Last week I talked with Democratic lawmakers and a couple of budget wonks about Missouri’s situation. All of us agree that things are bad and will get worse.
The Lost
Category: State and Local Issues
Pesky Rules
I expect the legislature to gleefully pass strict work hour and tracking bills. Then, nothing will happen, nothing will change since Washington can’t approve the skimpy plan. Damn Pesky federal rules.
We Can’t Get There?
… over the next couple of months expect Missouri to get
spotlighted by the national media for its extreme legislation as well as a
budget crisis.
We can’t expect to regain respectability until that day when the GOP establishment loses their hold on state government.
West County Democrats Meeting Report March 2019
From 1970 to the present, the number of people incarcerated in the United States has grown 500%, and this is the result of bad policy at all levels. The percent of the U.S. population in prison today, is six times greater than the next closest country. The percentage in Missouri is even higher than the national average. In fact, Missouri is now #1 in female incarceration in the country…We cannot continue on this trajectory.
Sharpen Your School Board Savvy
Your homework is due April 2. That’s when Missouri holds its next round of elections for public school boards. The candidates are non-partisan, which means that the weight is on you to figure out who best represents what is important to you, your family and your community when it comes to public education.
The Wednesday Night Breakfast Club
The opiate crisis, school board candidates and the proposed St. Louis City-County merger are among the topics that you can learn and converse about over coffee and doughnuts at the Wednesday Night Breakfast Club started by Kevin FitzGerald.