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Kathryn Buschman is a senior newspaper and political science major at the University of Missouri. Orginally from Washington, D.C. she enjoys reporting and learning about state politics. She plans to graduate in May and move to New York.

Stories by Kathryn Buschman include:

• 12/ 6/2006: Newspaper Story - The governor is expected to release a new health care program for uninsured Missourians in January.
• 11/29/2006: Newspaper Story - The Patriot Guard Riders is a group of men and women dedicating their days to attned the funerals of fallen soldiers
• 11/27/2006: Newspaper Story - A fire in a assisted living facility in Southwest Missouri kills 10
• 11/ 8/2006: Newspaper Story - Results from Amendment 6 and 7
• 11/ 8/2006: Newspaper Story - Missouri Democrats picked up two seats in the Misouri Senate
• 11/ 3/2006: Newspaper Story - Sen. Coleman says she is seeking re-election for the minority floor leader
• 10/25/2006: Newspaper Story - The ballot measure would ammend the state's constitution to allow veterans' organizations to be exempt from real and personal property taxes.
• 10/23/2006: Newspaper Story - The governor unveiled an enhanced sex-offender registry that includes more physical descriptions and information on offenders in the state.
• 10/16/2006: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Supreme Court stuck down a law requiring voters to show a government issued ID at the polls
• 10/11/2006: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to allow the tabacoo tax increase proposal to appear on the November ballot
• 10/ 4/2006: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over the constitutionality of the voter id case
• 10/ 2/2006: Newspaper Story - The state Supreme Court will hear two cases Wednesday morning: voter ID and the toabacco tax ballot measure
• 9/25/2006: Newspaper Story - The governor announced that he will wait for legisaltive approval to sell the state's loan authority
• 9/18/2006: Newspaper Story - The department of revenue is looking for an appeal from the attorney general's office for clarification to last weeks court ruling.
• 9/13/2006: Newspaper Story - Gov. Blunt met with more than two dozen university and college presidents Wednesday to discuss the sale of MOHELA.
• 9/11/2006: Newspaper Story - The attorney general's office said MOHELA's board members could be sued if they pass the measure to sell the loan program.
• 9/ 8/2006: Radio Story - A Circuit Court judge said he would make a ruling on the proposed tobacco tax measure on Monday
• 9/ 6/2006: Newspaper Story - A Cole County circuit court judge heard final arguments Wednesday in the voter ID case.
• 8/30/2006: Newspaper Story - Missouri's state auditor attacks rising college tution rates in Missouri.
• 8/28/2006: Newspaper Story - Gov. Blunt and legislative leaders agreeded on a new plan for higher education funding, according to the Associated Press.
• 8/28/2006: Newspaper Story - Some Missouri lawmakers question the legality of the governor's new MOHELA sales plan
• 8/25/2006: Radio Story - A piece of the Pentagon damaged on Sept. 11 will be on display in the capitol building for a week.
• 8/23/2006: Newspaper Story - The Mental Health Commission released a report with 23 recommendations for mental health facilities.
• 5/ 1/2006: Radio Story - The new money would pay for general expenses for the Water Patrol
• 4/17/2006: Radio Story - The bureau says that bill does not adequately protect home owners and does not do enough to stop eminent domain abuse.
• 4/17/2006: Radio Story - The bureau says the bill does not protect home owner's rights enough and is a watered-down version of the original bill.
• 4/11/2006: Radio Story - The democratic party questioned Sen. Jim Talent's Medicare success numbers for Missourians saying they are misleading and inaccurate.
• 4/10/2006: Radio Story - The House will debate the bill Tuesday.
• 4/ 3/2006: Radio Story - The senate majority floor leaders says he temporarily resigned to be consistent with senate bill 1254
• 3/14/2006: Radio Story - Gov. Blunt spoke with President Bush Tuesday asking for federal money to help deal with damages from the weekend's severe weather.
• 2/27/2006: Radio Story - A fifth grade class from southwest Missouri proposed the crayfish to become the state's official invertebrate.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - The governor recommended that the facility be closed last year.
• 2/21/2006: Radio Story - The governor recommended for the facility to be closed last year.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jim Lembke proposed a tighter definition of blight in an effort to curb eminent domain abuse in the state.
• 1/23/2006: Radio Story - The house Democrats announced a healthcare agenda Monday that would restore Medicaid to thousands of Missourians.
• 2/13/2006: Radio Story - Rep. Jim Lembke proposed legislation that would tighten the definition of blight.
• 1/31/2006: Radio Story - Without the senator's support it is unlikely James Mauze will get confirmed to MOHELA's board of directors.
• 1/30/2006: Radio Story - The MOHELA board of director nominee needs to be confirmed by Feb. 4 or he will lose his position.

Stories by Kathryn Buschman include:

• 12/ 6/2005: Newspaper Story - The Public Service Commission is considering new ways to help pay utility bills.
• 12/ 1/2005: Newspaper Story - The task force on eminent domain recommended that private property along with farmland be protected from eminent domain.
• 11/29/2005: Newspaper Story - Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau announced today that he will pre-file four bills to make stronger abortion related laws.
• 11/17/2005: Newspaper Story - A Missouri coalition was formed to protect the availability of the morning after pill.
• 11/15/2005: Newspaper Story - Gov. Blunt signed an executive order establishing the National Incident Management System.
• 11/10/2005: Newspaper Story - A 63-year old man died Tuesday, he was scheduled to receive Medicaid transportation.
• 11/10/2005: Newspaper Story - Attorney General Jay Nixon plans to run for governor in 2008.
• 11/ 3/2005: Newspaper Story - Protection of farmland against private developers seemed to be a consenus Thursday among members of the Task Force on Eminent Domain.
• 11/ 1/2005: Newspaper Story - Some senior citizens are having problems renewing their drivers' license because they don't have a birth certificate.
• 10/25/2005: Radio Story - As the bird flu continues to spread overseas, Missouri is taking precautions.
• 10/20/2005: Newspaper Story - A welfare advocacy group filed a petition that would restore Medicaid benefits to thousands of Missourians.
• 10/18/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Department of Transportation want to use data from cell phone signals to track traffic flow.
• 10/13/2005: Newspaper Story - Rural democrats annouced a bill that would prohibit the government for taking private property for private development.
• 10/11/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures proposed a constitutional amendment that would protect stem-cell research in the state.
• 10/ 4/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Task Force on Eminent Domain presented a list of considerations to the governor.
• 9/29/2005: Radio Story - The commission has not met since September 2004 because Gov. Blunt has not replaced two members.
• 9/27/2005: Newspaper Story - Two of Missouri's major education organizations have voiced concern over a proposal created by the state review commission.
• 9/24/2005: Newspaper Story - The governor's reorganization task force has voted to strip the Securities Division from the Secretary of State's office.
• 9/21/2005: Newspaper Story - Missouri's Secretary of State voiced opposition to a reorganization plan that would strip her office of securities regulation.
• 9/19/2005: Newspaper Story - The state government review commission will meet Thursday to examine more than 100 preliminary proposals.
• 9/ 8/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Senate tentatively approved the abortion bill after eight straight hours of debating.
• 9/ 6/2005: Newspaper Story - At a press conference Tuesday, the governor and the state's adjutant general announced they are expecting around 4,000 vicitms of Hurricane Katrina to enter the state.
• 9/ 6/2005: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Task Force on Eminent Domain, established this summer by Gov. Matt Blunt is studying the practice of eminent domain throughout the state. The task force is studying the use of eminent domain, the law allowing the seizure of private property without the consent of the owner as long as the property will be used for a public purpose and the owner is justly compensated.
• 9/ 2/2005: Newspaper Story - Missouri State Treasurer, Sarah Steelman, announced a statewide effort to find available housing in Mo. for Hurricane Katrina victims
• 8/25/2005: Newspaper Story - The House Democratic leader has urged the governor to expanding the September special session to include a partial suspension of the state's gasoline tax.