As we wrap up the year, we’re already deep into planning for the next legislative session that starts in January. Our December Friday Forum covered…
Clean Slate legislation has been filed in Missouri’s house and senate, the result of a concerted push by advocates around the state, including Empower Missouri,…
Hello! I’m Maurice Auberry. I was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Columbia at the start of my undergraduate schooling. I currently attend Mizzou,…
On Tuesday evening, I went to the prison in Bonne Terre to stand in solidarity with our colleagues at Missourians for Alternatives to the Death…
In just over two weeks, Missouri voters will head to polls for the midterm elections. In addition to voting for federal, state, and, in some…
Empower Missouri is renewing the tradition of recognizing the hard work of outstanding anti-poverty advocates across the state at our annual Advocacy Awards Brunch, to be…
As I scroll through my inbox in these final days of 2020, I’m bombarded with emails loaded with reflections, roundups, and other recollections of the…