So it begins. On his first Monday in office (interestingly, while state government was closed), Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced $146.4 million in cuts to the current fiscal year budget. Of course, his social media video [https://www.facebook.com/EricGreitens/ ] lays blame Read More …
Category: Issues
Community Issues
What Are the New Rules?
My wife and I, with friends, spend part of most Thursday nights playing Trivia at a sports bar. Our team does pretty well, capped by a run of wins before Trivia went on break for the Holidays. The games came Read More …
Mary Ann McGivern Shares Insights From a Career Serving Missourians
Mary Ann McGivern – yes, the same Mary Ann McGivern you listened to on NPR/KWMU in the wee hours of the morning for many years as you woke and dressed for work – spoke at the monthly WCD meeting, January Read More …
An open letter to members of the Missouri Labor Movement
This article is republished from the Labor Tribune, dated January 2, 2017 The good, the bad and the ugly of 2016 By MICHAEL LOUIS President, Missouri AFL-CIO As so many people do, I have spent the last week reflecting on Read More …
Obama says repealing healthcare law is ‘disservice to American people’
Republicans have made repealing and replacing president’s signature health law top priority, which he says is ‘going to be really hard to meet’ in Vox interview
Uh-Oh: Missouri December Revenue Falls Way Short Of Budget Target
You didn’t spend enough on Christmas presents. The state released the tax revenue numbers for December. While the total state revenue crept up about 2.2%, that was substantially less than the roughly 5% growth needed to fund the current Fiscal Read More …