Greetings, fellow Missourians! It’s been a lively week in Jefferson City, with plenty of political developments to keep us on our toes. Let’s dive into the latest happenings. Despite having months to hammer out the state’s spending plan, the Missouri Senate narrowly avoided a budgetary impasse by just 24 hours. With a dysfunctional GOP supermajority, […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 8, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org Effort to chronicle politicians’ statements and actions that stand in contrast to their speeches JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This morning, Progress MO, a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies, announced the launch of a new project […]
Read MoreWelcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Missourians unite to improve future when politicians refuse to solve real-world problems In a legislative session marked by callous proposals to criminalize teachers who support their students, expand child labor and protect multi-billion corporations, Jefferson City got a […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 1, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org Hawley fails to man up and bring solutions to the table, use his power to make the state better JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After nearly six years of representing Missourians in the United States Senate, Josh Hawley continues to ignore the needs and concerns of most Missouri families. Hawley’s […]
Read MoreWelcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Jefferson City politicians get busy kowtowing to GOP fringe group With just weeks left in the legislative session and hardly anything to show for it, the week Under the Dome began with a threat from the ultra-right “Freedom” […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 25, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org Politicians scheme to trick voters into giving away rights, end 100 years of majority rule JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House today moved forward with a measure designed to strip Missourians of their rights. SJR74, as currently constructed, would end majority rule in Missouri, potentially requiring more […]
Read MoreWelcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Legislature finally gets around to passing some bills; both are stinkers You’d think that a legislature that is controlled by a GOP supermajority would be getting lots done this session without pesky progressives to get in the way. […]
Read MoreWelcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Grandstanding at the cost of health care for everyday Missourians We’re all for standing on principles, but the Missouri legislature this week proved it prefers grandstanding that directly hurts Missourians. This week the Missouri Senate joined the House […]
Read MoreWelcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Voters get final say as politicians seem bent on representing everyone but them Remember that early viral video of the kid who had just received anesthesia at the dentist who – drugged up and confused — asked from […]
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 2, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org Politicians scheme to trick voters into giving away rights, end 100 years of majority rule JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House Election Committee today moved forward with adding so-called ballot candy to SJR74, a shameful move meant to trick voters. The resolution would dismantle democracy as Missourians […]
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