From the monthly archives:

August 2006

Highway Patrol Prepares for Final Long Weekend of Summer

by admin on August 31, 2006

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The final long weekend of the Summer is getting underway and the State Highway Patrol is ready for a busy few days. Many Missourians see this as the last chance for a long weekend at a favorite Summer getaway. And, the Highway Patrol will be doing its part to make sure folks get to and from their destinations safely. The Patrol’s Captain Tim Hull says despite all the warnings about paying attention, slowing down, and driving sober, too many Missourians are killed or hurt on our roads. There were 11 deaths and 483 injuries in more than a thousand crashes last Labor Day weekend on Missouri’s roads. This year’s counting period begins at 6 o’clock this evening and runs through Monday at midnight.

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McCaskill Makes Pitch for Minimum Wage Hike, Smart Gas Pumps

by admin 08/31/06 12:54 PM

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill is reitterating her call for an increase in the minimum wage and her push to require new smart pumps to prevent what she calls the latest big oil scam using so-called “hot fuel.” An initiative on the ballot in November aims to hike the minimum wage from $5.15 [...]

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Governor Revises MOHELA Sell-Off Plan

by admin 08/31/06 8:31 AM

Governor Matt Blunt has revised his plans for the sell-off of assets from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, cutting $100-Million off the proposed deal. The new plan has the money going for higher education and biotechnology projects. The Legislature refused to go for the original MOHELA plan earlier this year. The [...]

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McCaskill Criticizes High Cost of College Education

by admin 08/31/06 8:08 AM

College tuitions have risen nearly 30 percent in the last three years in Missouri and some officials are blaming a lack of state funding to higher education for the increase. The State Auditor is also attacking the latest plan to put more dollars into colleges’ hands. At a news conference blasting lawmakers for [...]

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Wizards’ Future Discussed Today

by admin 08/31/06 7:42 AM

Major League Soccer’s Kansas City Wizards will hold a press conference today to make a ’significant announcement.’ The topic of conversation will likely be either the sale of the team to new owners or the development of a stadium in Overland Park.
MLS commissioner Don Garber, Wizards owner Lamar Hunt and Overland Park mayor Carl [...]

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