by admin | Jan 31, 2002 | News
The State Gaming Commission has refused to let the new casino at Boonville hire a woman from Liberty as its financial controller. A Commission investigator says Elizabeth McDaniel lost more than $91,000 at Kansas City-area casinos in 1999 and 2000 … and that at...
by admin | Jan 29, 2002 | Education
A radical new idea to get substantial amounts of money into the hands of Missouri teachers has been raised at the State Capitol. Imagine the alure of a $5,000, perhaps $10,000, maybe even a $15,000 stipend to teachers who meet performance goals. Representative Jane...
by admin | Jan 28, 2002 | News
Governor Bob Holden’s plan to lift loss limits for gamblers to increase funding for education concerns one group which claims there won’t be more education to prevent gamblers from becoming addicted. If the Governor’s proposal goes through, the $500...
by admin | Jan 23, 2002 | Education, Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden makes it clear in his State of the State Address that education is his top priority. And, he’s rolling the dice with his plans to finance education. Proceeds from gambling play an important role in Governor Holden’s proposal to fully...
by admin | Jan 12, 2002 | News
We might be in a recession, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at how business is booming at Missouri’s casinos. They’re raking in the bucks! Statewide, gamblers lost $1.13-billion in 2002 – up 14 percent from $998-million in 2000. In Kansas...
