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11/13/2000 - Senator Maxwell gives up Caucus Chair in First Step of Transition:
Democratic Senators held their caucus and kept the status quo for party leadership. Immediately after, Senator Joe Maxwell resigned as caucus chair leaving the position for Senator Harold Caskey. But, Maxwell, who will be sworn in as Lieutenant Governor by January 8, has not given up his Senate seat yet.
11/06/2000 - Republicans optimistic about Senate takeover:
Incumbent Sen. Jerry Howard, D-Dexter, is in a tough fight against Republican Bill Foster for that southeastern Missouri seat. In western Missouri, Sen. Harold Caskey, D-Butler, is squaring off against Republican Jim Howerton.
5/12/2000 - Legislature kills more major bills than it passes:
The BAC bill died in the Senate after gaining House approval late last night. Bill sponsor Sen. Harold Caskey, D-Butler, never sought Senate approval Friday, thereby killing the bill like he did a similar measure last year.
5/11/2000 - Missouri House passes BAC bill, but Senate puts HMO bill aside:
The idea behind the bill has a history. In previous sessions, versions of the measure have died in the Senate, largely due to the actions of one man. Last year, Sen. Harold Caskey, D-Butler, held the bill in the committee he chairs preventing it from getting chance on the floor. Ironically, this year he is the Senate sponsor of the bill.
4/4/2000 - Safety gun lock legislation has stalled in the Missouri capitol:
The two bills, one in the House and one in the Senate are not moving forward. The committee did pass from a Senate committee, but Harold Caskey, the committee chair, hasn't sent the bill to the Senate floor. The House bill hasn't even been voted on yet.
4/11/2000 - An extension to disability legislation provides Missouri's disabled with low rate loans:
Senator Harold Caskey's proposal will provide better access to adaptive telecommunications equipment. Representative Bill Boucher has extended this measure by adding a legislative substitute that offers Missouri's disabled low rate loans. Diane Golden, Director of Missouri Assistive Technology, says the bill will provide better resources for the disabled.
4/04/2000 - Gun Laws Not Likely To Pass In Missouri:
The Senate version of the bill was voted out of committee, but the committees chair Sen. Harold Caskey, D-Butler, has not reported the bill before the Senate. A spokesman for Caskey said the Senate was already too busy to be considering new legislation this late in the session.
3/13/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of March 13, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Senate gave first-round approval Wednesday to a bill changing the state's drunk-driving laws. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Harold Caskey (D-Butler), would lower the legal blood-alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08.
3/01/2000 - Senators debate proposed tougher Sunshine Law:
Sen. Harold Caskey, D-Butler, agreed that the stiff fines could have a negative affect on smaller communities.
2/3/2000 - Use of Property Taxes to Fund Schools Questioned:
Currently, local property taxes fund education. But, Senator Harold Caskey says rulings in other states against using property taxes for education threaten how Missouri now funds schools. Now he wants to reform Missouri's policy.
2/2/2000 - Senate Committee Passes .08 Legislation :
Veteran Senator Harold Caskey sponsored the bill which also outlaws driving with open containers.
2/02/2000 - Senate committee passes bill to lower BAC level:
Sen. Harold Caskey, D- Butler, brought the bill lowering the punishable BAC level for drivers from .10% to .08% before the Senate Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence committee.
1/31/2000 - Missouri Government News for Week of Jan. 31, 2000:
JEFFERSON CITY - State senator Harold Caskey is concerned that Missouri's elementary and secondary education system is in jeopardy.
1/27/2000 - Last year's drunk driving opponent proposes a .08 bill:
Democratic Senator Harold Caskey killed similiar .08 legislation introduced by Republican Senator Morris Westfall last year.
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