Archive of Missouri on Wednesday July 01, 2009
MO: Missouri Center for Safe Schools closed
By The Associated Press, The News Tribune (Tacoma)
SPRINGFIELD, MO -- State budget problems have led to the closing of the Missouri Center for Safe Schools, which trains schools districts to respond to disasters and emergencies.
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MO: Missouri Republicans criticize plan to use bonds for buildings
By The Associated Press, Kansas City Star
Top Missouri Republicans say a proposal to finance construction projects with bonds would raise the state's debt without helping the economy.
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Financial crisis torments states
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009)
California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps.
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MO: Missouri judge rejects eminent-domain ballot summary
By The Associated Press, Kansas City Star
A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary prepared by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan for a proposed constitutional amendment restricting eminent domain.
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MO: Missourians urged to protect themselves from sun
By The Associated Press, The News Tribune (Tacoma)
Amid the summer heat, state health officials are urging Missourians to protect themselves from the sun.
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WI: Milwaukee edges up in population
By Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When it comes to demographics, a small number can be a very big deal.
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US: Colorado the least obese state
By Lauren Neergaard, The Associated Press, The Denver Post
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
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