Claire Cook-Callen, Executive Director at Progress MO released the following statement following the President’s sharing of blatant racist rhetoric and imagery. “The President has crossed a line with his outward racism. In the midst of Black History Month, he reposted a video which included an AI-generated video of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. “Of […]
Read MoreWHAT MISSOURIANS NEED TO KNOW Drawing new maps right now is unconstitutional and illegal. Missouri’s state constitution is very clear: New congressional lines are drawn when we have new census data every decade. Politicians shouldn’t be slicing and dicing communities to pick their voters — voters should be picking their politicians. Gerrymanders take away voters’ […]
Read MoreProgress MO released the following statement by Communications Director Abbey Schoenrade in response to Governor Mike Kehoe’s announcement of a special session to redraw Missouri’s congressional districts and rig the rules to end majority rule and take away our rights: Gov. Mike Kehoe just caved to the president. This is an unconstitutional power grab that threatens our democracy, […]
Read MoreProgress MO released the following statement by Communications Director Abbey Schoenrade in response to U.S. Representative Ann Wagner’s (MO-2) written statement to The Missourian following public criticism over her silence on the federal Jeffrey Epstein investigation: After weeks of public pressure and silence, Rep. Ann Wagner finally issued a statement on the Epstein investigation, but […]
Read MoreMissourians expect transparency, integrity and protection for the vulnerable. Instead, they’re getting silence from Rep. Ann Wagner that overwhelmingly protects the powerful and elite. U.S. Representative Ann Wagner built her career on anti-human trafficking legislation and survivor advocacy. As she put it, “We have a moral obligation to stop the devastating consequences of human trafficking […]
Read MoreSenator Josh Hawley is now trying to undo the very Medicaid cuts he voted for. After supporting the GOP budget bill that is now law – a bill that cuts trillions from Medicaid and threatens to gut rural health care – Hawley has introduced new legislation to reverse some of the damage he caused. If […]
Read MoreCrystal Lyon, a St. Charles County resident, is featured on a recent episode of St. Louis Public Radio’s Politically Speaking Hour discussing her experience with Medicaid and voicing concerns about the GOP budget bill signed into law by the president on July 4, 2025. Lyon discusses her reliance on Medicaid, which she credits with saving […]
Read MoreProgress MO Executive Director Claire Cook-Callen is featured in a Kansas City Star article, “After scathing report, Missouri governor fills vacancies on ethics watchdog,” commenting on Governor Mike Kehoe’s recent appointments to the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC). The MEC, responsible for enforcing state campaign finance and ethics laws, had been unable to conduct investigations or […]
Read MoreKCTV5 featured powerful community voices from the national “Stop the Billionaire Giveaway” bus tour in Kansas City, an event organized by Progress MO, Fair Share America and Unrig Our Economy. The Kansas City stop emphasized the urgent impact of the recently enacted federal reconciliation budget bill on Missourians and highlighted requests from health care workers […]
Read MoreProgress 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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