this legislative session
• 2/27/2008: Newspaper Story - Teacher certification addressed on Senate floor
• 2/25/2008: Newspaper Story - The Senate Judiciary Committee is looking at modifying taxes on munition sales to foreign governments
• 2/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri senators spent Monday debating what do with violent power-bred dog breeds
• 2/25/2008: Newspaper Story - Bill outlines process not much different from one already in place
• 2/19/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri adoption agencies search for adoptive care for children who are HIV-positive
• 2/19/2008: Newspaper Story - Rep. Hodges introduces a bill that would require insurance companies to cover infertility treatments
• 2/13/2008: Newspaper Story - Senator says MU trying to kill bill making tuition cheaper for veterans
• 2/06/2008: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers look to tighten immigration laws by cracking down on businesses employing illegal immigrants
• 2/06/2008: Newspaper Story - Ed Robb sponsors bill allowing parents of twins to choose if kids should be in same class
• 2/04/2008: Newspaper Story - The Missouri secretary of state's office predicts 1.1 million Missourians to head to the polls tomorrow
• 1/30/2008: Newspaper Story - Rep. Jane Cunningham sponsored a bill putting the state Education Department in charge of extracurricular activities
• 1/30/2008: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Senate is looking at legislation to strengthen laws against cyber harassment
• 1/30/2008: Newspaper Story - Education Committee discusses bill to protect students from sex offenders
• 1/28/2008: Newspaper Story - The House Democrats held a press conference to discuss their education package for this session
• 1/23/2008: Newspaper Story - Democrats respond to Blunt's announcement
• 1/23/2008: Newspaper Story - Blunt is not the first Missouri politician to bow out early