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By Sponsored by Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia  ¦   Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, sponsored a bill during the 2009 legislative session that, if approved, would have changed state law regarding payday loans. The bill would have required lenders that provide unsecured loans of $500 or less to obtain a license from the state's director of the division of finance; to post certain information in the lobby of the office about the loans and to charge no more than 75 percent of the initial loan amount in accumulated interest and fees. The bill was referred to the state's House Financial Institutions Committee but never reached the House floor for a final vote.

Click here to download a PDF report from the Service Corps of Retired Executives on how the Central Missouri Humane Society can improve its finances.

Click here to download a PDF report from the Central Missouri Humane Society regarding suggestions from the Service Corps of Retired Executives.

Click here to download an H1N1 consent form in Spanish.

Click here to download an H1N1 consent form in English.

Click here to download Kate Schuman's award-winning story on sewer issues from 2008, "Pay Now or Pay Later."

This is the report submitted to the city manager from the Special Business District board recommending that the proposed noise ordinance be revised to be more specific and more directly address the noise problem between Shiloh Bar and Grill and its residential neighbor.

This is the news release from the Columbia Housing Authority detailing specifics of the heating system upgrade for Paquin Tower funded by stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A draft of a proposed amended ordinance that would loosen the restrictions on loud music and yelling downtown.

Click here to download a PDF of documents compiled by Kurt and Patrice Albert that make the case for their proposed ordinance that would make it illegal for a city employee to knowingly lie to the City Council.

Click here to download a copy of the Hyde Amendment.

By Columbia Public Schools  ¦   Download this file to see a summary of enrollments for the new school year.

Editor's note: The transcript contains crude language. Reader discretion is advised.

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By Courtesy of KOMU  ¦   A breakdown of revenue and expenses for KOMU's "Pepper & Friends."

By Courtesy of the Columbia City Council  ¦   The City Council requested staff provide a report on the number of juvenile crimes committed between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

By Courtesy of the Columbia City Council  ¦   The City Council passed an ordinance July 20 that established a Citizens Police Review Board. The deadline for applications is noon on Sept. 4.

By Karl Skala  ¦   City Council member Karl Skala explains his stance on the Bicycle Harassment Ordinance in a letter, explaining that he does not favor the suspension of the ordinance.

By Jerry Wade  ¦   City Council member Jerry Wade offers a proposal for resolving difference between opponents and supporters of the recently passed Bicycle Harassment Ordinance.

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