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Rally not enough to spur health care expansion

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:21:27 +0000

JEFFERSON CITY — Hundreds of people rattling pennies in plastic piggy banks rallied Wednesday at the Capitol for expanded government health care. Republican lawmakers responded with a resounding no.

Moments after a crowd chanted and cheered for Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to expand health care to children, the Republican-led House Budget Committee axed the governor’s proposal.

Republican budget writers said it would be wrong to expand a program in a midyear spending bill. They also doubted the state could afford it.

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Historic warehouse sees new life

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:01:01 +0000

COLUMBIA — Kenny Greene remembers when trains pulled up to Wabash Station next to the Berry Building on Walnut and Orr streets to unload and pick up cargo.

But a lot has changed since then. The trains are gone, replaced with the low rumble of endless buses picking up passengers at the bus terminal and the scream of fire engines pulling out of Station No. 1.

Greene has made jewelry in Columbia on the same block next to the Berry Building for almost 30 years — 13 of which were in the building itself.

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Mayor Hindman meets with Obama, top advisers

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:31 +0000

Mayor Hindman meets with Obama, top advisers

Hindman was one of 80 mayors from across the country who met with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Cabinet secretaries representing the departments of Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education and Justice.

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Business, property owners discuss proposed downtown special sales tax district

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:24:48 +0000

COLUMBIA — Downtown Columbia business and property owners met three separate times Wednesday to discuss the proposed Downtown Columbia Community Improvement District, or CID.

The proposed CID would raise downtown sales tax by one half cent to provide funding for downtown improvements. special sales tax district

City services currently are funded by the downtown Special Business District, or SBD, which raises about $200,000 per year. This money is allocated to beautification, economic development and historic preservation.

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Forsee sets campus meeting to address budget changes

jason@betheshoe.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:53:41 +0000

COLUMBIA — University of Missouri System President Gary Forsee scheduled a campus town hall meeting Feb. 20 to explain changes to the university’s retirement program that require employee contributions to pension plans. He said he intended to address other measures affecting faculty and staff, including wage and hiring freezes and potential furloughs.

The meeting will be at 9 a.m. in Jesse Hall Auditorium. A series of sessions has been scheduled at each of the four campuses and the University of Missouri System to answer questions, Forsee said.

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Missouri could get $4.4 billion from stimulus package

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:50:59 +0000

Missouri could get $4.4 billion from stimulus package

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Web site allows users to prioritize stimulus projects

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Web site allows users to prioritize stimulus projects

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Analysis: Tax credit bill needs approval from Missouri Senate

lizgelardi — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:13:09 +0000

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers say the state’s economy demands quick action to stimulate growth and add new jobs. So they have turned to an old friend with a new name: tax credits for businesses.

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Columbia Daily Tribune makes cuts

lizgelardi — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:56:34 +0000

COLUMBIA — The Columbia Daily Tribune said a drop in advertising revenue has forced it to eliminate positions in recent months and some additional jobs may be cut.

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Curators approve furlough, retirement plan

jason@betheshoe.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:06:26 +0000

The UM Board of Curators on Friday gave President Gary Forsee the authority to impose emergency furloughs.

The board also authorized a proposal to require benefit-eligible employees to pay into their retirement plans.

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