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November 10th, 2006 Republicans Maintain Majorities in State Legislature: While control of Congress changed hands and the Democrats will be in the majority there , here in Missouri, the Republicans maintain control of the state legislature. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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November 10th, 2006 Senator-Elect Prepares to Work with Colleague: Now that Democrat Claire McCaskill has won a seat in the U.S. Senate, she's already choosing the committees on which she wants to serve. And she's preparing to work with her Republican colleague from Missouri, Senator Kit Bond. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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November 9th, 2006 Post-Election Analysis: Now that most results from Tuesday's election are in, KSMU's Missy Shelton talks with Missouri State University Political Science Professor Mark Rushefsky.
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November 8th, 2006 Republicans Happy with Local Election Outcome: Republican candidates from Greene County gathered in Springfield Tuesday night to watch the results from the midterm election. KSMU’s Christy Hendricks brings us their reaction to the election.
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November 8th, 2006 Voters Reject Tobacco Tax Hike: Voters rejected a proposal Tuesday to raise the state’s cigarette tax to fund healthcare for low income Missourians. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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November 8th, 2006 Democrat Wins State Auditor's Race: Democrat Susan Montee won the state auditor’s race, besting her republican opponent Sandra Thomas. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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November 8th, 2006 Democrat's Election Night Watch Party: While the nation's attention was fixed on the Missouri Senate race, local Democrats were also keeping a close eye on many of the local races in Greene County. KSMU’S Matt Petcoff was at the Democratic Watch Party last night as candidates and supporters gathered to celebrate the results…
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November 8th, 2006 Springfield Voters Approve Ban on Minors in Bars: Springfield voters overwhelmingly approved a ban on minors in bars and nightclubs. KSMU’s Missy Shelton reports.
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November 8th, 2006 Election Night at the Courthouse: You went out and voted yesterday, and in record numbers. The polls were exceptionally busy, but after they closed at 7, the Greene County Courthouse was just getting started on the long night ahead. KSMU's Emily Nash describes what last night was like at the courthouse.
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November 7th, 2006 Election Night 11:20PM Tuesday: KSMU's Missy Shelton provides an update on tonight's election.
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November 7th, 2006 Election Night 9:50PM Tuesday: KSMU's Missy Shelton has analysis from Missouri State University Political Science Professor Mark Rushefsky as well as updates from reporters Christy Hendricks and Matt Petcoff who are at local watch parties.
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November 3rd, 2006 President Bush Stumps for Senator Talent: President George Bush was in Springfield today to make a last minute push to raise support for U-S Senator Jim Talent. KSMU was there to cover both the event inside and the protests outside. We’ll bring you the protest story at 5:30, but first, KSMU’s Matt Petcoff reports on what happened inside Springfield’s Expo Center.
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November 3rd, 2006 Protesters Rally During President Bush's Visit to Springfield: While over four thousand supporters of President George W. Bush welcomed him at a rally in Springfield at the Expo Center, protesters stood across the street holding signs and chanting their complaints. KSMU's Christy Hendricks has more on the protest.
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November 2nd, 2006 President Arrives in Springfield: President Bush arrived in Springfield tonight. At the airport, the president gave a volunteer award to a Springfield man. KSMU's Missy Shelton was at the airport last night. She reports on the president's arrival, the man who received the award and plans by Peace Network of the Ozarks to protest the president's rally Friday.
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November 2nd, 2006 Libertarian Party Wants Voters to have More Choices: The chairman of the Greene County Libertarian Party says third parties give voters more choices. KSMU's Christy Hendricks reports. KSMU's Emily Nash contributed to this story.
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November 2nd, 2006 Springfield Senate Race: Two candidates are vying for a chance to represent Springfield in the state senate. There’s the incumbent, Republican Senator Norma Champion and her challenger, attorney Doug Harpool. KSMU’s Missy Shelton recently spoke with both candidates and files this report.
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October 31st, 2006 Analysis of Senate Race: One week from today, voters in Missouri will go to the polls to choose who will represent them in the U.S. Senate…There’s the incumbent, Republican Senator Jim Talent and his Democratic opponent, State Auditor Claire McCaskill. KSMU’s Missy Shelton recently spoke about the election with George Connor, associate professor of political science at Missouri State University.
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October 26th, 2006 Race for the 138th Legislative District: The race for the 138th legislative district is a heated one. It’s the only Springfield seat in state House of Representatives held by a Democratic incumbent. KSMU’s Missy Shelton recently spoke with the incumbent Sara Lampe and her Republican challenger Steve Helms and files this report.
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October 11th, 2006 Author Visits Springfield to Advocate New Political Thinking: The man behind the book being billed as a voters guide to the upcoming election will be in Springfield tomorrow at 7PM. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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September 26th, 2006 Greene County Is Without Absentee Ballots: Absentee voting started today but Greene County does not have absentee ballots. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports. (KSMU's Christy Hendricks contributed to this report.)
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September 19th, 2006 No More Free Photo IDs from Revenue Department: As of Monday, the state Revenue Department no longer offered free photo identification, which could be necessary to vote. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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September 14th, 2006 Supporters and Opponents of Minimum Wage Increase Debate Issue: Supporters and opponents of the minimum wage proposal that will be on the ballot this November are getting out their message. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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September 4th, 2006 John Edwards Visits Springfield, Supports McCaskill: On a beautiful Labor Day afternoon, Democratic candidate Claire McCaskill turned up the heat on the battle in Missouri for the U-S Senate seat. To help her cause, McCaskill brought along Senator John Edwards, the 2004 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee and former U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
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August 25th, 2006 Senate Candidates Agree to Springfield Debate: Springfield will get a debate between the candidates in one of the most closely watched senate races in the country. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports. Additional information: The moderator will be KY3’s Jerry Jacob. The panel will consist of KSMU’s own Senior Governmental Affairs Producer Missy Shelton, KY3 political reporter David Catonese and Editorial Page Editor for the Springfield News-Leader Tony Messenger.
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August 16th, 2006 Supporters and Opponents of Stem Cell Proposal Hold Rallies: Supporters and opponents of the stem cell ballot measure are holding rallies across the state. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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August 8th, 2006 Locals Gather Primary Night at Watch Parties: Republicans and Democrats in Greene County gathered just down the road from each other in Springfield last night to await election results. KSMU’s Missy Shelton reports.
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August 7th, 2006 Touch Screen Voting Machines Debut Tuesday: When Greene County voters go to the polls tomorrow, they’ll notice that their precinct has a touch screen voting machine. Every precinct in the county will have one tomorrow. As KSMU’s Missy Shelton reports, the machines enable voters with disabilities to vote independently.
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August 4th, 2006 Democratic Primary for State Auditor Features Two CPAs: Next week, voters in Missouri will choose the Republican and Democrat they want to square off in the state auditor’s race. Earlier this week, we brought you comments from the five Republican candidates who will be on the primary ballot. Now, KSMU's Missy Shelton has a look at the democratic state auditor candidates.
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August 4th, 2006 Low Voter Turnout Prediced for August Primary: Election officials expect a low voter turnout for the August 8th primary, something that is typical for a primary election. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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July 31st, 2006 Five Republicans in Heated Primary for State Auditor: It’s one of the hottest races on the primary ballot: The Republican primary for state auditor. There are two democrats on the ballot: Susan Montee and Darrell Wattenbarger. The libertarian, Charles Baum has no opponent in the primary. KSMU’s Missy Shelton recently caught up with the Republican candidates, some by phone, some at campaign events in Springfield. She asked them about their qualifications and their plans for the auditor’s office. She files this report.
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July 25th, 2006 Secretary of State Launches Voter I-D Awareness Campaign: Secretary of State Robin Carnahan was in Springfield Tuesday to unveil a media campaign designed to make voters aware of photo identification requirements. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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July 7th, 2006 McCaskill Agriculture Tour: Democratic Senate candidate and state auditor Claire McCaskill will wrap her two-day agriculture tour with a stop this evening at 5:30 at the Willard Recreation Center here in Southwest Missouri. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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June 2nd, 2006 Talent Kicks Off Re-election Campaign: U-S Senator Jim Talent of Missouri was in Springfield today to kick-off his re-election campaign. Springfield was the first stop on a two-day tour that will cover eight cities. KSMU’s Missy Shelton covered Talent’s event in Springfield and talked with his likely democratic opponent state auditor Claire McCaskill.
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May 22nd, 2006 Wanted: Poll Workers: There’s a new push from Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to recruit poll workers for the November election. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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May 22nd, 2006 Democrat Kicks Off State Senate Campaign: Today (Monday), former state representative Doug Harpool kicked off his campaign for the state senate by unveiling an ethics proposal that would tighten controls on campaign finance. Harpool is running for a chance to represent Springfield in the senate. The incumbent is Republican Senator Norma Champion. KSMU’s Missy Shelton has this report on today’s announcement from Democrat Doug Harpool.
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May 18th, 2006 McCaskill Outlines Military Proposal: U-S Senate Candidate Claire McCaskill was in Springfield today to talk to about her proposal for a Military Bill of Rights. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
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