Crystal 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 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 MoreA 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 […]
Read MoreMissouri Rural Crisis Center’s Christi Lero is featured in a recent The Hill article, “Hawley stakes ground as chief GOP defender of Medicaid,” commenting on Sen. Josh Hawley’s vocal opposition to Medicaid cuts proposed in the House-passed budget bill. Hawley’s stance is evolving as Republicans debate the future of Medicaid, particularly provisions that would gut […]
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