Category: Driving Change
Peter & Paul Community Services & Homelessness in St. Louis
Tom Burnham, Community Relations Officer at Peter and Paul Community Services (PPCS; www.ppcsinc.org/) spoke to a gathering of West County Democrats on December 12, 2016. Tom’s talk was both a broad historical view of community services for those experiencing homelessness Read More …
The Five “Best” Proposals From The First Week Of Pre-filing 2017 Missouri Bills
The Hits Keep On Coming … Well, new and returning legislators spent the first days of December pre-filing about 400 bills and resolutions. Not counting the many proposals to implement Right To Work and curtail or kill Prevailing Wage, my top Read More …
Lobbying Jefferson City & Campaigning – with Rep. Sue Meredith
Rep. Sue Meredith, Missouri State Rep for District 71, in a recent conversation suggested the approach which Missourians should use for lobbying the Missouri legislature: Research & become familiar with the departments & staff for those you wish to contact. Read More …
Did We Just Witness an American Cultural Revolution?
If an invasion force landed here with a plan to take our wealth and our freedom, we’d all recognize it and take up arms to defend ourselves. What if the threat was already among us and so pervasive in our Read More …
What if- Republicans cut Social Security?
House Speaker Paul Ryan and his cohorts want to privatize Social Security. They claim that you can do better than Social Security (which they falsely claim is going broke). Is this a great opportunity for our retirement future? Currently you Read More …