The 2025 Missouri legislative session ended last week with some controversy and tension as the Senate invoked Previous Question, or “PQ”, to cut off debate. The Senate employed this “nuclear option” to force a vote on two bills that were in direct contradiction to laws passed by the majority of Missouri voters in the November...Read More

Federal Advocacy 101 will teach you how to use your voice to influence policy. This three part series will teach nonprofit staff and other advocates how to push back against harmful policy proposals and advocate for systems change that can benefit their clients or communities.  Decision makers must hear from the experts, and that includes...Read More

Federal Advocacy 101 will teach you how to use your voice to influence policy. This three part series will teach nonprofit staff and other advocates how to push back against harmful policy proposals and advocate for systems change that can benefit their clients or communities.  Decision makers must hear from the experts, and that includes...Read More

Federal Advocacy 101 will teach you how to use your voice to influence policy. This three part series will teach nonprofit staff and other advocates how to push back against harmful policy proposals and advocate for systems change that can benefit their clients or communities.  Decision makers must hear from the experts, and that includes...Read More

This week, committees in the U.S. House of Representatives released major reconciliation proposals with cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs. As the title suggests, these proposals will have big impacts for Missouri families, our healthcare, our nutrition, and our state budget. The federal government controls the budgets for most major anti-poverty programs. Unfortunately, many...Read More

The past two installments of the four-part housing education series have defined the housing crisis and the economic policies that sustain it. Restrictive zoning laws, a struggling construction industry, and decades of a lack of investment in affordable housing have brought us here, but current policies continue to deepen the crisis. Today, we’ll look at...Read More

For the past several months, a growing coalition of tenant leaders, housing advocates, legal experts, and community leaders in Springfield has been working toward a game-changing goal: securing a Right to Counsel (RTC) for tenants facing eviction. The problem is clear—eviction courts are fundamentally unbalanced. Across the country, landlords almost always have legal representation, while...Read More

Civic Engagement 101 will teach advocates, impacted people, and not for profit staff how to share their experience with elected officials. Geared towards the Missouri state legislature, these skills can help you advocate for systems change at many levels. Decision makers must hear from the experts, including you. Policy advocacy doesn’t need to feel scary...Read More

Civic Engagement 101 will teach advocates, impacted people, and not for profit staff how to share their experience with elected officials. Geared towards the Missouri state legislature, these skills can help you advocate for systems change at many levels. Decision makers must hear from the experts, including you. Policy advocacy doesn’t need to feel scary...Read More

Civic Engagement 101 will teach advocates, impacted people, and not for profit staff how to share their experience with elected officials. Geared towards the Missouri state legislature, these skills can help you advocate for systems change at many levels. Decision makers must hear from the experts, including you. Policy advocacy doesn’t need to feel scary...Read More