Missouri General Revenue fell off a cliff three months ago and can’t get up.
Brother & Sister, Can You Spare $125?
Category: State and Local Issues
Peasants With Cellphones
Republican agenda keeps pushing Americans down from the working class and middle class into the growing ranks of the working poor. Profits for billionaires are good. Higher wages for working stiffs are bad.
More But Not Enough
In normal times at my house 90% of dinners feature “sale meat.” Yes, between the local grocery store and the meat market I pride myself on stocking-up on beef, chicken, pork, steak and even fish when things go on sale. Read More …
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 …
Missouri Issues February 2020 Benefit Report
Missouri has so emasculated its staff and structure to help families that they fail in good times. These are not good times.
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.