by admin | Jan 29, 2001 | Politics / Govt
Backers of a new ball park in St. Louis want the state to put up tens of millions of dollars to help build the place. And Governor Holden knows he’ll be hearing from interests in Kansas City, Columbia, and Springfield, also asking for money for new playgrounds...
by admin | Jan 27, 2001 | Politics / Govt
Acting Revenue Department Director Carol Fisher is Governor Holden’s choice to take the job on a permanent basis. Fisher took over when Director Quentin Wilson became the governor’s director of Cabinet affairs. She has served as the director of the...
by admin | Jan 27, 2001 | Education
Governor Holden says he’s glad to see President Bush putting so much attention on education. Bush’s first big legislative proposal this week was on education. It included increasing standards, increasing funding for needy schools, and a form of vouchers,...
by admin | Jan 26, 2001 | News
Republicans are ready to take control of the state senate as soon as the elections of two new republican senators are certified. They control the state senate for the first time in 52 years. And their leader in Senator Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau, until now sharing...
by admin | Jan 25, 2001 | Transportation
Holden announced today he is committed to passing a new transportation funding proposal during this legislative session. Until now, the governor had only offered lukewarm optimism it would happen. He’s not giving his total support to Jim Mathewson’s...
