Our radio story with digital audio . Lawmakers send the governor a ban on partial-birth abortions. Missouri's House went past midnight debating and then passing by an overwhelming margin a measure that would ban all partial birth abortions. The bill now goes to the governor who twice in past years have vetoed abortion-restriction measures. See the House roll call .
Lawmakers send the governor legislation to regulate managed care.
Both the House and Senate sponsors called it the most significant bill of the 1997 session. It imposes a wide range of restrictions and regulations on HMOs and managed health care plans. In addition, it gives consumers a formal process to appeal HMO decisions and sue for their injuries that arise from HMO coverage decisions. Seee our newspaper story for further details. Also see the House roll call .