Perhaps the best fight against DIRTY is with a common sense proposal on the 2020 ballot: dramatically reduce the number of seats in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Dirty Missouri
Category: Driving Change
Jefferson City’s Signature Disease
In November a strong majority of Missouri voters endorsed Amendment 1. That’s not a sign of voter intent, no, to elected Republicans it’s proof that the issue was too complicated for voters to understand. Just as the legislature knew best on puppy mill regulation and concealed gun carry, the elects now plan to offer a ‘better’ CLEAN.
Endless Wars come to End
The argument has been made that the U.S. Military provides not just protection, but economic boosts to the countries and territories outside of the U.S. The domestic benefit of Scott AFB, Whiteman AFB and Fort Leonard Wood in our region is undeniable, and shouldn’t more of that economic boost be focused on U.S. communities?
Please, Try to Fix Stupid
This spring the legislature will allocate more money in the next state budget than can reasonably be expected to materialize. Promised services to Missouri citizens, again, won’t be delivered.
Parking Spaces
Changing minds, like changing the size of parking spaces, won’t happen quickly. Those of us wanting a better, more humane Missouri have to think – and act – over the long haul, over years and maybe a decade or two. The trick is to work at change every day.
Stealth Warfare
Each year, in the middle of January, the federal government issues updated Poverty Level Guidelines. Based on census and other data from the prior year, the guidelines follow a traditional (yet flawed)formula traceable back to the early 1960’s. For example, Read More …