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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast —for the week of Sept. 9, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses highlights of the annual veto session, which was held this week. (4:04) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham, also available via podcast, for the week of May 13, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses highlights of the First Regular Session of the 97th General Assembly, which concluded on May 17, 2013. (1:52) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of May 13, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says he believes the 2013 legislative session went rather well. (:20) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says he would like to see tax credit reform become reality. (:31) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds just because the session is over does not mean he's finished until January. (:12) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham, also available via podcast, for the week of May 6, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses the latest regarding the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR). (2:20) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of May 6, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says the governor now claims he will have to lay off some employees of the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR), even though the department will be funded through March, under the 2014 Missouri budget. (:29) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds he still believes DOR's decisions have to be coming from the top. (:16) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says there may be more to the issue involving DOR and conceal-carry permits then has been said. (:22) |
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| Senator Cunningham says the Missouri House has launched an investigative committee looking into DOR. (:17) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham, also available via podcast, for the week of April 29, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses the latest regarding the Missouri Department of Revenue and Senate Bill 432, which would modify provisions relating to food preparation for charitable purposes. (2:42) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of April 29, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says the Senate Appropriations Committee took around five hours of testimony this week. (:30) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds the letter came in 2010. (:22) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says there are two weeks left in the First Regular Session of the 97th General Assembly. (:16) |
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| Senator Cunningham says Senate Bill 432, which would modify provisions relating to food preparation for charitable purposes, awaits Missouri House action. (:27) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of April 22, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Missouri's Fiscal Year 2014 budget, the latest regarding the Missouri Department of Revenue and Senate Bill 252. (2:23) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of April 22, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says passing a budget is the only constitutional requirement of the Missouri General Assembly. (:20) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds Missouri didn't see the revenue shortfall it has the last five years. (:14) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says the Missouri Department of Revenue continues to see a zero balance for part of its upcoming budget. (:24) |
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| Senator Cunningham says Senate Bill 252 also relates to DOR. (:28) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of April 15, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Bill 432, which would modify provisions relating to food preparation for charitable purposes, and the latest regarding the Missouri Department of Revenue and people's personal information. (4:16) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of April 15, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Missouri senators spent time debating Senate Bill 432 this week. He says his measure would modify provisions relating to food preparation for charitable purposes. (:22) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds this move does not equal the state trying to supercede a local issue. (:30) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says it is now known that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives received pictures, addreses and Social Security numbers of all conceal-carry permit holders in Missouri, courtesy of the Missouri Department of Revenue and the Missouri State Highway Patrol. (:33) |
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| Senator Cunningham says the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee wants the head of the Social Security Administration to answer some questions. (:31) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of April 8, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Medicaid expansion and the latest regarding the Missouri Department of Revenue and people's personal information. (4:16) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of April 8, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says the governor met with majority party Missouri senators this week. (:11) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds he doesn't believe anything will happen, legislatively, with Medicaid expansion this session. (:32) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says it turns out the state is sending personal information to the federal government. (:26) |
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| Senator Cunningham says the question now is, "Who authorized this?" (:31) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of April 1, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Joint Resolution 14, which would modify constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms, and Senate Bill 265, which would prohibit the state and political subdivisions from implementing policies affecting property rights and from entering into certain relationships with organizations. (2:49) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of April 1, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Missouri senators have passed Senate Joint Resolution 14, which would modify constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms. (:25) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds this has become necessary because we don't know what to expect from Washington, D.C., anymore. (:07) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says Missouri senators have passed Senate Bill 265, which would prohibit the state and political subdivisions from implementing policies affecting property rights and from entering into certain relationships with organizations. (:31) |
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| Senator Cunningham says they had to be careful in how they worded Senate Bill 265. (:15) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of March 25, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Joint Resolution 14, which would modify constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms, and new issues involving the Missouri Department of Revenue and personal information. (3:21) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of March 25, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Missouri senators have passed a resolution relating to the Second Amendment. (:19) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds he believes the heavy hand of the federal government is forcing this. (:18) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says the Missouri Department of Revenue wants new equipment installed by the end of April. He says this is the same equipment they have been using to copy information when people renew driver's licenses. (:31) |
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| Senator Cunningham says the department has a limited time before it provides information that has been subpoenaed by the Missouri Senate. (:21) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of March 11, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses issues involving the Missouri Department of Revenue and personal information. (3:56) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of March 4, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Bill 207, which would allow electric corporations to recover costs for infrastructure replacement projects. Senator Cunningham points out this legislation would have no bearing, whatsoever, on the 33rd Senatorial District. (1:38) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of Feb. 18, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Bill 34, which would require the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database. (2:29) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of Feb. 18, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Senate Bill 34 has been sent to the Missouri House. he says the measure would benefit employers. (:32) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds Senate Bill 34 would also benefit Missouri taxpayers. (:22) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says he's surprised such a data base doesn't already exist. (:31) |
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| Senator Cunningham says he feels certain Senate Bill 34 will be successful in the Missouri House. (:16) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of Feb. 11, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Bill 1, which would modify the law relating to workers' compensation, and Senate Bill 34, which would require the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database. (1:56) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of Feb. 11, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says he's glad to see Senate Bill 1 sent to the Missouri House. (:19) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds the Second Injury Fund is millions of dollars in debt. (:24) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says he's sponsoring a related measure, Senate Bill 34, which would require the Division of Workers' Compensation to develop and maintain a workers' compensation claims database. (:32) |
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| Senator Cunningham says those who take advantage of state services are small in number. (:11) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of Feb. 4, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Bill 1, which would modify the law relating to workers' compensation. (2:05) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of Feb. 4, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Missouri senators are working toward finding a solution to the Second Injury Fund. (:28) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds the Second Injury Fund's insolvency has reached critical mass. (:26) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says there have been no calls, on the Missouri Senate floor, to eliminate the fund. (:19) |
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| Senator Cunningham says increasing the surcharge that business owners pay to the fund, to 4.5 or as high as 6 percent, would only be for a short time. (:15) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of Jan. 28, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses one of the Missouri Senate's top priorities for this session: tax credit reform. (1:59) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of Jan. 28, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Missouri senators have passed measures related to tax credit reform. (:17) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says there are some people who have accused the Missouri Senate of opposing tax credits. (:18) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds the evaluation of all Missouri tax credits is underway. (:15) |
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| Senator Cunningham says this week's move is only the beginning of more positive changes to come. (:21) |
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| The audio below is a full-length interview with Sen. Cunningham — also available via podcast — for the week of Jan. 21, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham discusses Senate Bill 150. which would declare certain federal firearm laws unenforceable and make it a crime for public officers, agents, employees and licensed firearms dealers to enforce such laws. He is a co-sponsor of the measure. (2:29) |
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| The audio that follows is culled from the interview with Sen. Cunningham, for the week of Jan. 21, 2013. |
| Senator Cunningham says Missouri lawmakers are filing a growing number of measures related to the Second Amendment. (:11) |
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| Senator Cunningham adds sovereignty and 10th Amenrment issues have been in the forefront for the last three years. (:20) |
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| Senator Cunningham also says these measures are aimed at keeping the federal government in check. (:25) |
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| Senator Cunningham says he believes the federal government is progressively becoming worse in recognizing states individually. (:10) |
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