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: State and Local Issues
The Fearful Among Us
What I do believe is that a sizeable number of our neighbors – mostly white men, like me – feel threatened by change and have become radicalized by hate ‘for a good cause.’ They see themselves as the true defenders of the right way, their ‘white men know best’ imagining of America.
Event: Healthcare after the Mid-Terms: Medicare for All – The Road Forward
Gateway Democrats, Missouri Healthcare for All,and Missourians for Single PayerPresent this FREE event: Healthcare after the Mid-Terms:Medicare for All – The Road Forward Thursday December 6th5:30 PM Doors OpenProgram from 6:30 to 8:30 PMVisit with advocacy groups from 5:30 to Read More …
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 …