Missouri State Senate
Weekly Columns by Senator Bartle

December 27, 2007 -- Responsible Dog Ownership

December 19, 2007 -- Merry Christmas

December 12, 2007 -- Stopping Smut in Its Tracks

December 5, 2007 -- Stopping Steroids in Our Schools

November 27, 2007 -- Bringing Fiscal Discipline to Missouri’s Tax Credit Programs

November 20, 2007 -- In the face of Difficulties, Think of Your Blessings on this Thanksgiving Day

November 14, 2007 -- Saving and Spending Your Tax Dollars Wisely

November 7, 2007 -- Prefiling Bills - The 2008 Session Looms on the Horizon

October 31, 2007 -- Budget Time

October 16, 2007 -- Fewer People Behind Bars

October 9, 2007 -- Missouri's Department of Social Services: Touching Lives in So Many Ways

October 1, 2007 -- Missouri’s Department of Revenue: Providing Important Services to Missourians

September 24, 2007 -- Missouri's Office of Homeland Security: Protecting the Heartland in an Age of Terrorism

September 17, 2007 -- Your Highway Patrol — Enforcing Our Laws and Keeping You Safe

September 10, 2007 -- The State Emergency Management Agency - Protecting Missouri from Natural and Man-made Threats

September 3, 2007 -- Missouri's Health Department - Serving Seniors and Protecting the Homeland

August 27, 2007 -- The Special Session

August 22, 2007 -- The MO Dept. of Corrections: Administering Justice and Protecting Society

August 13, 2007 -- Conserving Our Land and Water… and Your Tax Dollars

August 6, 2007 -- Safe and Sound on Our Bridges

July 30, 2007 -- Better Roads for All of Us

July 23, 2007 -- Important Transportation Projects in Eastern Jackson County

July 16, 2007 -- Honoring Those Who Serve with Jobs and Guarantees

July 11, 2007 -- HB 327: That Light at the End of the Tunnel Might Be a Train

July 5, 2007 -- Protecting Kids from Internet Predators

June 25, 2007 -- Birth of a Nation

June 18, 2007 -- A Fitting Punishment

June 11, 2007 -- We Need Dads

June 7, 2007 -- Legislature Passes Bills to Protect Nursing Home Residents

May 28, 2007 -- Pork Laden Bill Needs Governor's Veto

May 14, 2007 -- Time Marches On

May 7, 2007 -- Where Your Money Will Go

April 30, 2007 -- Keeping More Money in Our Senior Citizens' Pockets

April 23, 2007 -- Affordable Tuition for Combat Vets

April 9, 2007 -- Lawmakers Debate Measure Improving Public Safety

April 2, 2007 -- Tax Cut on Social Security Helps Seniors and the Economy

March 26, 2007 -- Missouri Working to Utilize Health-care Technology to Improve Health and Reduce Costs

March 19, 2007 -- Senate Advancing Health-care Plan that Reduces Costs and Improves Service

March 12, 2007 -- Lawmakers Enter Spring Recess after Positive First Half

March 5, 2007 -- CAFO Legislation Touches on Divisive Issues

February 26, 2007 -- Senate Votes to Stop Automated Campaign Calls

February 19, 2007 -- Missouri Interstates Require Major Overhaul

February 12, 2007 -- Work on Roads and Highways is Not Complete

February 6, 2007 -- New Bill Challenges NFL Monopoly on Coverage

January 29, 2007 -- Legislation Streamlines Laws to Protect Missourians' Tax Dollars

January 22, 2007 -- Judiciary Committee Takes Up Child-Protection Legislation

January 15, 2007 -- Methamphetamine Registry is a New Tool in the War on Drugs

January 8, 2007 -- Eastern Jackson County School Districts Deserve Credit for Perfect Academic Scores

January 1, 2007 -- Lawmakers Combat Health-care Fraud and Internet Predators

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