House Rejects Limits On Campaign Funding
Jefferson City Missouri House rejects proposed caps on individual and committee contributions to candidates. Rep Jack Buechner argues limits curb influence from PACs and donors, but the measure fails 56 to 21 as debate on 1974 Campaign Practices Act revisions continues to seek court compliant changes.
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House
Jefferson City
Missouri House
Jack Buechner
R-Kirkwood
Buechner
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate approves MU budget with targeted allocations
Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed House funding for the University of Missouri and eight other state colleges. MU would receive 136 million with 123 million for four campuses and 6.2 million for extension, 1.6 million for research, and 5.2 million for central administration. Other schools’ allocations ranged from 5.2 to 16.5 million, while Northeast Missouri State received a boost to 10.3 million. The panel rejected campus-by-campus line items, arguing centralized limits prevent campus lobbying. The full Senate will consider the bill as work on Missouri's 3 billion operating budget continues.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Senate “Appropriations Committee
University of Missouri
Sheven
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
House
Joseph Teasdale
Coordinating Board For Higher Education
Lincoln University
Senate
Northeast Missouri State
Southwest Missouri State
Springfield
Central Missouri State
Warrensburg
Southeast Missouri State
Cape Girardeau
Northwest Missouri State
Maryville
Jefferson City
Missouri Southern State College
Joplin
Missouri Western State College
St. Joseph
Mexico FFA Honors At 56th Banquet
The Mexico FFA Chapter held its 56th annual Parent and Member Banquet at the Mexico High School Cafeteria with 210 attendees. New officers elected include Bill Sonwalt president and Bill Wilson VP, with Pam Kirchhoff reporter and Steve Hobbs sentinel. State Farmer Degree recipients were five members, and awards recognized proficiency, leadership, and scholarship winners among the members.
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Mexico
Terry Littrell
Bill Wilson
Bill Sonwalt
Bernard Fennewald
Steve Hobbs
Pam Kirchhoff
FFA
Star
Sandy Hunt
Marga Nowlin
Mark Peck
Donnie Wilkerson
Andy Ekern
Bruce Wilson
William Lowry
Bill Smith
Walter
ISO Cancels Insurance Rate Hike in Missouri
The Insurance Services Office withdrawn a plan to raise homeowners fire insurance rates by up to 26 percent in Missouri. Gov. Teasdale requested the one year withdrawal after talks with the Missouri Division of Insurance and the Consumer Affairs Office in St. Louis. ISO may seek an 8.9 percent statewide average increase based on current classifications.
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St, Louis
Missouri
Insurance Services Office
James L. Sullivan
Missouri Consumer Affairs Office
Joseph Teasdale
ISO
St. Louis
Missouri Division of Insurance
Consumer Affairs Office
Sullivan
Metropolitan Transit Tax Gains Okay For Extension
The House Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations Committee unanimously approved a bill to extend the half cent special transportation tax in Kansas City and St. Louis for two more years. The measure, already Senate approved, would push the deadline to December 31, 1979 and allow the Area Transportation Authority and Bi-State Transportation Authority to subsidize public transit. Senate support and sponsor Sen. Harry Wiggins were cited. Also in momentum, a Senate Committee considered establishing a Committee on Employment of the Handicapped to advise state agencies serving disabled workers and partner with groups to promote employment. The plan would reside in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, aiming to increase acceptance and job opportunities for handicapped persons. Sonntag cited economic benefits, including potential tax revenue gains if disabled workers are employed.
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Jefferson City
House
Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations Committee
Kansas City
St. Louis
Senate
Harry Wiggins
Governor’s Committee On Employment of
Senate Insurance Committee
Albert Sonntag
Handicap Committee
Missouri
National Center For Law and the Handicapped
Sonntag
Forrest Smith
Missouri Handicapped Employment Committee
Christopher Bond
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Rain mixed blessing for Missouri farmers
Missouri farmers gained soil moisture from weekend rains though planting faced local disruption. Soil moisture prior to rain ranked 75 percent short, 24 percent adequate, 1 percent surplus. Scattered minor freezing reported April 26 27 and 28 with no major damage. Corn planting 60 percent complete, two weeks ahead of normal. soybeans 5 percent near normal. cotton 22 percent done, three days ahead. grain sorghum 14 percent, one week ahead.
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Columbia
Missouri
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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