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Early voted today in #Missouri! Monday is the last day for early voting and then polls are open 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. on August 4 (Election Day). I saw one turnout prediction of just under 30% which, given some of the crucial issues on the ballot, means we have some work to do on that participatory democracy thing.

In the meantime, it means that every vote is extra important! If you haven't voted, please vote and vote NO on Amendment 4 (which would make it virtually impossible to pass citizen ballot initiatives, while exempting the measures legislators put on the ballot from the same stringent requirements)

and vote NO on Amendment 5, which replaces the state income tax with higher sales taxes and new taxes on services. Most of us would pay *more* in taxes so the rich can pay less!

https://mobudget.org/amdt-5-summary-may-2026/

#MOPol #MissouriPolitics #StLouis #StL

🔥 They redraw maps midterm to rig elections. Mark Alford takes DC PAC money and votes against our farmers and rural communities. I’m from here—and I’ll never sell you out. #Gerrymandering #MissouriPolitics #FarmFamilies #OutOfStateMoney

https://rickydana.org/2025/08/03/they-keep-selling-us-out-and-missourians-keep-voting-for-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Who is Mark Alford really working for? 📊 Dive into the data showing over 56% of his individual campaign donations come from out-of-state. #MO4 #MissouriPolitics

https://rickydana.org/2025/07/28/who-really-funds-mark-alford-a-deep-dive-into-out-of-state-donations/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Thank goodness!

#library #libraries #stl #missouri #missouripol #missouripolitics

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-senate-set-to-restore-funds-to-public-libraries-cut-from-house-spending-plan/article_75add4d1-0ce4-5d2f-985d-216b799d741e.html

Interesting news tidbit from the MO legislature that I'd missed:

Missouri Republican pushes to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’ to treat depression, PTSD
https://missouriindependent.com/2023/01/30/missouri-republican-pushes-to-legalize-magic-mushrooms-to-treat-depression-ptsd/

Surprised it's coming from the GOP side.

#MissouriPolitics #MOLeg #Missouri #Depression #PTSD #MentalHealth

Live-post thread for MO Senate Education and Workforce Committee Hearing - 2023-02-07 - Specifically SB134: https://senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44406

#MissouriPolitics #MOPolitics #LGBTQRights #TransRights
#LGBTQ #Education

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https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-leads-nation-in-anti-lgbtq-legislation/article_de653d4d-680c-5046-876b-386c0c51933a.html Missouri is leading the nation in anti LGBTQ+ legislation filed. Meanwhile we are 50th in education funding, 7th highest maternal mortality rate and 6th highest in violent crime. Kind of feels like they are trying to distract us instead of actually doing the work we need them to do. #MissouriPolitics

I've rejoined Feedly! All this talk about owning your own work and building community around who I am and what I love.

Looking for people who write for their websites/blogs on any of the following hashtags: #quilters #embroidery #FiberArt #Mystery #SciFi #authors #MissouriPolitics #ColumbiaMO #PublicLibrary

There are more but I got to log off and get to the next desk here at the library. We switch desks every hour so no one gets too bogged down in anything.