Missouri May DSS Benefits Report Issued Most Wednesdays my wife and I have a late lunch at a local bar and grill, enjoying the service of our favorite waitress (who also performs manager duties). As has become tradition, I Read More …
Category: Governance
West County Democrats meeting report for June 13, 2022
State Representative Peter Merideth, accompanied by his adorable daughter, discussed the accomplishments (and frustrations) of the Missouri Democratic caucus during the most recently completed legislative session. The presentation and interchange with West County Democrats was spirited, lively and full Read More …
Unstoppable Disaster
Missouri’s 2022 Legislative Session Last month a major tornado visited Andover, Kansas. CNN showed video of the twister bearing down on the town’s city hall. People struggle to avoid tornadoes. Buildings? Well, all they just sit their awaiting their Read More …
West County Democrats meeting announcement – May 9, 2022
Topic: “Maintaining the Separation of Church and State”
Speaker: Dr. James Croft
Dr. James Croft is the Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis – one of the largest Humanist congregations in the world.
The Villain Of Carthage
This year the budget won’t reach the floor of the House till this week. It is unlikely that the Senate will have anything to review before the last week of April. That sets up the very real possibility (especially in light of the daily dysfunction in the Senate) that the budget remains unfinished on Friday, May 6, 2022.
West County Democrats Meeting Announcement – March 14, 2022
Tony Messenger is the metro columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In 2019, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his series of columns on debtors’ prisons in MO. In 2016, Messenger was awarded a Missouri Honor Medal, the highest award bestowed by the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism.