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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009from Moveon.org: Conservatives are running $1 million in ads, starting today, to crush the public health insurance option1—the heart of Obama’s health care plan. And they’ve promised to spend tens of millions more.2 To win against the powerful insurance lobby, we’ll need to be everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members have already made calls, [...]
SAB Votes To Remove Deed Restriction Clause
Friday, April 17th, 2009I wonder how Rex Sinquefield (right-wing billionaire) is celebrating today since he was pressuring the SAB with a lawsuit and influencing our state legislators with his money to get these deed restrictions lifted. I am highly disappointed that the SAB caved and will be following the transition of our beautiful, historic, community anchors with vigilant [...]
House Votes To Eliminate Income Tax, Hike Sales Tax
Friday, April 17th, 2009Thanks to Rep. Colona who sent out this synopsis in his legislative update: The House of Representatives on April16 approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate Missouri’s income tax and replace it with a higher sales tax. The measure went to the Senate on a 90-65 vote. The individual and corporate income taxes currently [...]
MO Senate News – week of April 13
Friday, April 17th, 2009Thanks to Senator Jeff Smith, who was at our EWIDA general meeting last night, for providing valuable insight into this week’s Senate debates. via Senate Newsroom Senate Advances $22.3 Billion FY 2010 Budget Health Care Coverage Bill Moves to House JEFFERSON CITY-With a constitutional deadline some three weeks away, the fiscal year 2010 budget was [...]
Missouri Senate Newsroom – week of April 6
Friday, April 10th, 2009Kudos to the staff at the Missouri Senate Newsroom – they really make it easy to track and follow what is happening when and who is doing what in the Senate. I will start posting their roundups in lieu of individual headlines since it makes it a one-stop-shop. Now if somebody would do this for [...]
Photo ID resolution passes Mo. House committee
Friday, April 10th, 2009The bill is HJR35 and one of our Reps – Mike Colona is on that committee. via KWMU: Photo ID resolution passes Mo. House committee (2009-04-07). A State House committee has passed a resolution that would require Missouri voters to present photo identification and make other changes to voting laws. The sponsor, State Representative Stanley [...]
Mo. House OKs soda, junk food ban at schools
Friday, April 10th, 2009This is an encouraging first step – now if only they could extend it by monitoring the in-school food service providers. But a hurray for nutrition nonetheless! via Stltoday.com ASSOCIATED PRESS 04/09/2009 JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri House members have approved legislation that sets nutrition requirements for food and drinks sold in public schools, including in [...]
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