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"Safe Haven" law
11:02 am
Thu March 1, 2012

Mo. lawmaker backs expansion of 'Safe Haven' law

A sign designating a location as a "safe place" for women to surrender newborns within a certain period of time, no questions asked.
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A sign designating a location as a "safe place" for parents to surrender newborns within a certain period of time, no questions asked.
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A Missouri lawmaker says parents of newborns should get more time to decide whether they want to surrender their baby to the state.

State law allows a parent to leave their a child at a hospital, fire station or police station within five days of the child's birth.

Rep. Kevin McManus, a Kansas City Democrat, is sponsoring legislation that would give parents up to 60 days to safely surrender a newborn.

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Missouri State Budget
1:10 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

Mo. Gov. releases additional education funding

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A sign posted outside the office door of Mo. House Budget Chairman Ryan Silvey (R, Kansas City).
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Governor Jay Nixon (D) has released an additional $5 million withheld from this year’s K-12 and Higher Education budgets.

The Nixon Administration says $3 million of the withheld funding will help keep school buses on the road, while just over $2 million will go toward universities and community colleges.  Budget Director Linda Luebbering says the move was made because state lottery sales have been better than expected.

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Mo. candidates filing begins
4:43 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Candidates line up on 1st filing day for Aug. primary

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Candidates wait in line at the Mo. Sec. of State's office to file to run for state and federal offices. Fans were set up along the 3rd floor hallway as hundreds waited in line.
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A mini-bus belonging to a candidate for Mo. Governor sits parked outside the James C. Kirkpatrick Building in Jefferson City, which houses the Secretary of State's office.
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Candidates for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Missouri General Assembly, Governor  and other statewide offices can now file to run.

Hundreds flocked to Jefferson City today and lined up outside the doors of the Secretary of State’s office to file their paperwork. Among those filing on the first day was Republican Peter Kinder, who’s seeking a third term as Lt. Governor.  Kinder had originally planned to challenge incumbent Democrat Jay Nixon for Governor, but changed his mind last fall.

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veterans homes / state lottery
1:13 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Mo. House backs increase in veterans homes funding with cut to state lottery prizes

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War veterans salute as an American flag passes by during Memorial Day services at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis on May 30, 2011.
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The Missouri House has given first-round approval to a plan that would cut the amount of money available for state lottery prizes to increase funding for state-run veterans homes.

The legislation would reduce lottery prize funds by about 3.5 percent and put the money toward early childhood education programs that currently get funds from the Missouri Gaming Commission. Gaming Commission money now used for early childhood education would instead go to veterans' homes.

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