JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – 9 July 2026 — Earlier today, Governor Kehoe signed SB 1421, an omnibus criminal justice package that includes automated record sealing for eligible drug offenses. With this signing, approximately 200,000 Missourians with eligible records will finally see an end to a lifetime of collateral consequences. Under SB 1421, sealing of eligible...Read More

Check out our Q&A with Development Manager Peyton Davis below. Congratulations on your first year with Empower Missouri, Peyton! What does “People-Powered Policy Change” mean to you? People-power is often envisioned as groups of individuals fighting back against injustice in solidarity. We think of pivotal moments like the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965,...Read More