REPORT: How Missouri’s Ethics Commission is Broken by Design

July 8, 2025

Progress MO is proud to release its new report detailing how the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC) has been effectively dismantled by long-standing and intentional vacancies. Our findings show dozens of ethics complaints dismissed without investigation due to the MEC’s lack of quorum.  This isn’t an accident. It’s a deliberate abdication of legal responsibility and it’s […]

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The Kansas City Star Highlights Progress MO’s Report on Missouri Ethics Commission’s Intentional Dismantle

July 8, 2025

A recent Kansas City Star article, “How Missouri’s ethical watchdog was ‘quietly dismantled,’ according to new report,” highlights a report from Progress MO detailing how prolonged vacancies have effectively dismantled the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC or Commission) and exposing a critical failure in enforcing Missouri’s campaign finance and ethics laws. This intentional inaction has prevented […]

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RELEASE: Josh Hawley Vows to Cut Medicaid, Turns Back on Missourians

June 29, 2025

Senator Josh Hawley announced his intention to vote for the GOP budget bill (H.R. 1), which includes significant cuts to Medicaid. After publicly warning that cutting Medicaid would harm working families, close rural hospitals and take health care away from Missouri’s children and seniors, he’s now turning his back on Missourians to protect corporations.  “Senator […]

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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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