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RELEASE: Missouri Legislature passes bill allowing politicians to lie to voters
April 14, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 14, 2025Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, claire@progressmo.org The Missouri Legislature today passed Senate Bill 22, a bold power grab that gives politicians ample opportunities to mislead and deceive voters at the ballot box. This legislation removes essential checks and balances in Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process and demonstrates the lengths to which Missouri […]

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Missourians Head to D.C. to Demand Congress Say No to More Tax Breaks for Billionaires, Corporations
April 10, 2025

Jefferson City, MO — A delegation of advocates, workers, and community members from Missouri traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to deliver a clear message to Congress: no more tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations – especially not at the expense of hardworking Missourians. “Everything is getting harder for working people, yet Congress continues […]

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RELEASE: Missouri lawmakers seek to rig the system, deceive voters
April 1, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 1, 2025Contact: Abbey Schoenrade, abbey@progressmo.org JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday, April 1, on Senate Bill 22, a bill that doubles as a bold power grab and gives politicians ample opportunities to mislead and deceive voters. If passed, this legislation would remove critical checks and balances from Missouri’s […]

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Release: Progress MO Welcomes Abbey Schoenrade as Communications Director
March 19, 2025

Progress MO is pleased to welcome Abbey Schoenrade as its new communications director, where she will lead the organization’s communications and storytelling strategies to amplify progressive voices and make political discourse more accessible throughout Missouri. Schoenrade brings a wealth of experience in strategic communications, advocacy and political engagement. Her background includes developing strategic messaging and […]

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The Bluebird – March 14, 2025
March 18, 2025

  Congressman Alford (R-Mo.) among GOP reps advocating for cutting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security It took Rep. Mark Alford (MO-4) less than a minute on CNN to completely embarrass himself and our state yet again this week.   As Elon Musk and unelected grifters pillage our coffers, privatizing public services for personal profit, Alford […]

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RELEASE: Missouri Congressmen Set to Put Billionaires Over Working People
February 25, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As outlined in Trump’s Project 2025, the proposed budget Congress is expected to vote on Tuesday will take even more money from Missouri’s hard-working middle class to line the pockets of the very richest.  Working Missourians will be stuck with the $2 trillion+ price tag, handing billionaires even more tax breaks […]

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RELEASE: Congressman Eric Burlison introduces federal abortion ban months after MO votes to end statewide ban
February 5, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 5, 2025Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, claire@progressmo.org Congressman Eric Burlison introduces federal abortion ban months after MO votes to end statewide ban JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Eric Burlison of Southwest Missouri is turning his back on Missourians in filing H.R. 722, which will effectively institute a federal abortion ban across the United States. […]

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RELEASE: Missourians Urge Lawmakers to Protect Majority Rule at Voting Rights Legislative Day
January 28, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, Jan. 28, 2024Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, claire@progressmo.orgDenise Lieberman, media@movpc.org Missourians Urge Lawmakers to Protect Majority Rule at Voting Rights Legislative Day JEFFERSON CITY – Hundreds of Missourians gathered in the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday, January 28 to urge lawmakers to protect majority rule and ditch efforts to alter the initiative petition process. Missourians […]

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