Missouri policy remains to punish struggling families at every opportunity, just as the state abuses its own workers with low pay and depreciating benefits.
September 2021 Missouri Benefit Report
Category: State and Local Issues
May I Have The Reality Check, Please
Over lunch a good friend lamented that “no body wants to work anymore.”
Yes, I spent 10 minutes correcting him.
Do you want to serve your community?
This week the County announced that applications are open to fill two current vacancies and one expected vacancy on the St. Louis county redistricting commission, known as the St. Louis County Council Bipartisan Reapportionment Commission
West County Democrats Meeting Announcement – November 8, 2021
West County Democrats Monthly Meeting On Zoom due to COVID-19 Pandemic http://www.westcountydemocrats.org Monday, November 8, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. You are invited to a Zoom meeting. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdO-trzoiEtx91kt7BCkaSxthYpa2VTyq After registering, you will receive a confirmation email Read More …
Professional Help Needed:
Disappointing August Missouri Benefit Numbers In August 2010 the average Missouri family receiving Temporary Assistance received $237.19. Adjust that for inflation , to this August and you get $297.22. Only the average TA family didn’t get $300 this August, no, Read More …
Lost Sales
Last week I searched the grocery store, without success, for a brand of pretzels I knew had just gone on sale. I asked the nice young man about the pretzels. “Those are on sale this week,” he replied. “We don’t Read More …