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12/01/2003 - New and old issues for Missouri legislatures next session:
* The Senate minority floor leader -- Ken Jacob, D-Columbia -- filed a bill to repeal legislative term limits that were passed by Missouri voters in 1992. Under term limits, ten of the Senate's 34 members will serve their final year in 2004. Some of the Senate's most influential members will be forced out including the president pro tem, Appropriations Committee Chairman and Jabcob himself. Jacob's term-limits repeal proposal is offered as a constitutional amendment that would requir..
11/05/2003 - Columbia's legislators bring diverse issues to next session:
Sen. Ken Jacob (D-Columbia)
10/29/2003 - Missouri's Tax Laws Fail to Keep Pace With its Changing Economy:
However, political differences among committee members and other legislators pose problems for updating laws that are already years behind schedule. The political climate must be considered before any changes can be made, said Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, who is a member of the tax committee.
9/9/2003 - Republican promise fight on malpractice veto:
Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob disagrees with Kinder's view.
9/9/2003 - Dems threaten filibuster to beat abortion waiting period:
Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob says he'll filibuster the bill if necessary to stop it from becoming law . . . but it won't be easy
9/8/2003 - Abortion issue cleaves party unity:
Sen. Ken Jacob says that if the Legislature over rides the Governor's veto, the bill could be sent to the courts.
9/10/2003 - Dolan Key to Senate Votes, House Overrides Abortion and Weapons Vetoes:
Even if Dolan returns in time for the second day of the veto session, Republicans may face a filibuster from the Democratic opposition. Minority Floor Leader Ken Jacob said, "If he's going to be here for a short time, we may take advantage of that."
9/03/2003 - Kinder Comments about Lieutenant Governor Candidates:
JEFFERSON CITY - The top Republican candidate for lieutenant governor charged late Wedneday afternoon that Missouri Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob was "coaxed" into running for the position by State Auditor Claire McCaskill.
5/5/2003 - Missouri Government News for Week of May 5, 2003:
JEFFERSON CITY - The Senate's budget plan would give four colleges in Republican districts a greater share of the state's funding for higher education, while the University of Missouri, whose main campus is in the district of the Democratic minority leader Ken Jacob, would lose share.
5/20/2003 - Columbia legislators sound off on the session:
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, who was Senate Minority Floor Leader, said this was the first bad session he has experienced in his 21 years.
5/16/2003 - Democrats leave session divided:
Some Senate Democrats say the division comes down to different ideologies -- urban liberals versus rural moderates. Others say some party members are just angry they are no longer in charge. Still others accuse Minority Leader Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, of inflaming dissention.
5/13/2003 - Gov. Bob Holden refuses to confirm a special session:
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia argued that the bill was only going to burden the "poor guy with a cold."
5/05/2003 - Colleges in Republican districts would gain state funding share, under Senate plan:
The University of Missouri's largest campus is in the district of Democratic minority leader Ken Jacob, D-Columbia.
4/30/2003 - Senate narrowly rejects sales, corporate tax increases:
In an unexpected turn of events following the defeat of Childers' half-cent increase, by voice-vote the Senate, without a sound in opposition, approved a much larger sales tax increase proposed by Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, that would have raised $600 million for the state.
4/29/2003 - Medicaid could take hit under Senate bill:
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, questioned the legality of the bill. He said he thinks federal law prohibits states from stopping programs once they are started.
4/23/2003 - Senate approves cuts to Higher Ed:
During floor debate Democratic senator Ken Jacob tried unsuccesfully to re-allocate money to the needs-based College Guarantee program:
4/23/2003 - Senate passes $50 million in cuts to higher education:
"This, to me, is going to cause a dumbing down of Missouri," said Democratic Floor Leader Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, who led other Senate Democrats in opposing the bill.
4/23/2003 - Senate Cuts Higher Ed Budget:
Democratic floor leader Ken Jacob says that's essentially a tax.
4/22/2003 - Senate Budget Debate Becomes Partisan:
Democratic senators stalled the budget with amendments and extended debate...John Russell, the chairman of the senate appropriations committee listened to criticism from democratic floor leader Ken Jacob.
4/22/2003 - Senate approves education budget:
Minority leader Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, went as far as to call the budget a joke and that they were doing it (explitive deleted) backwards. He suggested the Senate should have debated and passed the revenue measures before banking on them in the budget.
4/17/2003 - Republicans look for revenue without tax increases:
The riverboat gambling bill has been sponsored by Democratic Sen. Ken Jacob, the minority floor leader from Columbia, but has received little attention until now.
4/16/2003 - Bill would lower jury age to 18 :
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, supports the bills, but doesn't think they will pass the Senate this session.
4/15/2003 - Missouri ranks first in job loss:
But Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Boone County disagreed and called such measures "cruelty to human beings." He said the loss of jobs in Missouri is due to many factors but not a poor business climate as the Chamber of Commerce suggested in its statement Tuesday.
4/15/2003 - Missouri's Job Loss Highest in the Nation:
Ken Jacob is the top democrat in the senate.
4/15/2003 - Missouri declared to be in state of economic emergency :
But, Senate Minority Leader, Ken Jacob of Columbia, says the chamber of commerce is misguiding its political power by protecting business interests and undermining the welfare of workers.
4/15/2003 - Missouri lost more jobs than any other state in 2002:
Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob of Columbia says reform isn't the issue. Jacob says the chamber is using it's political influence to increase it's bottom line and decrease employee rights.
4/15/2003 - Missouri declared to be in state of emergency:
Senate Minority Leader, Ken Jacob of Columbia, says the chamber is just using it's political power to put money before the welfare of employees.
4/10/2003 - Senator backs away from health-care bill UM opposes:
It is because of this provision, Columbia's Sen. Ken Jacob, D, said, he could not support Mathewson's proposal. If, instead, the university could decide whether to participate, like other regional colleges, Jacob said he would have supported it.
4/1/2003 - Gambling may help increase money for higher education:
The bill would allow video gambling machines in businesses like bars and truck stops. The sponsor, Columbia-area senator Ken Jacob, says his bill offers a solution to Missouri's tough economic times. But, Jacob says there's opposition because many politicians don't want to seem pro-gambling. Jacob says the video machines would be a valuable tool for increasing revenue.
4/07/2003 - Lawmakers react to NMSU possibly joining UM system:
Columbia's Democratic Sen. Ken Jacob was more cautious in his support of the plan.
4/01/2003 - Committee defeats refund reserve fund:
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, sponsored the constitutional amendment that would put excess taxes the state collects over its revenue lid set by the Hancock amendment into a revenue stabalization fund.
4/01/2003 - Video gambling machines would be allowed in bars and truck stops:
"A truck driver has an hour, wants to grab a bite to eat. He goes in there, plays the machine for a while and the state makes some money," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Ken Jacob, D- Boone County.
3/6/2003 - Missouri minors may not be able to avoid parental consent for abortions:
Abortion rights advocates, including Senator Ken Jacob, say focus needs to be on family planning to help prevent teen pregnancies before abortion becomes an issue.
3/6/2003 - Minors may no longer be able to get abortions in state's with no parental consent laws:
Opposers of the bill, including Democratic Leader Senator Ken Jacob, say the important issue is to prevent the pregnancies with family planning before abortion becomes a consideration.
3/31/2003 - Missouri Government News for Week of March 31, 2003:
The sponsor of the bill stopped debate after a filibuster by Columbia's Senator, Ken Jacob.
3/13/2003 - Columbia lawmakers name priorities for remainder of session:
"There is a problem with malpractice costs escalating in the state, there is no question about that," said Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia. "But the Republican plan is to allow corporations to injure patients and workers. The scales of justice are tipping against patients."
3/11/2003 - Senate Approves Sales Tax Holiday:
Democratic senator Ken Jacob says it's a way for the government to do something good for taxpayers.
3/10/2003 - Report shows Republican cuts haven't gone nearly deep enough to balance budget:
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, said solving the budget crisis entirely through spending cuts would result in more pain than voters would tolerate.
3/05/2003 - Democrats filibuster over expansion of parental consent law:
Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, called the bill "fundamentally unconstitutional," claiming that it violates the right of Missourians to travel.
2/27/2003 - Columbia legislators distance themselves from Jacob's water amendment:
JEFFERSON CITY - Local legislators are taking a hands-off approach to a report that Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, is pushing legislation for personal reasons.
2/26/2003 - The Missouri senate voted to prohibit handgun lawsuits:
"Wouldn't you want the families to be able to sue gun manufacturers who allowed the (Washington D.C.) snipers to acquire those weapons," said Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia.
2/19/2003 - Senate approves using $150 million in borrowed funds for '03 :
Sen. Ken Jacobs, D-Columbia and minority senate leader, said the plan was too risky to adopt, especially since it didn't fully resolve this year's budget hole.
2/18/2003 - House compromise on tobacco money to go to the Senate floor:
Senator Ken Jacob voted to move the compromise forward--but still says the plan won't help schools dealing with budget problems right now.
1/30/2003 - Senator Jacob proposes addition of Southwest Missouri State to UM system:
UM would get a Springfield campus under a bill proposed by Democratic lawmaker Ken Jacob.
1/30/2003 - Bill would make SMSU a part of the UM System:
Democratic Sen. Ken Jacob's proposal comes in the same week that Republicans introduced a bill to rename SMSU as Missouri State University.
1/29/2003 - Lawmakers start a partisan debate about bonds:
Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, was a member of the committee and signed off on its criticisms of "hybrid" tobacco bonds. Yesterday (Wednesday) he spoke in favor of the governor's plan.
1/27/2003 - Missouri Government News for Week of January 27, 2003:
Democratic Sen. Ken Jacob's proposal comes in the same week that Republicans introduced a bill to rename SMSU as Missouri State University.
1/24/2003 - Legislative Leaders:
Senate Minority (Democratic) Leader Ken Jacob
1/23/2003 - New leadership takes control of Mo. legislature with "enthusiasm, energy and excitement" :
The leadership is also full of members who practice law when they are not serving in the legislature. Hanaway, Crowell, President Pro Tem of the Senate Peter Kinder, Senate Majority Leader Mike Gibbons and Senate Minority Leader Ken Jacob all have law degrees.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 1, 2003:
The announcement of Sen. Ken Jacob and Bekki Cook came after Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell announced he would not seek re-election because of his wife's medical condititon.
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