Empower Missouri in the News



March 2023

3/3/23 Missouri Independent: Federal Lawsuit over Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ SNAP call center adds two new plaintiffs

3/2/23 Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate weighs allowing Food Stamp recipients to use benefits at restaurants

3/2/23 Kansas City Star: ‘Nowhere’ for homeless people to go: MO banned outdoor sleeping, KS may follow suit


February 2023

2/23/23 Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate advances bill to prevent loss of public benefits over small pay bump

2/6/23 KOMU8: Bill banning eviction moratoriums passes in Missouri House Small Businesses Committee

2/6/23 Saint Louis Post Dispatch: In search of cheaper groceries, Missouri lawmakers debate cutting state food tax

2/2/23 News Tribune: House bill would limit the cost of phone calls for Missouri inmates

2/1/23 News Tribune: Missouri House panel debates eviction bill


December 2022

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