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12/5/2007 - Governor calls for Ellis Fischel money:
The Ellis Fischel money was removed from the project list last March. Republican's blamed Columbia Democrat Sen. Chuck Graham's opposition, Graham blamed Republican fears of stem-cell research.
12/3/2007 - Legislators look ahead:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia
10/22/2007 - Missouri Senator arrested in suspicion of driving while intoxicated:
JEFFERSON CITY -  The last Missouri legislator arrested for drunken driving offered Sen. Chuck Graham words of wisdom after he was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. 
10/22/2007 - Coleman not removing Graham from committees.:
Intro: Chuck Graham's arrest for a suspected DWI has put Democratic senate leadership in a difficult position, but minority leader Maida Coleman says they will wait before taking disciplinary action.
10/22/2007 - Tom Burcham expects legislature to support Chuck Graham:
Intro: Despite Columbia state senator Chuck Graham's arrest for a suspected DWI, one former state representative thinks Graham will find support from other legislators.
4/30/2007 - Robb says funding will be restored to MU building:
The Senate removed funding from this project when it passed an appropriations bill that includes the list of projects funded by the sale of some of MOHELA's assets. Because Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, filibustered the wide-spanning higher education bill that includes the partial sale of MOHELA, $46 million of funding to projects in their districts were axed.
4/30/2007 - Robb saves funding for MU Campus:
A filibuster by Columbia Democratic Senator Chuck Graham and other senators resulted in the removal of their campus project funding.
4/25/2007 - Senate give final passage to MOHELA plan:
Though Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he might have filibuster this bill for the third time, he said he would not to because it might cause more harm. The cancer hospital was taken out last week because of his filibuster.
4/25/2007 - Senate shows disapproval of embryonic stem-cell research:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, the leading proponent for stem cell research, offered an amendment to an appropriations bill that gives money to the Department of Economic Development, among other departments. His amendment would have removed language from the bill that limits life sciences research funding to only supporting animal and plant research.
4/19/2007 - Senate gives preliminary passage to MOHELA bill:
When it became apparent that Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, was starting to filibuster, Republicans called a "previous question" motion -- a rarely used political manuver -- and put a halt to debate. This is only the seventh time this has sucessfully happened since the 1970s.
4/19/2007 - UMC loses funding after Senate Filibuster:
At issue is $31 million related to the UMC Campus that Republican leaders admit they took out of the MOHELA appropriation's budget following a nine-hour filibuster led by  Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia.
4/18/2007 - Debate over role of guns on college campus:
Columbia's Democratic Senator Chuck Graham says that law changes when you step foot onto any University of Missouri campus.
4/16/2007 - Senate Appropriations Committee passes state budget:
"It isn't what the original commitment was and we still are back to our 2001 levels," Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said. "The burden has been shifted over to students because we haven't kept up."
4/12/2007 - MoHELA resolution coming soon:
Following the March filibuster led by Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, the University of Missouri-Columbia lost $56 million in funding from the plan in a move Republicans and Democrats said was in retribution for his actions in the filibuster.
4/11/2007 - Lamb visits with the General Assembly:
JEFFERSON CITY - The new Interim President of the UM System on Wednesday received a lesson about the General Assembly from Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia.
4/11/2007 - Hefty tax credit bill grows with amendments:
Offered by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, the amendment drew criticism from Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, who said it was the latest example of how legislators this year have "run away kicking and screaming" from supporting potentially disease-curing research.  Graham complained about the shift away from such research in favor of agricultural research.
3/7/2007 - Voting student curator bill passes Senate Education Committee:
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would add a voting student on governing boards at the UM System, University of Central Missouri, Missouri State and Truman State. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he was surprised the bill passed through committee unanimously.
3/14/2007 - Privatization of government services criticized :
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, disagreed. "The more that you outsource the more you risk not having the type of control over those employees that you do over state employees," he said.
3/14/2007 - Democrats division is the reason MOHELA plan has haulted:
However, although that pleased Shoemyer, other Democrats wanted different things. Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has contituously said he thinks that the MOHELA sale should fund research facilities and shouldn't infringe on stem-cell reasearch. And Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, has said she's concered with the tuition cap.
2/7/2007 - Six building projects axed, while the governor's MOHELA plan moves to the Senate floor:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, who dominated much of the debate during the committee session, said he doubts the bill will be passed without the six buildings added back into the list of funded projects.
2/27/2007 - Democrats call for investigation:
According to Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, the governor illegally used the Highway Patrol to conduct the investigation in an attempt to cover-up the incident and keep it from the public.
2/21/2007 - Law would require physicians offer anesthesia:
After several committee members demonstrated a lack of medical expertise, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said that part-time legislators shouldn't be making medical decisions and writing them into law.
2/20/2007 - Automated calling cleared to final stage in Senate:
Some senators, such as Columbia's Chuck Graham said restricting and regulating automated messages will decrease character attacks during elections because the recording has to include who paid for the message.
2/15/2007 - Floyd volunteers to change MOHELA plan:
 Sen. Chuck Graham, D- Columbia, said Floyd's proposal is unrealistic and that Floyd does not understand the political realities of the bill. He said when the buildings were placed back on the bill last week by committee chairman Nodler, the bill was packaged so that if any part of it is challenged the whole bill would fail.
2/14/2007 - Democrats back off as MOHELA debates begin:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, last week challenged the constitutionality of placing stem cell research limitations on the buildings. 
1/31/2007 - Lewis and Clark initiative causes uproar:
Senator Chuck Graham, asked why the board approved of the bill this time without any public discussion of the stem cell issue.
1/31/2007 - UM System President supports MOHELA plan:
But Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, criticized Floyd for his and the curators' support of the MOHELA plan and its requirement to prohibit stem-cell research in buildings that are funded by that plan. He said last year that Floyd did not support any restrictions against research.
1/25/2007 - Two curators approved despite controversy:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D- Columbia, said the problem with Haggard was tied to the governor appointing someone without a strong party background to a partisan position.Graham said the lengthy discussion that proceeded Haggard's approval by the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee could have been avoided if the governor had taken more consideration in his choice.
1/24/2007 - Graham discusses student curator bill:
JEFFERSON CITY - For the third year in a row, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has proposed to change the role of students on the UM Board of Curators.
1/24/2007 - Blunt's speech includes increased funding to education:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said that increased funding to lower education is nothing to be proud of because it happens every year, and added that it's not always the high school's fault that a student fails a course.
1/22/2007 - Curator nomination party affiliation questioned:
Mayer said he has received a few e-mails asking him to drop his support of Haggard, but will remain behind her. He added that Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has told him that he does not support Haggard.
1/19/2007 - All Talk, No Action:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has been quoted as being in opposition to Haggard's nomination, but he refused comment on the nomination Thursday.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 29, 2007:
Columbia Senator Chuck Graham was released from jail early Sunday morning after being arrested following an accident near his home.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 22, 2007:
Columbia Senator Chuck Graham was released from jail early Sunday morning after being arrested following an accident near his home.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 23, 2007:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, the leading proponent for stem cell research, offered an amendment to an appropriations bill that gives money to the Department of Economic Development, among other departments. His amendment would have removed language from the bill that limits life sciences research funding to only supporting animal and plant research.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 16, 2007:
At issue is the $31 million related to the UMC Campus, which Republican leaders admit they took out of the MOHELA appropriation's budget following a nine-hour filibuster led by  Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 9, 2007:
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, said they met with Lamb and talked to him about MoHELA and the UM System budget, respectively.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 5, 2007:
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would add a voting student on governing boards at the UM System, University of Central Missouri, Missouri State and Truman State. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he was surprised the bill passed through committee unanimously.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 12, 2007:
Missouri Right for Life,  a group strongly opposed to stem cell research, has been vocal about their disapproval of state funds going to support stem cell research. Sen. Chuck Graham D- Columbia said Floyd's proposal is unrealistic and does not placate Missouri Right for Life, who Graham said is adamant in their opposition of the sale.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 22, 2007:
For the third year in a row, Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has proposed to change the role of students on the UM Board of Curators.
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