Missouri State Senate
Weekly Columns by Senator Bartle

December 27, 2004 -- Human Cloning: Does Missouri's Biotech Industry Need It In Order To Prosper?

December 20, 2004 -- Celebrating the True Joy of Christmas

December 13, 2004 -- Cloning And Stem Cells: Does Cloning Create Human Life?

December 6, 2004 -- Cloning and Stem-Cells: The Fight for Human Dignity

November 29, 2004 -- New Bills Filed for New Session of the Legislature

November 22, 2004 -- Thanksgiving: A Time For Reflection

November 15, 2004 -- Cracking Down on Smut Shops

November 8, 2004 -- Protecting Missouri's Outdoor Heritage

November 1, 2004 -- With Elections Over it is Time to Govern Wisely

October 25, 2004 -- The "Fall Classics": Politics and Baseball

October 18, 2004 -- Amendment 3: Increasing Funds for Missouri's Roads

October 11, 2004 -- The 'Power of the Purse' - Dividing Up Missouri's $19 Budget

October 4, 2004 -- Legislature Brings Needed Oversight to Missouri's Tax Credit Program

September 27, 2004 -- Time For Decisive Action on I-70

September 20, 2004 -- Legislative Committee Hears Testimony on Problems with Classroom Discipline

September 13, 2004 -- Veto Session Quiet Compared to Recent Years

September 6, 2004 -- Voting: A Privilege and Duty

August 30, 2004 -- No More Soft Landings: Taking Away The State's "Golden Parachute" Pension Loophole

August 23, 2004 -- "A Culture of Life"

August 16, 2004 -- "Missouri's Primary Voting System"

August 11, 2004 -- "A Tale of Two States"

August 3, 2004 -- "Preparing for Future Economic Downturns -'Missouri Savings Account' Proposed"

July 28, 2004 -- Does Missouri Need a Constitutional "Same-Sex" Marriage Amendment?

July 7, 2004 -- Common Sense

June 23, 2004 -- Senate Passes Meaningful Civil Law Reforms

May 10, 2004 -- "Billboard Bill Passed by Both House and Senate"

May 7, 2004 -- "Budget Update as Session Draws to a Close"

April 28, 2004 -- "Legislature Passes Property Tax Relief for Seniors"

April 22, 2004 -- "Survey Results: Toll Roads"

April 12, 2004 -- "Positive News on Education Funding"

April 5, 2004 -- "Session Update on the Status of Important Bills"

March 29, 2004 -- "Transportation Reform: Sen. Bartle's Plan to Revise the Current System"

March 22, 2004 -- "Fixing the 'Ghost Law'"

March 15, 2004 -- "Closing Corporate Loopholes"

March 8, 2004 -- "A Brave New World: The Implications of Cloning in Missouri"

March 1, 2004 -- "Tax Credit Reform"

February 24, 2004 -- "Protecting Innocence"

February 16, 2004 -- "Assault on Decency: The Decline of Television Programing"

February 9, 2004 -- "Sen. Bartle Proposes DNA Testing for All Felons"

February 2, 2004 -- "Sen. Bartle's 2004 School Relief Plan"

January 29, 2004 -- "Education, State Services and Missouri's Budget Crunch"

January 22, 2004 -- "Missouri's Tight Budget: How We Got Here."

January 15, 2004 -- "Missouri's Budget: The Boom Years"