The budget sent them by the Missouri House of Representatives assumes significant income growth. That no longer seems possible. Since the state ought to have a balanced budget, well, expect the Senate to break out the red pens.
Reckoning Week
Category: State and Local Issues
Why Do Armadillos Cross The Road?
Why do armadillos cross Missourah roads? We’ll never know because none of them has ever made it all the way across. I gave a friend a ride down to Poplar Bluff. Heading down Federal Highway 67 (especially below Fredricktown) you Read More …
WCD Monthly Meeting 5-13-2019
The May 13 West County Democrats meeting will feature Tony Messenger who will provide an overview of the Better Together City-County merger proposal. He has written a number of columns on the issues and presented the pros and cons as more information has become available to the public.
WCD Meeting and Legislative Report 4-8-19
Professor Allan MacNeill of Webster University presented the truth about the GDP, the Job Numbers and the U.S. Stock Market. While these statistics are often use by politicians and pundits to exhibit the health of the economy, they don’t really present an accurate picture of the underlying state of our country.
Nearer My God To Thee
March 2019 General Revenue Report Shows Missouri Still Sinking Under The Waves The Missouri Times posted the March 2019 General Revenue Report this afternoon. (Neither the February nor the March reports have been added to the Office of Administration website Read More …
Stop Settling!
As long as Missourians elect Republicans who place cutting taxes before educating kids and other critical needs, things will get worse. The time has come to stop settling for mediocre politicians unwilling to lead the state forward. Current elected officials must be told again and again that we want them to remember that state motto before every vote.