Again, it’s early in Silly Season so the House and Senate members have plenty of time to submit more dangerous and stupid bills.
Christmas Trees in Jefferson City
Category: Governance
Chaos Theory Rules Missouri
The federal government shutdown dropped an anvil on the Department of Social Services. … Problems also arose in MO HealthNet (aka Medicaid) and in all sorts of other programs.
Can Missouri Be Saved?
Can Missouri be saved? Maybe…but probably not. The People’s Champions work for their own glory The last four Missouri Attorneys General have not promoted the public good. Starting with Josh Hawley personal aggrandizement took first place. Likewise Eric Schmidy and Read More …
This Is Not Fair
Remember, due to the government shutdown most food stamp recipient will not receive SNAP in November…but they’ll still be required to comply with work requirements.
Work, Work, Work
Missouri requires an additional $67 million to enforce work requirement verification in Medicaid, primarily for IT upgrades. Historical data from other states suggest significant administrative costs and challenges. Compliance will burden low-income workers, demanding extensive record-keeping. Processing demands could overwhelm state employees, leading to judicial involvement due to potential coverage losses.
Bad Math, Bad Maps
Want to know a secret? No matter which map is used for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections there will be major changes when the 2030 Census is published.