RELEASE: Missourians express fear of losing birth control access during ‘IUD Express’ event in St. Louis
June 27, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 26, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org St. Louis, Mo. – Beneath the shadow of a 20-foot inflatable IUD and with the Gateway Arch in view, community leaders and citizens shared their concerns about politicians attacking their right to access birth control and IVF. Advocates had a clear message to electeds: You can’t take our […]
Read MoreMEDIA ADVISORY: Flanked by giant IUD, Missourians demand freedom to make reproductive health care decision
June 25, 2024
WHAT: Beneath the shadow of a 20-foot inflatable IUD, Missourians will express their concerns about politicians attacking their right to access birth control and IVF. Advocates will gather near the Gateway Arch to send a clear message to electeds: You can’t take our rights without a fight. Dubbed “The IUD Express,” the inflatable birth control […]
Read MoreRELEASE: Missouri children suffer as legislators turn their backs
June 14, 2024
Charter school, voucher expansion hurts already financially strapped public schools FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 14, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org COLUMBIA Mo. – The Missouri Legislature let down kids repeatedly this year, failing to invest in public schools that more than 90% of Missouri school children depend upon. This year’s legislative session was the least productive and most […]
Read MoreRELEASE: Door to criminalizing birth control in MO now open, will the legislature act?
June 7, 2024
Failure to protect contraception means a ban could follow the same path as abortion in the state FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 7, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org COLUMBIA, Mo. – New research shows a majority of Missourians are afraid of losing even more of their freedoms. And Missouri’s politicians are giving them every reason to be concerned. On […]
Read MoreRELEASE: Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt vote to let state politicians outlaw birth control
June 5, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 5, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org COLUMBIA, Mo. – The U.S. Senate failed to pass the Right to Contraception Act, which would affirm the right to use birth control in the United States. Missouri senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt turned their backs on Missourians with their no votes, refusing to codify basic health […]
Read MoreUnder the Dome – May 20
May 20, 2024
Welcome back to Under the Dome, your weekly update on the goings-on of the Missouri state legislature. Majority rule survives as dysfunction, chaos reign in Jefferson City The Missouri Legislature ended its session for the year in a display of utter dysfunction with only a few bills reaching the finish line despite Republicans holding a […]
Read MoreRELEASE: Massive bipartisan coalition of Missourians stops radical proposal to end 100 years of majority rule
May 17, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 17, 2024Contact: liz@progressmo.org JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The people of Missouri came together with a united message this legislative session: asking politicians to stop their radical attack on the initiative petition process. After months of political infighting, tens of thousands of calls, emails, and meetings, plus an over fifty-hour filibuster, the Missouri […]
Read MoreUnder the Dome – May 10
May 10, 2024
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 MoreRELEASE: Progress MO launches “Missouri Freedom Project”
May 8, 2024
FOR 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 MoreUnder the Dome – May 3
May 3, 2024
Welcome 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 […]
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