Testing and Treatment for Pregnant Women | Pharmacists Administer Vaccines Tue, Jan 28, 2025 HB 943, sponsored by Rep. Tara Peters, was heard in a…
Testing and Treatment for Pregnant Women | Pharmacists Administer Vaccines Tue, Jan 28, 2025 HB 943, sponsored by Rep. Tara Peters, was heard in a Missouri House committee today. Please submit your testimony opposing this bill by midnight tonight.https://witness.house.mo.gov/Default.aspx?bill=HB943¬iceid=9154. Read the bill text here: Our biggest concerns about this huge health bill are: 1) Section…
Well, it’s begun. January 8th opened the 103rd General Assembly of the State of Missouri. We had Informed Health Choice members there to visit with legislators and their families as they prepared for the new legislative session. It was a great day to see familiar faces and to meet new ones. We spent most of…
Update 8/29/2024, 12:55 pm Yesterday, for a second time, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft rejected an emergency amendment filed by the Departmet of Public Safety regarding the DHSS embargo on hemp-derived cannabis products. Secretary Ashcroft said the Parson administration failed to provide the required legal justification for the emergency amendment. We are thankful that Secretary…
Public Funding of Empowerment Scholarship Account Should Mandate Public Accountability Wednesday, May 8th, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed two controversial School Choice bills, SB 727 and HB 2287, into law. The new law these combined bills enact should concern every Missouri tax payer. In Missouri today, approximately 30% of public education is paid by the…
April 30, 2024CALL TO ACTION: Tell Your MO Senator to Vote NO on HB 2413! HB 2413, filed by Rep. Tara Peters (District 122, Rolla) amends Missouri statute section 210.030, the law that requires Missouri healthcare providers to offering testing and treatment for pregnant women. This bill was heard in the Senate Emerging Issues committee…
Who will profit the most if SB 727 becomes law? April 23, 2024 The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program (MESAP) was created in 2021 with the enactment of Sections 135.712 to 135.719 and Sections 166.700 to 166.720. OVERVIEW MESAP allows individuals and businesses to donate cash, stocks, bonds and marketable securities to 501(c)(3) Educational Assistance…
🚨🚨ACTION ALERT🚨🚨 April 23, 2024 Missouri House members just passed a bill to fund a $76.5 MILLION World Health Organization “One Health” Laboratory. This bill is now moving quickly through the Senate. Call your Missouri Senator today. Tell them to remove this item from HB 2020! Missouri should not be spending a dime, let alone…
April 18, 2024 This week, Missouri legislators forced through two bills expand School Choice in Missouri, ignoring the groundswell of opposition from parents, educators, and attorneys representing homeschool and grassroots groups. Despite proponents’ claims otherwise, these two 750-million-dollar bills set the stage for future legislation and court decisions that will endanger the privacy and autonomy…
