Missouri State Senate
Weekly Columns by Senator Bartle

December 26, 2005 -- Let Your Voice Be Heard

December 22, 2005 -- "PEACE ON EARTH - GOOD WILL TO MEN"

December 12, 2005 -- Deadlines Extended For Veterans Recognition Programs

December 5, 2005 -- Toll Road Legislation is the Answer to Interstate 70 Renovations

November 28, 2005 -- Legislation Filed to Improve Funding for Local Schools

November 23, 2005 -- New Legislative Session Looms - Sen. Bartle to Prefile Bills

November 14, 2005 -- Although We All Face Difficulties, Think of Your Blessings on Our Day of Giving Thanks

November 8, 2005 -- Veterans Day: For Our Tomorrow They Gave Their Today

October 31, 2005 -- Controversial Amendment to Allow Cloning Raises Fundamental Questions of Human Life

October 24, 2005 -- Amendment 3 Update: What the Smooth Roads Initiative is doing to Make Your Daily Drive Easier

October 17, 2005 -- Citizens Need to be Aware of Changes to Driver's License Law

October 10, 2005 -- Elderly Prescription-drug Assistance: Help is Available

October 3, 2005 -- Coping With Rising Energy Costs

September 26, 2005 -- Sen. Bartle Asks for Citizen Input to Improve State

September 19, 2005 -- Missouri's new law credited with decreasing levels of meth production

September 8, 2005 -- Amendment 3 Has Made for a Safer Missouri with Increased Funding for MoDOT Road Projects

September 5, 2005 -- Legislature Convenes Special Session in Jefferson City

August 29, 2005 -- Mobilizing Communities: Amber Alerts on Your Cell Phone

August 22, 2005 -- Education bills become effective Sunday

August 15, 2005 -- Promoting Life to be a Focus of Special September Session of the Legislature

August 8, 2005 -- Major Bills in Review

August 1, 2005 -- Summer Sales Tax Holiday

July 25, 2005 -- Getting Serious About Pedophiles

July 18, 2005 -- Legislature Ethical Stem Cell Research Act Becomes Law

July 11, 2005 -- Missouri Legislature Responds To Growth Of Pornography Industry

July 4, 2005 -- Protecting Private Property Rights

June 27, 2005 -- The Price of Liberty

June 20, 2005 -- Thousands of Eastern Jackson County Residents Have Unclaimed State Property

June 13, 2005 -- The "Power Of The Purse" - Keeping Education Funding In The Hands Of The Legislature

June 6, 2005 -- Legislature Passes New Education Funding Plan

May 30, 2005 -- Sen. Bartle Passes Economic Development Incentive Package

May 23, 2005 -- Legislature Cracks Down on Meth Production

May 16, 2005 -- Legislature Passes Bill to Regulate Sexually Oriented Businesses

May 9, 2005 -- 2005 Legislative Session Closes

May 2, 2005 -- Fighting Crime While Racing the Clock

April 25, 2005 -- Missouri Senate Cracks Down on Violent Sex Offenders

April 18, 2005 -- Final Weeks of Legislative Session

April 11, 2005 -- Missouri Senate Passes Major Economic Development Bill

April 4, 2005 -- Improving Missouri's Roads

March 28, 2005 -- Reforming Worker's Compensation

March 14, 2005 -- Foundation Formula Proposal Comes Up Short

March 7, 2005 -- Tort Reform Legislation Passes the Missouri Senate

February 28, 2005 -- Smut Shop Restriction Bill is Debated in the Senate

February 24, 2005 -- Medicaid Funding: Separating Fact from Fiction

February 17, 2005 -- Elected Representatives Should Decide How To Spend Education Dollars

February 7, 2005 -- Sen. Bartle's Toll Roads Bill Gets Hearing Before The Senate Transportation Committee

January 31, 2005 -- Sen. Matt Bartle Named To Committee Charged With Rewriting State's Foundation Formula

January 24, 2005 -- Missouri's New Law Requiring DNA Testing Of Felons Identifies Rapist Due To Be Released This Month

January 17, 2005 -- Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Do only Religious Conservatives Support a Ban?

January 10, 2005 -- Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Will a Ban Prevent Medical Breakthroughs?

January 3, 2005 -- Tsunami Aid: America's Compassionate Response

2004 Weekly Columns