Even though the final two weeks of the 2020 Legislative Session tempts us to focus all attention on Jefferson City just now, social justice advocates in Missouri cannot afford to do so. We must keep one eye focused on DC, because the first half of May is a crucial window of time in which we...Read More
During the age of COVID-19, many of us are doing our duty to protect ourselves and others. We stay home, wash our hands, and wear masks when we absolutely must leave the house. Many are presently feeling heightened emotions due to fear of the illness, the stresses of homeschooling children, changes to work life, etc....Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://zoom.us/j/194570677 Meeting ID: 194 570 677 Access the meeting on your phone DIAL: (929)205-6099 Meeting ID: 194570677# Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to do a better job’ – By Kaitlyn Schallhorn at...Read More
Brian Colby is the Vice President for Public Policy at Missouri Budget Project. Prior to joining the Missouri Budget Project in 2017, Brian served seven years as Policy Director of the Missouri Health Advocacy Alliance, where he worked on health policy at both the state and national levels, advocating for the consumer and the under-served....Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://zoom.us/j/194570677 Meeting ID: 194 570 677 Access the meeting on your phone DIAL: (929)205-6099 Meeting ID: 194570677# Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to do a better job’ – By Kaitlyn Schallhorn...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://zoom.us/j/194570677 Meeting ID: 194 570 677 Access the meeting on your phone DIAL: (929)205-6099 Meeting ID: 194570677# Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to do a better job’ – By Kaitlyn Schallhorn at...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://zoom.us/j/194570677 Meeting ID: 194 570 677 Access the meeting on your phone DIAL: (929)205-6099 Meeting ID: 194570677# Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to do a better job’ – By Kaitlyn Schallhorn at...Read More
Use this link to Sign up for the Smart Sentencing Coalition. Access the meeting on your computer https://zoom.us/j/194570677 Meeting ID: 194 570 677 Access the meeting on your phone DIAL: (929)205-6099 Meeting ID: 194570677# Further Reading: Parson signs bevy of criminal justice, public safety bills: ‘We have to do a better job’ – By Kaitlyn Schallhorn at...Read More
As a statewide advocacy organization, Empower Missouri is keeping an eye on what the state is doing or not doing regarding the issues we work on as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. As Empower Missouri has always done, we continue to work in coalition around these issues and advocate for evidence-based public policy wherever...Read More
On March 19th, Empower Missouri held a webinar to talk about the first half of Missouri’s legislative session and Clean Slate Expungement. The webinar started with Empower Missouri’s Executive Director Jeanette Mott Oxford (“JMO”) discussing important social justice updates from the General Assembly. She was then joined by Ellen Suni from UMKC School of Law and...Read More
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