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Telemarketing bill delayed
It's going to be one year before many telemarketers will need your permission to call you. The...
MOST 6 months old
The Missouri Saving for Tuition program, aimed at helping with the high cost of college education,...
Bond defends HMO plan
Senator Kit Bond is returning fire in the wake of President Clinton's criticism of the...
Washington U to host debate
Washington University will be a presidential debate site for the third election in a row....
Protester moved by Iraq visit
A trip to Iraq spawned the protest that stalled President Clinton's motorcade in Columbia. Steve...
Troy nurse opens for Clinton
The nurse practitioner who served as President Clinton's warm up act in Columbia yesterday says...
"One vote away"
A rhetorical remark or a political point? Missouri Senators are responding to a phrase President...
Clinton lauds Missouri HMO law
President Clinton used a visit to Columbia today to congratulate Missouri for its 1997 Patients...
Campaign limits upheld
Missouri's limits on the amount of money political parties can legally donate to individual...
GOP plans campaign appeal
The Missouri GOP will appeal the ruling by a federal judge that limits the amount of money...
Carnahan welcomes Clinton help
Whatever political stigma might have been associated with appearing with President Clinton seems...
Abortion opponents encouraged
The sponsor of Missouri's partial birth abortion law is confident the law will stand, despite the...
Abortion foes ready for legal fight
On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Nebraska's abortion law, abortion...
State HMO law a national model
Missouri's Patients Bill of Rights is three years old now but it's once again the subject of...
New budget aids MO schools
A new fiscal year for state government begins today, a few days after Governor Carnahan signed the...
New ads tout gambling help
We might be seeing a lot of new ads about problem gambling soon. The governor this week signed a...
Ashcroft hopes for trust fund deal
Washington may be a little closer to keeping the trillions of dollars accumulating in the Social...
Ruling clouds Missouri law
Nebraska's law dealing with so-called partial birth abortions may have been struck down by the...
Lottery reaps big again
State lottery players have lost a record amount of money in this fiscal year. But their losses are...
Carnahan supports abortion ruling
Governor Carnahan says he's not surprised the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Nebraska...
Gamblers avoid loss limits
State Auditor Claire McCaskill has found that Missouri casino players are topping the state's $500...
MO budget inked
An increase in education spending highlights a $17 billion dollar state budget signed into law...
Ashcroft hopes to end embargoes
Embargoes of food and medicine prompted by policy disputes would be harder for a President to use...
Elderly scams focus of bill
Governor Carnahan has signed into law a House bill that strengthens the crime of financial...
Gas group to have first meeting
The governor's task force that aims to get to the bottom of those high gas prices holds its first...
Phone solicitation bill signed
More quality time with your family without interruptions from telephone solicitors trying to sell...
Carnahan asks for gas probe
Why are the gas prices so high??? That's the question that will undoubtedly be asked of the oil...
Holden promotes health plan
Candidate for Governor Bob Holden has unveiled a series of initiatives to expand the healthcare...
Campaign limits upheld
A new federal court ruling shuts off a big money pipeline for major candidates in Missouri. It...