Governor Nixon signed the first bill advancing sexual health education in over a decade for Missouri. The bill, HB 501, was sponsored by Rep. Genise Montecillo (D-St. Louis) and requires information about internet safety and the dangers of sexting to be added to sex education law.
The Dent County Commission, Darrell Skiles, Gary Larson and Dennis Purcell, unanimously voted to observe a year of mourning in light of the SCOTUS marriage equality ruling.
When it comes to abortion restrictions, Missouri has the dubious distinction of being the front runner in making access to a legal medical procedure as difficult and expensive as possible.
The AP released a survey last week that found rates of abortion have declined across the US, in states without and with newer restrictions on access to abortion services.
The AP released a survey last week that found rates of abortion have declined across the US, in states without and with newer restrictions on access to abortion services.
Working Missourians have been contacting Governor Nixon since January with concerns about so-called 'right to work' legislation, and the overwhelming majority of them are adamantly against it.
Working Missourians have been contacting Governor Nixon since January with concerns about so-called 'right to work' legislation, and the overwhelming majority of them are adamantly against it.
The governor’s staff reported Monday that their office received 94 emails and 747 phone calls last week about right to work. All but one phone call were in opposition to the bill.
Francis Slay and Sly James, Mayors of St. Louis and Kansas City repectively, are fighting for the working Missouri families they represent.
Mary Ellen Ponder, Slay’s chief of staff said, “Mayor Slay is committed to raising the issue with the Board of Aldermen this summer. He believes, and he thinks most residents agree, that a higher minimum wage would be a good thing.”
"An oasis of sanity in a state whose officials often seem to care most about receiving gold stars from the NRA, denying women reproductive rights, and transferring money from cash-strapped public services to greedy corporate interests..."
