by admin | Mar 18, 2002 | Education
An effort to increase gambling revenue and eliminate business tax incentives to raise enough money to fully fund public schools now goes to the Senate. It goes long with creation of the lottery game Keno seeks to raise the $177-Million necessary to fully fund the...
by admin | Mar 13, 2002 | Education
Despite criticism that it relies to heavily on gambling revenue, a bill attempting to raise enough money to fully fund public education passes its first hurdle in the House. The bill uses a variety of methods to raise $177-Million, the bulk of which comes from...
by admin | Mar 4, 2002 | Politics / Govt
The Argosy Riverside Casino, which operates near Kansas City, has been slapped by the State Gaming Commission, again, for failing to keep track of slot machine tokens. It’s the third time and this time the State Gaming Commission has fined the casino $100,000....
by admin | Mar 1, 2002 | News
Governor Bob Holden wins one of two; the gambling industry takes a double loss. A House committee has rejected the Governor’s request to throw out the state’s loss limit for casinos, but has voted to increase casino taxes. One casino lobbyist says having...
by admin | Feb 8, 2002 | Transportation
A month into the legislative session, House Democrats outline their agenda. House Speaker Jim Kreider of Nixa understands budget concerns dominate this legislative session. Kreider calls the agenda of the majority party in the House aggressive: Secure the $220-Million...
