Governor Parson and Missouri Politicians Prioritize the wealthiest in Sham Special Session
For Immediate Release Contact: Crystal Brigman Mahaney, [email protected], 417-693-5690 Governor Parson and Missouri Politicians Prioritize the Wealthiest in Sham Special Session Missouri’s legislative leaders look to mortgage Missouri’s future to benefit the wealthiest today Ahead of Missouri’s Special Session, Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action Released the following statement: “For too long, Missouri’s teachers and […]
Governor signs $4.6B spending plan, House approves bill targeting Medicaid expansion
Politicians in Jefferson City are determined to rip health care and a living wage for state workers away from thousands. Missouri Jobs with Justice and Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action.
Gov. Parson holds out hope for $15 state worker minimum wage
Missourians left scrambling as COVID unemployment benefits end this week, three months early.
Missouri workers continue to get the short-end of the stick at the hand of Governor Mike Parson. Ending federal unemployment benefits for Missourians is a cruel punishment for workers struggling to make ends meet while waiting for the economy and their jobs to recover from the global pandemic. Despite the Governor falsely insisting that “labor shortages […]
Missouri’s legislative session adjourns – what’s next?
Every legislative session is full of twists and turns and challenges for those of us fighting for a Missouri that works for all of us. But solidarity means that we stick together and fight until we all have all that we need. It’s that solidarity and fight that has led to some solid wins this […]
Missourians Rally to Defend Their Constitutional Right to Medicaid Expansion
Following Governor Mike Parson’s announcement that he would break his promise to Missouri voters & attempt to block their constitutional right to Medicaid expansion, Missourians gathered across the state to express their anger, fear, and defiance of the Governor’s political antics. From Kansas City to St. Louis, Springfield to Columbia, and small towns in between, […]
‘I would ask him if my life mattered’: Fury follows Gov. Parson’s Medicaid decision
Breaking: Gov. Parson lies & denies Medicaid coverage to Missourians
Statement on Gov. Parson’s cruel and misguided decision to deny Medicaid eligibility to expand – disregarding his earlier promises and the vote of Missourians Governor Mike Parson promised Missourians for nearly a year that he would honor and uphold our vote and implement the constitutionally required expansion of Medicaid on July 1. Today, he chose […]