Amy Blouin, executive director, Missouri Budget Project
Chris Kelly, 24th District Missouri House Representative
Misty Snodgrass, legislative and government relations director for the American Cancer Society.
Discussions about balancing the budget for the state of Missouri tend to focus on ways to cut spending. Today we look at the other side of the equation and explore some ideas for increasing revenue to pay for state government programs. Panelists:
Amy Blouin, executive director, Missouri Budget Project Chris Kelly, 24th District Missouri House Representative Misty Snodgrass, legislative and government relations director for the American Cancer Society.
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In advance of elections on Tuesday, we discuss the two school funding measures on the ballot. We also examine how the city council and school board races are shaping up. The discussion of school-related items fills the first half of the program; the second half is devoted to city council races. Panelists:
Andrew Denney, city government reporter, Columbia Tribune Catherine Martin, K-12 education reporter, Columbia Tribune Jan Mees, member, Columbia School Board Jonathan Sessions, member, Columbia School Board Kip Hill, public life reporter, Columbia Missourian (joining the program by phone) An effort to convert much of Columbia to an enhanced enterprise zone is underway, but not everyone is pleased with the idea. At issue is a blight decree that has some concerned. Panelists explain what goes into making an enhanced enterprise zone and discuss what it’ll mean for the city. Bernie Andrews, executive vice president, Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI) Greg Williams, director, University of Missouri Research Parks Tracy Greever Rice, interim director, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis Gov. Jay Nixon has been promoting his Missouri Works Plan as a driver of job creation in the state. But will it succeed? We discuss the latest government efforts to create jobs in Missouri and consider the prospects of the various proposals as they move forward through the legislature. Panelists: Rep. Stephen Webber, Democrat, 23rd District Rep. Anne Zerr, Republican, 18th District Daniel Mehan, President/CEO, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry (joining by phone) What do you think could be done to create more jobs in the state? Add your comments by clicking here.
Colleges and universities in Missouri could lose about an eighth of their state funding if the governor’s proposed budget for 2013 goes through. We discuss how the proposed cuts might affect the cost and quality of higher education across the state and, in particular, at MU. Panelists:
Brady Deaton, chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia Paul Wagner, deputy commissioner, Missouri Department of Higher Education Plans for a new terminal at Columbia Regional Airport are already under way. The question now is how to pay for it. Today we discuss the latest proposal for funding an airport expansion, as well as the connection between the airport and economic growth in mid-Missouri. Panelists: Michael Kelly, general manager of the Stoney Creek Inn & Conference Center in Columbia and board member of the Missouri Hotel & Lodging Association Mike Matthes, Columbia city manager For more details about options for an expanded airport terminal, click here to download the full PDF file sumbitted to the City Council from the City's website.
A new Mamtek artificial sweetener factory in Moberly promised a win-win all around: Jobs for mid-Missouri residents, profits for the company, and a bump in tax revenues well into the future. But with construction halted, the city's credit rating severely damaged, and a state legislative inquiry still under way, many questions remain. We examine what happened, how problems like this might be avoided in the future, and how to attract jobs without putting taxpayers unduly at risk. Panelists: Benjamin Herrold, city editor, The Moberly Monitor Index Rudi Keller, reporter, Columbia Daily Tribune Tina Hoffman, marketing and communications director, Iowa Economic Development Authority (joining the program by phone) CORRECTION: During this Intersection discussion, Columbia Daily Tribune reporter Rudi Keller is incorrectly credited with being the first to break the Mamtek story in the spring. The Tribune and other news organizations have been reporting on Mamtek since the deal was announced in mid-2010. Keller's articles about troubles with the Mamtek deal began appearing in September 2011.
in-depth report released by the Federal Communications Commission this summer. With newspaper resources in decline and online media struggling to to fill the void in accountability reporting, where can people turn to get quality coverage of civic affairs? And what could be done to make sure citizens are able to get the local news they need? Local journalism is in a state of crisis, according to an Panelists:
Barbara Cochran, Curtis B. Hurley chair in public affairs journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism and former president of the Radio Television Digital News Association Renee Graham, public communications officer for the City of Columbia Amy McCombs, Lee Hills chair in free press studies at the Missouri School of Journalism Since the Occupy Wall Street protests began in New York more than a month ago, similar groups have sprung up across the country, including downtown Columbia. How did this movement emerge? How has it been sustained? And why do some grassroots movements flourish while others fizzle out? Hosted by KBIA's Ryan Famuliner. Panelists:
Mark Haim, director of Mid-Missouri Peaceworks David Mitchell, associate professor of law at the University of Missouri Spencer Vyrostek, Occupy Como activist Gretchen Arnold, assistant professor of sociology and women's studies at St. Louis University (joining the program by phone) Can current economic incentives actually lead to the creation of jobs, or is it going to take something else to get people back to work? We explore the various ways communities in mid-Missouri work to attract and encourage businesses that create jobs. Panelists:
Mike Brooks, president, Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI) Phil Tate, director of job creation, Kirksville Economic Regional Development Inc. (K-REDI) |