Ever since Mitt Romney lost the Missouri primary to Rick Santorum by a 2:1 vote, Mittens’ campaign has launched a number of attacks on Santorum’s campaign, with Missouri native Jim Talent leading the charge.
Pruitt-Igoe Belongs to Us | Preversation Research:
The St. Louis Development Corporation has proposed initiating a $100,000 two-year option on the 33-acre Pruitt-Igoe site for Paul J. McKee, Jr.’s Northside Regeneration LLC.
Over the last few months the unemployment rate has declined significantly. This decrease has been accompanied by an increase in President Obama approval rating.
In a rare bipartisan move, the Missouri House’s top Republican and Democrat have signed on as cosponsors to a bill — part of a national movement — that seeks to commit the state to awarding all of its presidential electors to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
Quick! Do a mental scan of your house or apartment and guess the number of products you have that are continuously drawing power?
Moral objections, forced confessions, and Senator Blunt’s amendment from hell… | Angry Black Bitch:
This so-called birth control battle is about a lot more than contraception…it is about not having to beg, negotiate, or endure aforced public confession to get access to services and medicine denied based on some employer’s morality glitch.
It’s no secret that many who voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, particularly Latinos, believe his campaign promise of immigration reform has hardly been realized.
A new book, set for release on February 21, 2012, uses leaked emails and Fox Network employees’ own words to show Fox News for what it is—a political operation masquerading as a news network.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and the Missouri Ethics Commission are calling for swift action by the General Assembly in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s decision tossing out a wide-ranging ethics bill that legislators passed two years ago.
There are times when one wonders if Rick Sanatorum ever read a history book, ever read any publication dealing with American foreign policy or whether this man simply wants to prove his ignorance to ignorant members of the Tea Party.
County health director proposes longer farmers' market permits | St. Louis Public Radio:
St. Louis County is considering changing farmers’ markets ordinances to make it easier for food venders to do business. Instead of a $35 permit which lasts two weeks, the new permits would last seven-months, and cost $75.
If enough signatures are collected by May 6th, Missouri voters will be asked to support a constitutional amendment to decriminalize cannabis. Seemed like an interesting topic so it was the poll topic last week…
Once upon a time, you could go into a classroom – any grade level, any age, anywhere in the US – and ask children to describe what a scientist looks like.
Abortion Rights and Religious Advocates Clash in State Capitol | Progress Women:
The clash between abortion rights and religious advocates continued at the Missouri Capitol on Monday.
Members of a U.S. House-Senate committee have reached a tentative agreement on how to extend a payroll tax reduction and provide added unemployment benefits, the New York Times reports.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A north St. Louis County creek has a deadly secret…it carried radioactive contamination that sickened hundreds of people.
Occupy St. Louis is one of many cities that exist as a solidarity movement with the Occupy Wall Street movement, which formed to publicly attest to the fact that corporations control far too much of our economy and political life. This movement has received vast support across the country. How ironic, then, that Mayor Slay has decided to stop listening to the complaints of the people and instead heed the complaints of the corporate groups who control the city. This week, Downtown Partnership met with the mayor’s office and told him to shut us down. He responded to their call. No more fitting example could illustrate who is pulling the strings. (For a list of who voiced the words behind the Mayor’s blog: http://www.downtownstl.org/AboutUs/PartnershipforDowntownStLouis/PartnershipBoard.aspx)David Hunn of the Post-Dispatch followed up on this question with Jeff Rainford, Mayor Slay's Chief of Staff who previously made ridiculous accusations about OccupySTL, and tellingly Rainford refused to answer the question:
Jeff Rainford, Slay's chief of staff, refused to say if the city met with the Downtown Partnership last week, but insisted that the complaints are coming from many, not only the Partnership.So Rainford won't just say that the decision was not based on pressure from a business group? Seems pretty telling. And how many of the "other complaints" are coming from Dana Loesch's rabid followers, who have been whipped up into a frenzy based on repeated lies about the group? Rainford continues:
"There are lots of people complaining. I'm not going to point at one versus the other," he said. "I'm not going to get into it. What I would prefer not to happen is to have this personalized."
The city, he said, would not meet with occupiers today, nor would it discuss the issue in the press.
"We're gonna cool off," Rainford said this morning. "It's probably going to get inflamed anyway."Is Rainford implying that the protesters want this to "become Oakland," where the situation escalated to violence and several protesters were seriously wounded by the police? I sure hope "the same plans" was intended to refer to something else.
"All I'm trying to do is to keep this from becoming Oakland," he said. "I'm trying to get this solved with no violence."
Still, he said, he understood that the occupiers may not have the same plans
Missouri Jobs with Justice hosts “Labor in the Pulpits”
Labor Day services
St. Louis, MO More than 50 congregations in St Louis and across the state will honor workers around Labor Day this year. Labor in the Pulpits/on the Bimah/in the Minbar is an annual nationwide event that celebrates the link between faith, work and justice. Thousands of congregations have focused Labor Day weekend services on the injustices facing workers and the religious communities’ efforts to support those workers’ struggles for living wages and family-sustaining beenfits. The program is coordinated nationally by Interfaith Worker Justice (www.iwj.org) and locally by Missouri Jobs with Justice (www.mojwj.org).
The Rev. Rudy Pulido, a St. Louis Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board Member said, “The relationship of religion and labor is deep-seated in the basic tenets of many faiths. As such it elevates labor issues from the plateau of economics to the heights of humanitarianism and makes it incumbent upon faith leaders, labor leaders and corporations to respect and deal with one another as individuals of incredible worth.”
Because of continued attacks on public services and public employees, and because the Missouri legislature has prioritized corporate interests over the interests of working families, the 2011 Labor in the Pulpit Program will concentrate on the “Morality of Missouri’s Tax Structure.”
Faith leaders across the state are recognizing that the state budget is not investing in the educational and economic opportunties for Missouri’s children. The state is neglecting key components of our infrastructure, like transportation and the safety and health of Missourians. The faith communities participating in the Labor in the Pulpits program this year envision a better future for Missouri. Turning that vision into reality will involve making choices to invest in the public structures that reflect our values and build strong communities.
Tamara Cox, a Missouri social service provider, is quoted in this year’s Labor in the Pulpits’ materials, “I’m willing to put my money where my mouth is and say enough of this talk about cutting services for elderly people, poor people, and children. I want to live in a generous, fair society and I think that there are a lot of people who think the same way.”
Message from Missouri Health Care for All:
TAKE ACTION!
Our Missouri Health Care for All Principles call for policies that assure access to health care regardless of where someone lives or how much money she makes. The President and Congressional leaders are considering proposals to reduce federal spending, and some of these proposals would slash funding for Missouri's Health Centers as well as drastically cut critically important programs like Medicaid.
Community Health Centers in Missouri include the reduced cost clinics that serve more than 180 local communities. These critical Centers serve more than 400,000 Missourians every year and are important health and economic assets in our communities.
The National Association of Community Health Centers NACHC needs our phone calls to federal elected officials to ask for their support of Community Health Centers. Since Congress is negotiating federal spending, right now, we need you to make calls TODAY!
Please use the NACHC toll-free Advocacy Hotline to make this as simple as possible. You will only need to call 1-866-456-3949 one time and you will automatically be connected to your Representative and both Senator Blunt and McCaskill. We also ask that you call the White House Comment Line at 1-202-456-1111 and leave a message for the President asking for his support of Community Health Centers.1) Call Your Members of Congress: Use the toll free NACHC Advocacy Hotline at 1-866-456-3949 and tell Your Representative AND BOTH Senators: “Do not undermine the successful Health Centers program as you negotiate Medicaid changes and cuts to the federal budget. The health and lives of our families and our neighbors should not be negotiated away. I am counting on your support for my Community Health Center.”
a. You only need to call the Advocacy Hotline ONE TIME -- stay on the line at the end of each conversation to be automatically connected to your next policymaker.
2) Call the White House Comment Line at 1-202-456-1111 and leave a message for the President saying: Do not undermine the successful Health Centers program as you negotiate Medicaid changes and cuts to the federal budget. The health and lives of our families and our neighbors should not be negotiated away. I am counting on your support for my Community Health Center.
a. When you call the White House Comment line it may take a few moments to be connected to a LIVE OPERATOR, but you WILL be connected and be able to leave a message with a LIVE person
At the kickoff event, held at Vin de Set in St. Louis, Richard Mark, 2011 African American Leadership Society campaign chair, announced to a crowd of more than 400, a “one-two punch of 1,000 members and $2 million” for the 2011 African American Leadership Society goal for United Way’s fall fundraising campaign.They're encouraging people to join their new facebook page.
Nearly $300,000 in pledges was made toward the $2 million goal at the kickoff -- thank you!
In 2010, the Society had more than 800 members and raised more than $1.8 million to help people locally through United Way of Greater St. Louis. This Society recognizes African Americans who donate $1,000 or more to United Way annually.
Society members can expect special events exclusive to Leadership givers, membership in other local and national societies, opportunities for non-profit board trainings, networking events and more.
More than $19.75 million was invested into 61 of United Way’s partner agencies that primarily serve African Americans throughout United Way’s 16-county service area last year.
Join us for a fun event! Sunday, June 26 is the PRIDE Parade. We'll gather at the corner of S. Grand and Utah at 11:00 am, along with a huge, crazy, enthusiastic crowd of folks. We'll march with our signs and Women's Voices banner. The parade ends at Tower Grove Park where the PrideFest is underway. Bring family and friends - all welcome.
Suggestions: wear your purple WVs t-shirt, or a white shirt, khaki pants, comfortable shoes and sunscreen! Water is your best accessory. Carpool if possible - parking is available on the side streets off Grand.
Email Susan Hayman if you're coming: lghayman@att.net
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