HMO regulation to be part of the governor's legislative agenda. Freshmen lawmakers go to school.
Lawmakers pick one of their own for top staff position.
Prior Week Commission recommends pay hikes for state lawmakers. Water riders under wrath of Missouri's attorney general. Inauguration platform constructed weeks ahead of time. The governor's office says managed care regulation will be one of his priorties for the 1997 legislative session. This fall and summer, a joint committee of the legislature has been holding extensive hearings on the managed care issue.