It's halfway through the 2015 legislative session and some of the most important issues our state needs to address-- racially biased policing, municpal court reform, police use of deadly force-- are being largely ignored.
As Missourians take part in actions across the state this week, it is important to note there are passionate champions of Medicaid expansion at work in the Legislature.
Progress Missouri Executive Director, Sean Nicholson was on The Mark Reardon Show Friday, March 20th to discuss with Jane Deuker how some senators think they're above the law. Missouri's Sunshine Law permits the recording of public meetings, so when senators deny permission to record committee hearings they are in fact violating the law.
When Missouri lawmakers evaluate legislation, they rely on a nonpartisan staff to tell them how much money any particular bill could cost state government.
In many cases, those legislative researchers rely on the expertise of economics professors at the University of Missouri’s Economic & Policy Analysis Research Center, or EPARC.
Tomorrow is Election Day in Missouri! You and other engaged citizens from across the state will be deciding crucial questions about how we should be amending our state constitution -- or not.
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