RELEASE: 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 […]
Read MoreRELEASE: Sen. Josh Hawley Continues to Feign Concern for Missourians
May 1, 2024
FOR 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 MoreUnder the Dome – April 26
April 26, 2024
Welcome 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 MoreRELEASE: House moves forward with disastrous measure to end majority rule
April 25, 2024
FOR 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 MoreUnder the Dome – April 19
April 19, 2024
Welcome 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. […]
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