Unlike St. Louis, it’s possible to get places on public transit in the Washington D.C. area. At the start of each day we added value to our Metro Smart Cards, buying the full day pass. (With 22 years of college Read More …
Category: Issues
Community Issues
Down, Up, Down…
Missouri is still trending well below the growth necessary to fund the current budget, but, hey, hang on to any good news you can find!
Reckoning Week
The budget sent them by the Missouri House of Representatives assumes significant income growth. That no longer seems possible. Since the state ought to have a balanced budget, well, expect the Senate to break out the red pens.
WCD Meeting and Legislative Report 4-8-19
Professor Allan MacNeill of Webster University presented the truth about the GDP, the Job Numbers and the U.S. Stock Market. While these statistics are often use by politicians and pundits to exhibit the health of the economy, they don’t really present an accurate picture of the underlying state of our country.
Nearer My God To Thee
March 2019 General Revenue Report Shows Missouri Still Sinking Under The Waves The Missouri Times posted the March 2019 General Revenue Report this afternoon. (Neither the February nor the March reports have been added to the Office of Administration website Read More …
Stop Settling!
As long as Missourians elect Republicans who place cutting taxes before educating kids and other critical needs, things will get worse. The time has come to stop settling for mediocre politicians unwilling to lead the state forward. Current elected officials must be told again and again that we want them to remember that state motto before every vote.