Gov. Greitens announced his crime fighting surge in St. Louis on Monday. There is no doubt that the St. Louis region has a crime problem and a gun violence problem. (Governor SEAL won’t talk about gun violence. The availability of Read More …
Category: Issues
Community Issues
Legislative Update – July 10, 2017
West County Democrats Legislative Update July 10, 2017 Federal Items: While the media focuses on Presidential Tweets and Russian meddling, the Trump administration is quietly overturning established policies. Air and water pollution and work place discrimination become more acceptable every Read More …
Missouri Women’s Network Equality Brunch on August 26, 2017
A Noble Lie: Reality Disproves Stated Reason For First Extraordinary Session of Missouri Legislature
Rep. Don Rone (R – Portageville) gave several impassioned speeches, begging his colleagues to pass his House Bill 1 in this year’s first Extraordinary Session of the legislature. He spoke from the heart of the need for jobs in the Read More …
America’s broken healthcare system – in one simple chart
The US spends more money on healthcare than any other wealthy nation. But it hasn’t resulted in better health
Trump Care Is More Than “Mean”
The New York Times recently ran several articles on Medicaid and the cost of health care under the Republican’s proposed Trump Care program. Trump himself has called the Republican ACA “mean.” “Mean” is not quite the word. Mean would be Read More …