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…
March 28, 2024 Giovanni Gentile, was a neo-Hegelian philosopher, and the intellectual author of the “doctrine of fascism,” which he co-authored with Benito Mussolini. Influenced by Hegel, Nietzsche, and Karl Marx, Gentile believed that all private action should serve the state’s interests. “Fascism is a form of socialism, in fact, it is its most viable…
Urgent Action Alert!Monday, March 11, 2024 Missouri’s HB 2780, sponsored by Rep. Justin Hicks, adds a new article to and amends the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in ways that could be harmful to personal liberty and privacy rights. This bill, written by a third party, would fundamentally change the financial definitions in Missouri’s Uniform Commercial…
HB 1800 Rep. Copeland Witnesses Needed! Click below and check the “In Opposition To” box.Witness Form: https://witness.house.mo.gov/Default.aspx?bill=HB1800¬iceid=8487 One of our most unique and valuable personal identifiers are our fingerprints. When it comes to ensuring the safety of our loved ones, few will deny the use of reasonable safety measures to keep individuals out of harm’s way. …
Feb 21, 2024 HB 1761, Rep. Justin Hicks, the School Prison Bill, would add a new statute: §160.672 This bill applies to ALL public schools, quaintly named Attendance Centers. Among other measures, the bill requires all public schools, without exception, to install bullet proof and bullet resistant laminate on all doors and windows that might…
Stop the Missouri Legislature from Sending YOUR Private Data to DHSS & MU School of Medicine HB 2164 – Rep. HadenHearing Scheduled: Feb. 20 (Tues) 2pm, House Hearing Rm.1 HB 2164 would require ALL Missouri Emergency Medical Services data to be captured and sent to the MO Dept. of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) and…