Author: Claire

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: Actual State of Missouri Not As Rosy as Governor Kehoe Depicts
January 28, 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Governor Mike Kehoe will make his first state of the state address today. However, there is a stark difference in the picture he paints from the actual state of Missouri.  The simple truth is that it’s hard to live in Missouri. While the Governor and Legislature are focused on cutting taxes […]

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RELEASE: Rep. Eric Burlison puts Missourians’ jobs and health at risk by sponsoring a repeal to the Inflation Reduction Act
January 15, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, Jan. 15, 2025Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, Claire@ProgressMO.org Rep. Eric Burlison puts Missourians’ jobs and health at risk by sponsoring a repeal to the Inflation Reduction Act Rep. Burlison has signed on as a co-sponsor of H.R.191 which would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Rep. Eric Burlison of Southwest Missouri has co-sponsored […]

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Release: Missouri Voters Have Their Say, Now Politicians Must Listen
November 6, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 6, 2024Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, claire@claireprogressmo.org Voters passed Amendment 3 and Proposition A on Tuesday, and they now prepare to defend the will of the people against radical politicians Jefferson City, MO – In Missouri, voters from Maryville to St. Charles to Cape Girardeau made their voices heard in record numbers. Over 2.9 […]

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Missourians Use World Contraception Day to Sound Alarm on Attacks on Birth Control
September 26, 2024

Jefferson City, Mo. – Thursday, September 26, marks World Contraception Day, a day centered on the freedom to plan and power to choose when and how to start a family. Unfortunately, Missouri’s U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt have repeatedly voted against protecting access to birth control.  In June, Hawley blocked the passage of […]

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