NewsJune 30, 2013
Nixon signs Sahara's Law
Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday signed Sahara's Law, Senate Bill 35, into law, according to a news release from the governor's office. The bill authorizes a check-off box be placed on Missouri tax forms for contributions to the newly created Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund. Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, sponsored the bill...
Southeast Missourian
Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday signed Sahara's Law, Senate Bill 35, into law, according to a news release from the governor's office.
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The bill authorizes a check-off box be placed on Missouri tax forms for contributions to the newly created Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund. Sen. Wayne Wallingford, R-Cape Girardeau, sponsored the bill.
It was created in honor of Sahara Aldridge, a 13-year-old Cape Girardeau resident who died Nov. 5, 2007, from a brainstem glioma, a malignant brain tumor with no cure.
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