I stopped by the grocery store for bananas, milk and a jar of pasta sauce. The shortest line? Behind the nice lady who, after her six re-useable totes overflowed, decided on “plastic” for the excess. You see, both the grocery Read More …
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WCD Monthly Meeting – July 9, 2018: Candidate Forum
West County Democrats Monthly Meeting United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 655 300 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011 https://westcountydemocrats.org/ Monday, July 9, 2018 9:00 – Refreshments and socializing / networking 9:30 – Business meeting / announcements 10:30 –Candidate Forum: Bill Read More …
It’s Still About Money
I spent part of Monday out in St. Charles. In front of the McDonalds locations on Elm Street and Fifth Street they had banners, ‘Now Hiring, $10 An Hour.’ Tuesday I read the state audit of Missouri’s food stamp program. Read More …
Future Memorial Days
Over the weekend I attended a birthday BBQ for a friend turning 40. Among the other guests: a career Army guy steadily adding chevrons below his sergeant stripes. While Danny did a stint as a recruiting sergeant and a bunch Read More …
March Missouri Benefits: $750,000,000 A Month For Medicaid
No matter how much the Missouri legislature wants to slash benefit programs, the unavoidable reality remains that better than one in six Missourians cannot survive without Medicaid, food stamps and other “welfare” programs. According to the March 2018 Read More …
April Revenue Numbers Rain Bad News For Missouri Budget
Well, in Missouri predicting state revenue requires luck, dice and Ouija boards. The main sources of revenue – individual income tax and sales tax – jump about due to circumstances the state can’t control nor accurately predict. That reality hit Read More …