Progress 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 […]
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 MoreLocal organizers, health care workers and advocates speak out against the GOP budget bill. Progress MO hosted the national “Stop the Billionaire Giveaway” bus tour in Kansas City on Monday, July 7. Organized by Fair Share America and Unrig Our Economy, the tour stop highlighted the urgent impact of the recently passed federal reconciliation bill […]
Read MoreSenator 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 […]
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 […]
Read MoreThe 2025 Missouri legislative session is over and, once again, the House and Senate majorities revealed exactly who they serve. Instead of respecting what Missourians voted for, conservative lawmakers advanced an agenda that protected power, pleased high-dollar donors and left working people behind. Lawmakers had the opportunity to reduce costs, safeguard basic rights and uphold […]
Read MoreProgress MO released the following statement by Communications Director Abbey Schoenrade in response to the passage of House Bill 594 which will exempt capital gains from state income tax. “The Missouri Legislature just voted to hand out nearly $300 million a year in tax breaks to the wealthy. “This tax cut is a gift to […]
Read MorePaid Sick Leave Champions once again block HB 567, a bill that would overturn Prop A’s earned paid sick leave and minimum wage increase, approved by more than 57% of Missouri voters in November Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Missouri politicians are trying to completely overturn the will of the people. […]
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