by admin | May 19, 2004 | Politics / Govt
It appears there won’t be any mad dash to get done all the things that need to be done to put the same-sex marriage ban constitutional amendment on the August third primary ballot. Senate President Pro-Tem Peter Kinder (R-Cape Girardeau) tells the Missourinet he...
by admin | May 18, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Now that the legislature has approved sending a same-sex marriage ban to a vote of the people, it’s up to Governor Holden to decide when it will come to a vote. He won’t have a long time to make up his mind. The legislature approved sending the...
by admin | May 18, 2004 | News
Tragedies have led to a potential law that tightens inspections of amusement rides. A fall from a climbing wall in Columbia last year killed a woman. Questions were later raised about the safety of the wall, and the equipment that was supposed to let people safely...
by admin | May 17, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Some fireworks at the end of the legislative session might appear to be mere firecrackers in comparsion to the shots exchanged a year ago. A year ago, it was the legislative session that wouldn’t end. Democrat Governor Holden and the Republican legislative...
by admin | May 14, 2004 | Education, Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden wraps up the regular session of this year’s legislature with some parting shots at Republicans and the budget they’ve handed him, but he does promise to sign it. Holden says the Republicans didn’t do as much damage as they set out...
