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Monday, October 12th, 2009via Capitol Calling: Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, put out the following statement on President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize award: “Today is an interesting moment for America to reflect on how the world view of our country has changed because of this president. I think we need to realize that a part, maybe a key [...]
Missouri Budget Project E-News
Monday, October 12th, 2009Missouri Budget Project E-News Federal and State Policy Update October 9, 2009 In this issue: 1. Federal health care reform takes a step forward – S Finance Committee finishes amendments 2. October 20, 2009 will be a national health action day. Watch for details! 3. McCaskill speaks out about health care reform; Nixon is silent [...]
Early voting petition waits for circulators
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009via Missourinet Somebody had to start the process. A Columbia woman is the one who has made it possible for a petition campaign to put early voting on the ballot next year. . Former state League of Women Voters President Jo Sapp filed the petition with the Secretary of State after watching the issue get [...]
Missouri Budget Project Federal and State Policy Update
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009September 25, 2009 In this issue: 1. Census data reveals inequities across state in income and health insurance status 2. TAKE ACTION! Urge Governor Nixon to make administrative changes that will insure more children in Missouri 3. The Missouri Budget Project has moved. Note our new address!
Congressman Carnahan Takes Action to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Monday, September 28th, 2009via St. Louis News Today – “All The News That Is Saint Louis”. Congressman Russ Carnahan (MO-3) has taken action to extend unemployment benefits up to 13 weeks to 4,091 Missourians, whose unemployment assistance is scheduled to end by the end of this month. “This extension will assist workers in providing for their families – [...]
Kinder, Talent, encourage Martin to challenge Carnahan
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent led a parade of most of the region’s prominent Republicans who crowded into Kemoll’s banquet room Tuesday to help local GOP lawyer Ed Martin — who’s expected to announce next week that he’s running for Congress. full story at St. Louis Beacon – Kinder, Talent, [...]
Nearly $20 million headed to MO for Community Development
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009via StlAmerican.com More than $17.8 million in stimulus funding awarded to Missouri for community development projects. The State of Missouri and 17 communities have been awarded a total of $17,819,557 in federal grant money through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). The money was made available through [...]
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