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 […]
Read MoreJEFFERSON CITY – Politicians in the Missouri Senate are attempting to remove critical checks and balances from the state’s 100 year old initiative petition process, a constitutional right, that would give Missouri’s Secretary of State up to three chances to write the most skewed language possible — and give fellow partisan judges the power to […]
Read MoreJEFFERSON 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 […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 5, 2025Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, claire@progressmo.org Congressman Eric Burlison introduces federal abortion ban months after MO votes to end statewide ban JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Eric Burlison of Southwest Missouri is turning his back on Missourians in filing H.R. 722, which will effectively institute a federal abortion ban across the United States. […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, Jan. 28, 2024Contact: Claire Cook-Callen, claire@progressmo.orgDenise Lieberman, media@movpc.org Missourians Urge Lawmakers to Protect Majority Rule at Voting Rights Legislative Day JEFFERSON CITY – Hundreds of Missourians gathered in the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday, January 28 to urge lawmakers to protect majority rule and ditch efforts to alter the initiative petition process. Missourians […]
Read MoreJEFFERSON 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 […]
Read MoreFOR 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 […]
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Mark Alford wants to cut Medicare and Social Security to give billionaires even more tax breaks Missouri Congressman Mark Alford wants to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block in the quest to make billionaires even richer. In an interview with Fox Business, he also suggested that we should push […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 9, 2024Contact: Joni Wickham, joni@wickhamjames.com 1,679,972 Missourians voted to raise the minimum wage and allow workers to earn paid sick time Workers across the state denounced a lawsuit filed by interest groups who are asking the courts to overturn the will of Missouri voters who passed Proposition A with 57% of the […]
Read MoreFOR 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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