Newsletter Archives - Empower Missouri

“Empowering You” Newsletter – July 2020

Please download the full .pdf version of the newsletter by clicking here, or browse the articles below: The Need For Medicaid Expansion - Jack Wang…

Say “Hello” to Our New Staff

Rico Bush - Communications Director More than a decade ago, I had a dream to become a television journalist. I was passionate about the art…

Missouri named priority area in Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation’s national HIV is Not a Crime initiative

On June 18th, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) launched their national HIV is Not a Crime initiative, focused on modernizing HIV-specific laws across the…

Missouri Needs Food and Housing Assistance NOW!

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal lawmakers have passed multiple pieces of legislation to provide emergency relief and enhance the economy. Within those first…

Your Voices Mattered for Social Justice In COVID-19 Shortened Legislative Session

The 2020 Legislative Session came to an end on May 15th, amidst the special challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite having floor debate time reduced…

The Need For Medicaid Expansion

Registered voters in Missouri have an opportunity on Election Day August 4 to vote Yes on Amendment 2 to expand Medicaid in our state and…

A note from Conner Kerrigan, Communications Director

Curating, formatting, and publishing the "Empowering You" newsletter has been a really enjoyable part of my job since I started with Empower Missouri in April…

“Empowering You” Newsletter – December 2019

Please download the full .pdf version of the newsletter by clicking here, or browse the articles below: Dangers and Opportunities in the 2020 Legislative Session:…

How we’re working to increase affordable housing in Missouri in 2020

Empower Missouri’s Affordable Housing Coalition recently released their 2020 legislative priorities. You can read it here. Some things on the list are very straight forward,…

Criminal justice will continue to see bipartisan progress in 2020

It seems as if many of the issues today that are being debated in our state and federal legislatures are seen as partisan, but criminal…