by admin | Apr 11, 2004 | Education
State Education Department officials are applauding Governor Bob Holden’s move to release $127-Million in education money withheld since last summer’s budget disputewith Republican lawmakers. Department spokesman Jim Morris says while the money comes in...
by admin | Apr 11, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden says it will not do any good for the Legislature to send him a bill solving the financial problems of the concealed weapons bill. He’ll veto it. The State Supreme Court says it’s legal to get a license for a concealed weapon. But the...
by admin | Apr 9, 2004 | Education, Politics / Govt
House Budget Committee Chairman Carl Bearden of St. Charles isn’t gloating. He’s just happy Governor Bob Holden has released the money he has been withholding from public schools. Bearden isn’t all that concerned about the reasons Holden used to...
by admin | Apr 9, 2004 | Education, Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden is releasing $127-Million he had withheld from public schools and from higher education institutions this year. Holden says he had to make the withholdings to keep the state budget in balance. But he says four factors have come into play allowing...
by admin | Apr 5, 2004 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden is calling for a constitutional amendment to protect access to quality health care for thousands of children he says would lose their coverage under a proposal before the Legislature. The Governor is at odds with proposals by House Republicans over...
