KSMU http://www.ksmu.org/content/category/32/2/ http://www.ksmu.org/media/mp3/itunes_image.jpg http://www.ksmu.org/content/category/32/2/ Efforts in Congress to change the U.S. healthcare and health insurance systems have prompted much debate. KSMU's Missy Shelton recently spoke with a political science professor about the issue and files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5382Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5382Itemid,2/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:04:07 -0500 The state of Missouri is likely to face difficult economic times in the months ahead. KSMU's Missy Shelton files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5380Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5380Itemid,2/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:35:38 -0500 Some Missouri journalists say they are beginning to see similarities between Governor Jay Nixon and former Governor Matt Blunt regarding their accessibility to the press on controversial issues. KSMU's Jennifer Moore reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5346Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5346Itemid,2/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:45:41 -0500 Freezing historic preservation tax credits and investing in capital projects at universities were two of the ideas Governor Jay Nixon heard from business leaders during a stop in Springfield today. Nixon met with 9 business leaders at the new home of accounting firm BKD on St Louis Street. KSMU's Missy Shelton was there and files this... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5169Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5169Itemid,2/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:46:21 -0500 An interim House committee met in Springfield Wednesday to hear comments from the public on how to prevent a state intelligence-gathering agency from overstepping its authority and engaging in what some call "political profiling." KSMU's Missy Shelton was at the hearing and files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5135Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5135Itemid,2/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:59:00 -0500 Congressman Roy Blunt was in Springfield Tuesday to address a billboard that blasts him for taking money from the insurance industry. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5083Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5083Itemid,2/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:51:40 -0500 Democratic US Senator Claire McCaskill was in Springfield today for a town hall meeting on healthcare. The event drew supporters and opponents of proposed changes to healthcare. KSMU's Missy Shelton was at the meeting and files this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5072Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,5072Itemid,2/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:45:52 -0500 Last Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon took his pen to a bill that requires newborns to be screened for five additional rare diseases. All of them fall under the category of lysosomal storage diseases: that's when the body's lysosomes malfunction and don't process unwanted material into substances that the body's cells c... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4808Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4808Itemid,2/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:10:06 -0500 If you've ever stood in line to get a new driver's license, you probably had other things to think about besides who was operating that particular office, or how they were awarded the contract to do so in the first place. On Wednesday, Governor Jay Nixon signed legislation that dramatically alters the process by which Missouri c... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4762Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4762Itemid,2/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:27:49 -0500 A state senator from south-central Missouri announced on Wednesday that he's exploring the possibility of running for the US Senate next year. KSMU's Jennifer Moore caught up with him by phone, and has this report. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4674Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4674Itemid,2/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:41:46 -0500 Governor Jay Nixon is touring the state to explain and promote Missouri's new economic development bill, which was signed into law last week. On Wednesday, he stopped by Springfield's Chamber of Commerce, where he signed a ceremonial copy of the bill. As KSMU's Jennifer Moore reports, the bill will go into effect later this year, ... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4644Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4644Itemid,2/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:20:23 -0500 A new director recently took charge of the office responsible for encouraging minority and women-owned businesses to participate in bidding to provide services for the state. The office also works toward ensuring the state's workforce is diverse. KSMU's Missy Shelton spoke with Alan Green by phone about his priorities for the of... http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4597Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4597Itemid,2/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:01:37 -0500 Republican State Senator Gary Nodler of Joplin announced on Thursday that he has decided to run for the Congressional seat soon to be vacated by Roy Blunt. KSMU's Jennifer Moore was at the press conference and reports. (Photos by Sam Senovich) http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4575Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4575Itemid,2/ Thu, 28 May 2009 13:54:48 -0500 Senator Claire McCaskill says the Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill cracking down on unethical and predatory practices of credit card companies. KSMU's Jennifer Moore reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4525Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4525Itemid,2/ Wed, 20 May 2009 09:24:31 -0500 Children would be able to hold their stuffed animal or favorite blanket while giving testimony in court under a bill that's on its way to the governor's desk. KSMU's Matt Evans reports. http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4467Itemid,2/ http://www.ksmu.org/component/option,com_contenttask,viewid,4467Itemid,2/ Thu, 07 May 2009 15:19:25 -0500