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Thursday, September 10th, 2009I’ll be interested to see how this debate trickles down to the Missouri legislature – CJ
Not waiting for the first Monday in October, the Supreme Court returned Wednesday for arguments in a case that could transform American politics. In its ruling, the court could reverse decades of its own decisions that have blocked corporate spending [...]
Change to Missouri Court Plan could be on ballot
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Voters could be asked to scrap the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan for a plan more closely resembling the federal judicial selection process.
full story via Missourinet: Change to Missouri Court Plan could be on ballot.
KWMU: New laws take effect in Mo. Friday
Friday, August 28th, 2009New laws take effect in Mo. Friday
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KWMU) – Several new laws affecting motorists in Missouri take effect tomorrow.
The one garnering the most attention is the ban on texting-while-driving for drivers age 21 and under.
Lt. John Hotz with the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the new law is aimed at the young, inexperienced [...]
Missouri withholds $60 million in budget
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Click here to read the latest details about the Missouri budget and which state departments are being affected. [via the Missouri Budget Project]
Food Stamp Stimulus Monies in Missouri
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Missouri’s food stamp recipients increased 15.2% in the past year…
from Stateline.org:
Food stamp stimulus hits state economies
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org Staff Writer
States quietly launched a multi-billion-dollar boost in food stamp funding last month that experts say is more likely than any other stimulus program to jolt the moribund economy back to life.”People who receive these benefits [...]
Robin Carnahan campaign update
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009GREAT NEWS!
We all know polls are just a snapshot in time, but a poll released last
week confirmed what you and I already know – Missourians are excited
about Robin Carnahan’s campaign for US Senate and believe she can help
restore opportunity for Missouri families. Check out these headlines!
Democratic poll: Carnahan leading potential GOP opponents in Sen race
St. [...]
MO Budget Project update – 2009 Leg session
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009from mobudget.org:Missouri Budget Project Update
2009 Legislative Highlights
May 18, 2009
In this issue:
I. What we accomplished together
II. Biggest loss this session
III. Legislative “Heroes”
IV. Our work isn’t done: where do we go from here?
I. What we accomplished together:
At a time of great need, together we enhanced Unemployment Benefits, helping more than 260,000 Missouri families:
The Missouri Budget Project worked [...]
