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9:16 am
Thu February 2, 2012

Newscast for February 2, 2012

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

  • Curators discuss proposed budget cut outcomes
  • Senate Democrats end filibuster
  • Judge hears closing arguments in congressional redistricting
Education
9:16 am
Thu February 2, 2012

UM curators to discuss possible tuition increases

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UM Curators are urged to raise tuition at the University of Missouri in Columbia by as much as 7.5 percent.

University of Missouri curators are meeting Thursday in Kansas City to discuss a possible tuition increase for the 2012-13 academic year.

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Politics
9:11 am
Thu February 2, 2012

Senate Democrats end filibuster

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The Missouri Capitol building, where Senate Democrats filibustered a workplace discrimination reform bill into the evening hours Wednesday.

Senate Democrats have ended their filibuster of a workplace discrimination bill, after an agreement was reached with the bill’s sponsor.  But that doesn’t mean they won’t try blocking the bill again.

Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal agreed to end the filibuster after the bill’s sponsor, GOP Senator Brad Lager, allowed her to add an amendment – that amendment would guarantee the right to a jury trial in all workplace discrimination cases.  She says, though, that the bill’s definition of what constitutes workplace discrimination is still flawed.

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Business
6:08 pm
Wed February 1, 2012

Missouri United Way changes funding strategy

The Heart of Missouri United Way voted last week to adopt a new strategy that will focus future funding on programs that address poverty and other issues with at-risk children.

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Politics
4:56 pm
Wed February 1, 2012

Mo. senators scuttle Nixon's nominee

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In Jefferson City, Mo., Senate Republicans have scuttled Gov. Jay Nixon's nominee to direct the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

 

Senate Republicans have scuttled Gov. Jay Nixon's nominee to direct the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

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Politics
4:45 pm
Wed February 1, 2012

Mo. Senator delays vote on workplace discrimination law

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A Missouri senator is again delaying a vote on legislation to change the state's workplace discrimination laws.

A Missouri senator is again delaying a vote on legislation to change the state's workplace discrimination laws.

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Business
2:55 pm
Wed February 1, 2012

Columbia ranked in top 25 places to live for a working retirement

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When the original administration building of the university burned in 1892 the columns were left standing. They stand today on Francis Quadrangle and are an iconic image of the university's Columbia campus.

According to Forbes, Columbia, Missouri is one of the top places to move to for a working retirement in the United States.

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Education
9:32 am
Wed February 1, 2012

MU professor wants to reexamine university spending

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The columns of MU covered in snow. A MU professor says the university can restructure how it spends its money.

As Governor Jay Nixon is proposing a large cut to funding for higher education, MU English Professor Richard Schwartz is encouraging students and universities to reconsider everything their money is going towards.  In his e-book, “Is a College Education Still Worth the Price?,” Schwartz says that universities, like MU, have many services and benefits for students that are driving up student costs.

"Students in general in America live better now than they lived when I went to college and living better costs more," Schwartz said.

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Education
9:19 am
Wed February 1, 2012

GOP state legislators oppose curator appointment

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The Capitol building in Jefferson City. GOP legislators are opposing the appointment of a Columbia attorney to the UM System Board of Curators.

Columbia attorney Craig Van Matre faces obstacles of time and partisan politics in his bid for a permanent seat on the UM System Board of Curators.

Craig Van Matre’s time is running out as a UM curator. He’s held the position since Governor Jay Nixon appointed him last June, but Missouri’s constitution requires a vote on his confirmation by Thursday. Some aren’t keen on making Van Matre a permanent board member.

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