Empower Missouri in the News

Bill presents challenges for low-income renters
March 3, Columbian Missourian

Landlords push Missouri Senate committee to pass House ban on tenant protections
March 4, News Tribune

Ban on use of food stamps for candy, soda debated by Missouri lawmakers
March 5, Missouri Independent

Missouri bill would ban purchase of soda and candy with SNAP benefits

March 8, KMIZ

Low-wage workers fight against Prop A rollbacks at Capitol Lobby Day

March 10, St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune

Missouri, make it easier for people with convictions to get their lives back on track

March 14, The Kansas City Star

Missouri affordable housing programs are vulnerable to federal funding cuts

March 23, KOMU8

Activists call for change amid rising death totals in Missouri prison system

March 26, KRCG

Empower Missouri is hosting Virtual Week of Action through Wednesday
February 3, KSMU

Missouri elder law attorneys see rising demand for services
February 13, Missouri Lawyers Media

Republicans renew push to enact work requirements for Missouri Medicaid recipients
February 19, Missouri Independent

Missouri senators pitch updating ‘Circuit breaker’ tax-relief program
February 20, News Tribune

Missouri House panel considering clean slate legislation
February 26, News Tribune

Backstory STL #2: Patrick Benson
February 26, First Alert 4

House passes bill to expand hearing aid access under Missouri Medicaid
February 27, Missouri Independent

Project Homeless Connect brings help to Columbia’s unhoused population
January 23, Columbia Missourian

Missouri lawmakers push for oversight panel to monitor conditions in state prisons
January 23, Missouri Independent

Missouri’s Amendment 6 would collect ‘costs and fees’ for law enforcement retirements, but does not include limits
November 11, KFVS12 

Empower Missouri hosts anti-poverty summit for education on social justice issues
November 13, KOMU8

Here’s what you need to know: Thursday, Nov. 14
November 14, KOMU8

Missouri lawmakers face calls for independent oversight of prisons after new data reveals $68 million in lawsuit settlement payments
November 14, KSDK

City of Columbia no longer pursuing pallet shelters, reallocates funds to three projects
November 17, ABC17 KMIZ

Group revives plan to give St. Louis County voters tax money to make campaign donations
November 20, STLToday

Protesters seek changes at St. Louis city jail as public safety touts improvements
November 22, STLPR

St. Louis County voters could be asked to publicly finance elections
November 25, STLPR

Proposition A would raise Missouri’s minimum wage, but not all businesses support it
October 18. KOMU8

Recommendations for affordable Boone County housing presented in summit
October 24, KOMU 8

Opponents battle Amendment 6 over lack of clarity; supporters say it’s a crucial measure
October 25, Komu 8

Community leadership group creates necessary care packages, MPD gives to those in need
September 9, Northwest Missourian

Inside the Right’s War on the Homeless
August 13, In These Times

Missouri governor candidates say higher pay, improved tech needed to fix ailing safety net
July 29, Missouri Independent

‘We Live Here’ is back with an anniversary season: ‘10 Years After the Ferguson Uprising’
July 12,STLPR

Missouri Governor Parson signs bills banning local eviction moratoriums
July 9, KY3

A summer food assistance program for kids started this year, but 13 states declined the funds
July 8, KCUR

Community Partnership of the Ozarks hosting event for renters in Springfield
June 8, KY3

Missouri and Kansas families will get summer food benefits for their kids — eventually
June 4, STLPR

Missouri judge rules Department of Social Services violated federal law in SNAP case
May 14, KRCG 13

Federal court rules Missourians were illegally denied food aid by the state
May 9, Missouri Independent

The Missouri legislature is cutting local governments’ power to pass their own laws
May 7, Kansas City Beacon

Unlocking Futures: Why Missouri’s Clean Slate initiative offers hope
April 30, St. Louis Jewish Light

15-1 NLIHC’s Collective 2023-2024 Update
April 25, NLIHC

City of Columbia set to clear homeless camp Monday
April 22, ABC17 News

City’s FY 2025 Budget Would Cut Jail Funds, Increase Juvenile Detention Center
April 17, Riverfront Times

Letter: It’s crucial that the legislature pass ‘Clean Slate’ reforms
April 16, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bob Buckley: Missouri offers a path to expunge criminal records
April 12, The Examiner

Missouri SB 763 proposed to ease costly expungement for non-violent offenders
April 10, KRCG 13

Missouri Closing in on Boosting Workforce, Public Safety with Clean Slate Legislation
April 5, Americans For Tax Reform

Opinion: I’m a Missouri business owner. I support a “Clean Slate.”
April 4, STL Today

Missouri to push for Clean Slate Bill
April 1, KMOV4

Missouri lawmakers discuss “Clean Slate” bill, making it easier for wiping clean criminal records
March 28, KY3

Mo. lawmakers discuss ‘clean slate’ policy
March 28, KFVS12

Senators hope to change state law allowing for automatic expungement
March 25, Fox2Now

Expungement bills look to seal minor convictions for hundreds of thousands of Missourians
March 21, FirstAlert4

Thousands of Missourians could have criminal records sealed under Clean Slate Initiative
March 14, St. Louis Public Radio

She wrote a bad check 15 years ago. It’s been hard to work, rent in Missouri ever since
March 13, The Kansas City Star

Clean slate bill gives the opportunity to expunge felony records
March 12, Columbia Missourian

Independence Chamber of Commerce: Missouri’s employers need a Clean Slate
February 16, The Examiner

Why an ambitious GOP plan to get Missourians off public benefits has stalled
February 5, St. Louis Post Dispatch

Our view: Good start toward feeding hungry kids
January 3, The Joplin Globe

Missouri takes first step toward implementing Summer EBT food program
January 3, ABC17

Missouri opts into summer EBT federal food benefits program
January 2, Missouri Independent

Missouri opts-in to federal Summer EBT program before deadline
January 1, KFVS12

Noncompliance on federal fair housing costs Missouri $500,000 annually
November 10, Columbia Missourian

Missouri landlords took millions in federal pandemic aid. Now they’re kicking tenants out
November 8, STLPR

St. Louis enacts right to counsel, becomes second city in Missouri to pass RTC Ordinance
October 2, National Low Income Housing Coalition

Gathering Tree’s suit challenging ban on camping on state land to be heard by Missouri Supreme Court next week
September 21, Springfield Daily Citizen

Affordable housing project in Columbia offers tiny homes
September 10, ABC17News

The Elijah Haahr Show
September 2, KWTO

‘It’s discouraging’: After incarceration, many face barriers finding employment
August 31, KBIA News

Governor’s veto shows why we can’t settle for piecemeal changes to Missouri expungement process
August 10, Missouri Independent

Editorial Roundup: Missouri
July 25, US News

Advocates tout ‘transition benefits’ to prevent Missourians from falling out of social safety net
July 25, STLPR

40 other states got it together to feed hungry kids this summer. Why didn’t Missouri?
July 19, The Kansas City Star

Missouri budget surplus is $8 billion but can’t afford a program that benefits low income children.
July 19, Daily Kos

Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children
July 14, Missouri Independent

Proponents of restitution reform hope governor’s veto doesn’t set precedent
July 11, STLPR

Rent, mortgage expenses out of reach for many, data shows
July 9, News Tribune

Indian Mound resident receives recognition
July 3, Northeast News

Task force strives to define Jefferson City’s housing crisis
June 27, News Tribune

How Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs is still helping fulfill Mitzvah of Tzedakah
June 25, St. Louis Jewish Light

Legal pot meant a second chance for thousands in Illinois — did the state keep its promise?
June 7, STLPR

How to understand what Missouri lawmakers did regarding trans children and their families
May 16, St. Louis Jewish Light

Your Letters: A chance at redemption
May 8, St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune

Missouri House committee approves food assistance restriction
April 26, News Tribune

Missouri Senate panel hears plans to increase school lunch, child care funds
April 19, New Tribune

150 Missouri Organizations Oppose DEI Budget Language
April 11, The Missouri Times

What state control could mean for the St. Louis Police Department
March 24, Missouri Independent

Missouri’s “Clean Slate” Bill would make “Expungement” automatic
March 23, KTTN

Proposals to eliminate Missouri sales tax on groceries in limbo
March 16, Missouri Independent

Federal Lawsuit over Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ SNAP call center adds two new plaintiffs
March 3, Missouri Independent

Missouri Senate weighs allowing Food Stamp recipients to use benefits at restaurants
March 2, Missouri Independent

‘Nowhere’ for homeless people to go: MO banned outdoor sleeping, KS may follow suit
March 2, Kansas City Star

Effort returns to allow some SNAP participants to buy restaurant meals
March 1, Columbia Missourian

Missouri Senate advances bill to prevent loss of public benefits over small pay bump
February 23, Missouri Independent

Bill banning eviction moratoriums passes in Missouri House Small Businesses Committee
February 6, KOMU8

In search of cheaper groceries, Missouri lawmakers debate cutting state food tax
February 6, Saint Louis Post Dispatch

House bill would limit the cost of phone calls for Missouri inmates
February 2, News Tribune

Missouri House panel debates eviction bill
February 1, News Tribune

Missouri Lawmakers discuss bill that would ban eviction moratoriums
January 30, KOMU8

Affordable Housing could be fixed by increasing funding to Housing Trust Fund
January 24, KRMS Radio

Bill could alleviate affordable housing crisis
January 24, KRMS Radio

Bill proposes to hold the line on personal property tax increases
January 23, The Moberly Monitor Index

Advocates speak out against new Missouri homelessness law
January 19, NewsNationNow

Advocates, providers scramble as Missouri’s new homelessness law goes into affect
January 17, Missouri Independent

Bill proposed to hold the line on personal property tax increases
January 17, Columbia Missourian

‘Concerning’ law passed which will see homeless charged £630 to sleep in parks
January 6, The Mirror UK

Alarm as US states pass ‘very concerning’ anti-homeless laws
January 5, The Guardian

New Missouri law banning homeless from camping on state-owned property still causing confusion, questions
January 4, KY3

Wage advocates say new Missouri minimum still not enough
January 2, ABC17