When Josh Hawley debated Sen. Claire McCaskill in the 2018 U.S. Senate contest, he unleashed the usual invective against the incumbent Democrat. He told a Missouri Press Association audience that she was a “radical leftist,” a hopeless “elitist” and a “Hollywood liberal.” Such a pity that he hadn’t yet coined his most recent pejorative, “Epicurean liberal.” Surely it would … [Read more...] about Skeptics Lampoon Hawley: Missouri senator’s manly virtues book delights jesters & satirists
Missouri legislature targets Sunshine Act
Even as some in the Missouri legislature try to unravel the initiative process, they also are trying to undo “the will of the people” on previously passed voter initiatives on government transparency. A bill to undo some of the government transparency requirements passed by voters five years ago in the Clean Missouri initiative is advancing in the legislature. The bill would … [Read more...] about Missouri legislature targets Sunshine Act
Missouri legislature has history of ignoring people’s laws
For decades the Missouri legislature has been at odds with the will of the people on a host of major issues. Legislators are unfazed. In this year’s session in Jefferson City, lawmakers seem determined to codify their disdain for grassroots democracy. Legislators have introduced a slew of proposals to effectively end state voters’ use of the initiative petition process. They … [Read more...] about Missouri legislature has history of ignoring people’s laws
Kay Drey: Whistleblower for an Atomic Age in St. Louis
Commentary Kay Drey is an activist, environmentalist, a whistleblower and an Earth Mother. Who could argue that there is anyone more passionate than Kay Drey about protecting humanity from the dangers of the atomic age? Humanity means mothers, fathers, children – it’s not just a word. She is the premier whistleblower because she has educated so many journalists to blow … [Read more...] about Kay Drey: Whistleblower for an Atomic Age in St. Louis
News Analysis: Media and letter writers say Missouri legislature ignores ‘will of the people’
The Missouri legislature’s determination in its 2021 session to undo the “will of the people” on Medicaid Expansion, a measure passed statewide in 2020 by Missouri voters, is nothing new. Over the years, Missouri’s legislature has rejected or watered down the “will of the people” on their votes for gun restrictions, collective bargaining, renewable energy, clean elections, … [Read more...] about News Analysis: Media and letter writers say Missouri legislature ignores ‘will of the people’