by admin | Feb 10, 2003 | Politics / Govt
A new statewide survey shows Missourians would rather use tobacco settlement money to avoid a state spending shortfall than increase taxes or make more cuts in services and programs. The latest Zogby poll for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Missourians vote for...
by admin | Feb 7, 2003 | News
Debate on how best to plug a projected $350-Million hole in the current state budget is set to begin next week in the Missouri House. House Speaker Catherine Hanaway of Warson Woods says she’s satisfied Governor Bob Holden is seriously considering the Republican...
by admin | Jan 31, 2003 | News
It could be the middle of next week before we know whether the Missouri House will take up Governor Holden’s tobacco bond proposal. House Speaker Catherine Hanaway still wants clarification on the type of bonds would be issued and the risk the state faces. And,...
by admin | Jan 30, 2003 | News
State Senators have begun discussing just how they will debate Governor Bob Holden’s tobacco bond proposal. Holden has threatened to cut nearly $259-Million in state funding for public schools and an additional $91-Million in college funding if the Legislature...
by admin | Jan 23, 2003 | Health / Medicine
Missouri gets a failing grade in a national report on the funding of tobacco prevention programs. In fact, Debra Boldt, Executive Director of the Missouri Partnership on Smoking or Health, says the report puts Missouri is at the very bottom of the list of all states...