Looking at the revenue categories, Individual Income Tax receipts slid 7.1% for the month while sales tax collections did came in 5%lower for the month (but up $2.5% for the year). Corporate receipts were up but they’re too small a piece of the puzzle to move the grand total.
Category: Economic Fairness
Shame and Fear
…to keep support for food stamps and Medicaid and other programs we need good people to stand before cameras and share their lives. It’s easy to see why this is so hard.
Changing the Dynamic
The wheel is turning in Missouri and, while the divide still seems great, progress was made in the 2018 midterms. We tend to be late adopters of trends that start at the coast and move inland, but change is coming if we stay strong.
Missouri Welfare Reform 2019
In less than three weeks members of the Missouri legislature begin pre-filing bills for the 2019 session. Right To Work promises to return, as well as efforts to undo last week’s vote to raise the minimum wage. By the first Read More …
WCD Legislative Report – November 11, 2018
Legislative Report November 11, 2018 Federal Items: Democrats will control the House – beginning in January. November and December promise a dangerous lame duck session. Among the items Congress must consider… ► A budget deal to avoid a government shutdown Read More …
‘I’m not anti-Trump, I’m just pro-Jesus’: the evangelicals stumping for the Democrats
A group of pastors, musicians and poets want to convince fellow believers that being Christian doesn’t mean voting Republican