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9/6/2005 - LEGISLATORS WANT GOVERNOR TO EXPAND SPECIAL SESSION:
Democratic state senators Pat Dougherty and Maida Coleman want the governor to expand the special legislative session. They want to fix the wording of three child abuse laws the governor signed in the spring. They say the language in the laws isn't clear on when and where abused children and their abusers can live or go to school. Dougherty says the special session is the time to deal with the problem.
9/08/2005 - Senate Tentatively Approves Abortion Bill:
Democratic leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, spoke about her own experience of being pregnant at age 17 and how important it was to her to have someone outside her family to confide in.
5/9/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of May 9, 2005:
Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, said that with senators receiving the new language slightly before midnight Wednesday night, it was inappropriate to force the measure to a vote early Thursday morning.
5/3/2005 - Failing to Provide Names and Addresses Would be Illegal:
Democratic Senator Maida Coleman from St. Louis says she thinks police officers might abuse that power.
5/12/2005 - Legislature passes foundation formula:
Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, said that with the senators not receiving a copy of the negotiated language until a half hour before floor debate on the language began, meaningful debate was not possible.
4/28/2005 - Governor to decide whether to eliminate ticketing of registration theft victims:
The issue was brought to the legislature when Senator Maida Coleman and Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder became victims of registration theft.
4/20/2005 - Democrats use Filibuster to protect Worker Benefits:
But Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman says she believes that a true compromise could be in the works for the first time.
4/20/2005 - The Missouri Senate Debates massage treatment for Dogs and Cats:
Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, who sits on the committee, says this is not a one-sided issue.
3/8/2005 - Blunt commission examines state agencies:
Saint Louis Democrat Maida Coleman, the Senate Minority Leader, says she supports reviewing the services, as long as it's not an excuse for cutting jobs.
3/17/2005 - Missouri legislature halfway through session:
Despite the Republican victories, Senate Democratic leader Maida Coleman expressed no doubts about her more conciliatory ton she adopted when she took over leadership for Senate Democrats.
3/17/2005 - Senate gives final approval to Medicaid bill:
JEFFERSON CITY - In the Senate's final debate of the first half of the session, Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, questioned the Christian values of Republicans as the Senate prepared to vote on a measure to cut the size of the Medicaid program.
3/17/2005 - Senate formally approves Medicaid cuts:
Some of the strongest criticism came from St. Louis city Sen. Maida Coleman.
3/16/2005 - Mobile home legislation presented to Senate economic committee:
Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, presented a bill to the Senate economic committee on Wednesday that would impose new standards on both mobile home park owners and their tenants.
3/16/2005 - Business wins big in Missouri:
And, when it comes to medical malpractice insurance premiums, St. Louis Sen. Maida Coleman says doctors might not be too happy with the bill's after-effects.
3/16/2005 - Gibbons says Medicaid must go:
"If they can come up with a plan that's better great but anytime you're losing people hurting and suffering the plan can't possibly be better," said Sen. Maida Coleman (D-St. Louis).
3/14/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of March 14, 2005:
Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, presented a bill to the Senate economic committee on Wednesday that would impose new standards on both mobile home park owners and their tenants.
3/14/2005 - The Filibuster and the Senators are going Strong through the night. :
Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman of St. Louis City says the Republican leadership chose not to negotiate with the Democrats on the medicaid cuts.
3/08/2005 - Commission to increase government efficiency meets:
Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, said it was important to explore efficiency without simply trying to fire state employees. She said based upon Blunt's initial steps, his calls for efficiency spell the elimination of state jobs.
3/08/2005 - Joint-committee passes foundation formula fix:
"That's just another indication of how non-receptive this administration is to good, quality suggestions," Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, said. "There's nothing that has been said yet that proves that this proposed legislation is the best legislation, but the goal is to cram it down the public's throat regardless.
3/02/2005 - Committee delays vote on foundation formula:
"It's a good thing that the process will be a little more spread out," Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, said. "This is a serious decision, and it takes serious consideration."
3/02/2005 - Foundation formula fix delayed:
"It's a good thing that the process will be a little more spread out," Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, said. "This is a serious decision, and it takes serious consideration."
3/01/2005 - Senate Democrats to legislate identity theft, consumer protection and privacy issues:
Dougherty, Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, and several Senate Democrats filed a block of legislation directed at protecting consumers from a range of privacy and ethical issues the ChoicePoint scandal raised.
3/01/2005 - Senate-House joint committee to vote on proposed foundation formula next week:
"It's a good thing that the process will be a little more spread out," Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, said. "This is a serious decision, and it takes serious consideration."
2/23/2005 - St. Louis police officers ask state for raise:
Senator Maida Coleman from St. Louis went before her fellow state senators to ask if police officers from her district could get a raise.
2/22/2005 - Out-of-state tuition could be waived for immigrant college students:
St. Louis Sen. Maida Coleman says she wants to make it easier for immigrants to pay for college in Missouri.
2/22/2005 - Sen. Kit Bond announces his "Education Begins at Home Act":
In addition to speaking to the House and Senate caucus, the senator spoke to an energized crowd of parent educators, PAT families and school administrators, who applauded every idea Bond put forth. Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City, and Gov. Matt Blunt also spoke in support of Bond's act and recognized the significance of PAT.
2/21/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of February 21, 2005:
JEFFERSON CITY - Sen. Maida Coleman says she wants to make it easier for immigrant students to get a colllege education. She is sponsoring a bill that would waive in-state tuition for anyone who attended a Missouri high school for at least two years.
2/17/2005 - Republican senators propose amendment to limit school lawsuits:
But St. Louis Democratic Senator Maida Coleman says the amendment would eliminate a crucial branch of government.
2/14/2005 - Missouri Government News for the Week of February 14, 2005:
JEFFERSON CITY - St. Louis Senator Maida Coleman has proposed a constitutional ammendment to lower age requirements to run for the state legislature.
2/14/2005 - Sen. Graham filibusters SMS name change bill into the night.:
*Graham's fellow Democrats did most of the work early on. St. Louis Senators Tim Green, Maida Coleman -- herself a cosponsor of the name change bill -- Rita Days and Joan Bray held up proceedings by debating a series of amendments. They filled the time by complaining about the cuts to social services, like Medicaid, proposed in Blunt's budget.
2/14/2005 - Committee hears testimony on a bill proposed to lower age requirements for Missouri legislators:
The Financial, Governmental Organizations and Elections committee heard testimony Monday concerning a bill proposed by Sen. Maida Coleman (D-St. Louis City), that would change the age requirements for members of the General Assembly.
2/14/2005 - Twenty-one year olds may be able to run for state office.:
A proposed constitutional ammendment would lower the age to run for the state House of Representatives from twenty-four to twenty-one. It would also lower the age to run for state senate from thirty to twenty-five. St. Louis senator Maida Coleman says those who fight for our country should be able to run for office.
2/1/2005 - Senate committee considers creating scholarships for children of deceased veterans:
One of the bills' sponsors, St. Louis Senator Maida Coleman says more than 30 Missourians were killed last year during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... many of those soldiers had children.
2/09/2005 - Confederate flag one step closer to its return:
Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, was the only committee member not to attend.
1/26/2005 - Blunt wants to cut Medicaid, boost education:
"The Republicans always want to hold our feet to the fire and accuse us of not keeping our promises," said Sen. Maida Coleman, a Democrat from St. Louis. "This is something that he said he would not do."
1/26/2005 - State of the State to be delivered tonight:
Senate Minority Leader, St. Louis Democrat Maida Coleman, says these are all moves that have a peculiar similarity to the administration in Washington, D.C.
1/25/2005 - Lower Insurance Premiums for Medical Malpractice Bill Introduced:
"They want to make money in the end," said Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis City. " They want to see that bottom line show that their corporations are doing very good. That's great for the stockholders, but there are a lot of us out here who happen to be stockholders who are hurting."
1/25/2005 - Democrats Propose Bill to Regulate Insurance Premiums:
Flanked by state democratic leaders, Saint Louis Senator Joan Bray introduced her plan to slow the growth of medical malpractice insurance premiums. Under the plan, companies wanting to raise rates by more than fifteen percent would have to prove the hike was needed. Demoratic Floor Leader Maida Coleman says insurance companies need to be held accountable for their rates.
1/10/2005 - Matt Blunt sworn-in as Missouri's new governor.:
The Senate minority leader, Maida Coleman of St. Louis, said she was optimistic about the prospect of working with Blunt. However, she said she remains skeptical that his administration will work in the best interest of all Missourians.
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