Early in the movie Charlie Wilson’s War, the title character (Tom Hanks) endures a quick crisis. An ambitious U.S. Attorney – a young Rudy Giuliani – zeroes in on the Texas Congressman over reports of rampant illegal drug use. Then Read More …
Category: State and Local Issues
CLEAN Missouri Update – Thank You, WCD!
Many thanks to all the WCD members who have been supporting the CLEAN Missouri effort (cleanmissouri.org). We have some great news to share, via Jobs with Justice: On May 3, 2018 we turned in 346,956 signatures in support of Read More …
April Revenue Numbers Rain Bad News For Missouri Budget
Well, in Missouri predicting state revenue requires luck, dice and Ouija boards. The main sources of revenue – individual income tax and sales tax – jump about due to circumstances the state can’t control nor accurately predict. That reality hit Read More …
John Kiehne Challenges for MO Senate District 26
We hear a lot about Missouri Congressional District 2 primary races and about several of the local Missouri House races, Steidtmann in 101 and Webb in 100, for example. But we hear precious little about Missouri Senate District 26 or Read More …
WCD Monthly Meeting – May 14, 2018: Q&A with Candidates
West County Democrats Monthly Meeting United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 655 300 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011 https://westcountydemocrats.org/ Monday, May 14, 2018 9:00 – Refreshments and socializing / networking 9:30 – Business meeting / announcements 10:30 –Forum: Ian Mackey Read More …
WCD Legislative Update – April 9, 2018
West County Democrats Legislative Update April 9, 2018 Federal Items: Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown and passed a trillion-dollar spending bill to operate programs till the end of the fiscal year: numerous commentators expect this to be Read More …