03/29/21 - Missouri Mondays - Voting rights, Medicaid Expansion funding and more on the line!
Take action this week! Last week, while Republicans in Georgia’s state legislature shocked the country by making it illegal to provide food and water to voters standing in line at the polls, among other measures to suppress the vote and take power over the process if they don’t like the results. The Missouri GOP is also moving forward with a number of voter suppression bills and legislation making the initiative petition process more difficult, and last week blocked funding f
03/22/21 -Missouri Mondays -Stand with Asian Americans, protect voting rights, trans kids, and more
This week we mourn the loss of eight individuals in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian American women. Although some would not characterize this heinous act as a hate crime, it most certainly is, combining both racial and gender violence. Hate crimes against Asian Americans have been steadily increasing in prior years. “The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism found that anti-Asian American hate crimes reported to police rose 149 percent between 2019 and 2020. Tampa Bay Ti
03/15/21 - Missouri Mondays - Stand up for voting rights, transgender kids, public health!
When the Missouri legislature returns from break next week, the majority GOP will be pushing hard to pass laws this session that would: Limit voting rights Harm transgender children Strip away the power of cities and counties to protect the health of their residents We must keep fighting back! Leave a message for your state representative and state senator to vote NO on the bills listed below when they return from break next week! Find your electeds by entering your address
Missouri Mondays - Actions and advocacy, April 6 voter deadlines, vaccine sign ups, and more!
It’s Missouri Monday and there’s a lot to cover including calls to action, important dates for the upcoming April 6 election, COVID-19 vaccine sign ups, and more, so let’s get started! CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND STATE SENATOR about the following bills moving through the MO legislature! Find your electeds by entering your address here: https://house.mo.gov/legislatorlookup.aspx Tell your Representative to vote NO on HB 1065, HB 738, and HB 842. These bills are an at
03/01/21 - Missouri Mondays - Another week of important work and advocacy!
It’s another week packed with important work and advocacy! We need YOU to TAKE ACTION and CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR about the following bills moving through the MO legislature! Find your electeds by entering your address here: https://house.mo.gov/legislatorlookup.aspx Tell your state electeds to vote NO on any bill changing the Initiative Petition Process! House bills HJR 5, HJR 2, HJR 9, HJR 15, HJR 14, HB 333, HJR 20, HJR 25, HJR 26, HJR 27, HB 556, HJR
