In 1984 Missouri voters first approved a conservation sales tax of 0.1%. The Parks, Soil and Water Sales Tax applies to every taxable sale in Missouri, including groceries, and the revenue generated is designated only for this purpose. Some of the fund goes to soil preservation to correct and prevent erosion. In 1982 Missouri had...Lee mas

If you could ask someone running for office about affordable housing, food security, or community justice, what would you ask? That was the challenge for attendees at Empower Missouri’s June in-person coalition meetings. In early June, I braved the construction zones of I-70 to attend the three meetings in Columbia. Members of our three coalitions,...Lee mas

Por Jeanette Mott Oxford y Denise Lieberman En un juicio de una semana que concluyó el 23 de agosto, los defensores de los votantes presentaron testimonio ante el juez de circuito del condado de Cole, Jon Beetem, en un caso que podría determinar el destino de la ley de identificación con fotografía de votantes de Missouri. Está en juego el derecho fundamental de voto de los habitantes de Missouri. El caso NAACP et al. contra Misuri, ...Lee mas