{"id":8986,"date":"2022-12-22T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2023-08-07T20:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T01:28:04","slug":"looking-forward-to-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/looking-forward-to-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Forward to 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we wrap up the year, we\u2019re already deep into planning for the next legislative session that starts in January. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j64WCOTyJko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">December Friday Forum<\/a> covered the highlights of what we\u2019re expecting and prioritizing this coming year, but today, we want to give you a deeper dive into some topics that we expect will come up again this session. Please take a look through some of our past Weekly Perspectives to learn more about these important issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safety Net Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protecting and expanding safety net programs like SNAP, WIC, TANF, and others is a continuous challenge every year in the Missouri legislature. You can explore different aspects of this problem in several articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/cash-benefits-are-a-critical-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cash Benefits are a Critical Resource for Families Experiencing Poverty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/a-drug-conviction-should-not-mean-a-lifetime-of-hunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Drug Conviction Should Not Mean a Lifetime of Hunger<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/providing-adequate-nutrition-for-our-seniors-should-be-simple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Providing Adequate Nutrition for Our Seniors Should Be Simple<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Initiative Petition Reform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative petition process allows ordinary citizens the power to organize and bring policy proposals directly to the people. You can read more about why we will continue to fight to protect this right in this article from last session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/data-doesnt-lie-the-initiative-petition-process-doesnt-need-changing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data Doesn\u2019t Lie: The Initiative Petition Process Doesn\u2019t Need Changing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clean Slate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A priority for our Community Justice Coalition this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018978\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 352<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00019058\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 347<\/a>, legislation to automate the expungement process for eligible criminal records, have been prefiled. In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/a-clean-slate-will-offer-families-a-second-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last week\u2019s article on the impact on families<\/a>, you can learn more about Clean Slate in two previous installments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/clean-slate-legislation-would-make-it-easier-for-missourians-to-move-past-old-mistakes-and-give-them-new-opportunities-to-have-a-second-chance-in-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Una legislaci\u00f3n de borr\u00f3n y cuenta nueva facilitar\u00eda a los habitantes de Missouri dejar atr\u00e1s los viejos errores y darles nuevas oportunidades para tener una segunda oportunidad en la vida<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/its-time-for-a-clean-slate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It\u2019s Time for a Clean Slate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eliminating Food Sales Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales tax is an extremely regressive form of taxes, leading to a disproportionate impact on individuals and families who are already struggling to afford basic necessities. <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018166\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 260<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00019025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 377<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018510\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 161<\/a> would each eliminate the sales tax for food. Read more about past attempts to address this issue in this article published during the last session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/eliminating-sales-tax-on-groceries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It\u2019s Time to Eliminate Sales Tax on Groceries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eviction Protections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that evictions are incredibly traumatizing and destabilizing, not just to the household, but also can affect the broader community through increased homelessness, and disrupted education and social connectedness. Fighting for better protections for tenants, including from eviction, is a high priority for our Affordable Housing Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/eviction-cause-or-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eviction: A Cause or Condition of Poverty?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article offers a broad look at the causes and effects of eviction.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/evictions-and-homelessness-exploring-right-to-counsel-and-mandatory-mediation-as-policy-interventions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evictions and Homelessness: Exploring Right to Counsel and Mandatory Mediation as Policy Interventions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This more recent article examines two potential policy solutions to address evictions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Affordable, Accessible Contraceptives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous Contraceptives would require insurance companies to fill a full year of oral contraceptives pills at one time, reducing geographic and financial barriers and leading to fewer accidental pregnancies. You can learn more in this piece from last year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/continuous-contraceptives-is-smart-anti-poverty-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cContinuous Contraceptives\u201d is Smart Anti-Poverty Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Private Probation Reforms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unregulated, for-profit probation businesses add unnecessary financial and emotional strains for individuals in the criminal legal system and their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018190\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 276<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018328\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 126<\/a> would offer some improvements, but our three part series earlier this year highlights the extent of the issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/missouris-privatized-probation-services-part-1-what-is-private-probation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri\u2019s Privatized Probation Services Part 1: What is Private Probation?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/missouris-privatized-probation-services-part-2-whats-the-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri\u2019s Privatized Probation Services Part 2: What\u2019s the Problem?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/missouris-privatized-probation-services-part-3-what-can-we-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri\u2019s Privatized Probation Services Part 3: What Can We Do?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food Desserts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across Missouri there are about 100 food deserts, low-income areas where a large number of residents do not have easy access to supermarkets or grocery stores. Tax credits to grocery stores opening in those areas is just one option for addressing this issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/addressing-food-deserts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Addressing Food Deserts &amp; Expanding Food Access Across Missouri<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>These articles are a brief overview of topics that we have featured before, but there are many additional issues we are ready to get to work on in the new year. We were excited to see the Restaurant Meals Program (<a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018495\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 313<\/a>) refiled this year, as well as two bills (<a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 321<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/fastdemocracy.com\/bill-search\/mo\/2023\/bills\/MOB00018090\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 172<\/a>) calling for free school lunches for all Missouri public school students, and there are many additional bills we&#8217;ll be watching closely. You can view all of the bills we are following, and subscribe to updates using our <a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/bill-trackers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Trackers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the next legislative session begins in January, make sure you are <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/vfIi1dOp_k6vkcrmt8l8OA2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribed to our email newsletter<\/a> to get weekly updates about what is happening in Jefferson City, as well as these deeper dives into high priority policies. If you have a strong interest in one of our priority areas (<a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/food-security-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seguridad alimentaria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/affordable-housing-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vivienda asequible<\/a>, o <a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/criminal-justice-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criminal legal system reform<\/a>), you can learn more about joining one of our coalitions <a href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/vfIi1dOp_k6vkcrmt8l8OA2\" style=\"background-color:#fcd116\">Subscribe to Our Emails<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/bill-trackers\/\" style=\"background-color:#fcd116\">View our Bill Trackers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we wrap up the year, we\u2019re already deep into planning for the next legislative session that starts in January. 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