2023 & Beyond

Charities will be pummeled by increased requests for help which far exceed their ability to respond.  The state and federal governments, along with experts, meanwhile will keep telling people to go to charities for help.

In Other News

In a break from virus dread, let’s take a look at three recent Missouri stories not getting the attention they deserve… Missouri Census Numbers Point To Greater Republican Dominance Towards the end of March the census folks released their population Read More …

Legislative Report – April 10, 2020

Missouri has long lagged most other states in the operation of its benefit programs.  As mentioned before, the state has moved from a county office model to Call Centers handling food stamps, Medicaid and most other programs.   The Call Centers have been a monumental failure at handling everyday work flow.  They now constitute an inescapable calamity struggling families must endure.

Meanwhile, In Missouri

The restaurant and hospitality industry evaporated this week.  Other than grocers, retail is gone.  Major manufacturers are closing the assembly lines.  The result will be hundreds of thousands of formerly working and middle class families toppling into poverty.  Missouri government can’t handle that.