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Laife Fulk wrote: ↑

Oct 31, 2023

She's almost entirely out of cash. Only $19,000 on hand, but has outstanding debt of $130,000. (Source: https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/ ... cori-bush/). So is she just not fundraising at all? Are donors not supporting her at all? Yes, our political system is broken when campaign finances matter, but it's still a warning light of sorts that her campaign isn't in good financial shape. Someone was going to challenge her in the primary, so regardless of if it was Bell or someone else, I think she was at risk regardless.. 

Bush supports workers over capital. The fact that donors aren't supporting her is a warning light about which group Democratic leadership cares about.

MarkHaversham wrote:

Laife Fulk wrote: ↑

Oct 31, 2023

She's almost entirely out of cash. Only $19,000 on hand, but has outstanding debt of $130,000. (Source: https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/ ... cori-bush/). So is she just not fundraising at all? Are donors not supporting her at all? Yes, our political system is broken when campaign finances matter, but it's still a warning light of sorts that her campaign isn't in good financial shape. Someone was going to challenge her in the primary, so regardless of if it was Bell or someone else, I think she was at risk regardless.. 

Bush supports workers over capital. The fact that donors aren't supporting her is a warning light about which group Democratic leadership cares about.

It’s nice in principle that she supports workers over capital. But what has she actually gotten accomplished for her constituents? I believe she played a role in extending the CARES Act. Other than that, her resume seems pretty brief.

What has any 3-year congressman achieved for their constituents? Congress is totally gridlocked. She’s achieved for her constituents just as much as any democrat in the HOR has achieved for their constituents over the last 3 years.

My understanding was that Bush's team worked to have counties and cities counted separately under the ARP and because St. Louis City is somewhat unique in that it is both a city and a county, it got to double dip for money. 

Starting today Missourians can start collecting signatures to restore and codify the Roe compromise into law via a vote of Missourians.

But I fear that even though a majority of Missourians want to restore Roe, it will fail here. Because, as I understand it, there are 2 versions collecting signatures. Unrestricted abortions for 24 weeks or unrestricted for 12 weeks.

Apparently with enough signatures, our partisan Mo Supreme Court will allow both of these questions on the same ballot. Yes / No votes.

The scheme is - the pro-choice vote is 60%, but will be split between the 2 questions. 35% yes for version 1 & no on version 2, 35% yes for version 2 and no on version 1, and 30% yes for both versions.

So out of 100 votes, 40 will be pro life votes of no on both, 35% of 60%=21 will be no on version 1 from pro-choices, and 21 will be no on version 2 from pro-choices.

So Version 1 will fail with 40+21=61 no to 39 yes, and Version 2 will also fail 40+21=61 no to 39 yes.

Both will fail. Clever.

If either version was on separate ballots on different days, one or both would pass.


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gary kreie wrote: ↑

Nov 22, 2023

 Unrestricted abortions for 24 months or unrestricted for 12 months.  

An abortion at 24 months? 

Oops. Weeks. I edited to correct.


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We had multiple rec marijuana things to vote on and we figured it out.

Yeah well we also voted for clean Missouri. But 2 years later our courts OKd deceptive ballot wording and we repealed it - buried in a bill that limited lobbyists slightly. Straight back to gerrymandering. Not too smart.


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Yes if everyone votes for both, the one with the most votes will win. But they will likely campaign against each other which will doom both. Which exactly the sneaky scheme.


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The have to get enough signs first. How's the funding for that compare?

gary kreie wrote: ↑

Nov 25, 2023

Yes if everyone votes for both, the one with the most votes will win.  But they will likely campaign against each other which will doom both. Which exactly the sneaky scheme.


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Weren't the Mary J votes an up/down on each? I'm recalling I voted in favor of several of them at once on at least one occasion. If this was a "pick one" sort of deal I'd be concerned, but so long as each one is a separate race, which I suspect is the way it would work, then I'm not too worried. Vote in favor of any and all you think are good, and against any or all that concern you. There was some competition between MJ initiatives, since different interests backed each. Someone won and someone lost, but it ended up legal in the end. I expect this will work out similarly. (Just . . . get it on the ballot.)

What a great way to help get the ballot measures passed

KSDK - Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/polit ... 332fb32347

Missouri lawmakers weigh tax credit program for office to apartment conversions

Area leaders hope a proposed Missouri tax credit program will entice developers to tackle two of St. Louis’ most difficult, yet important, real estate projects: the empty AT&T Tower and the historic Railway Exchange building.
A new tax credit program introduced in the Legislature would offer incentives to developers who convert unused office space, much of it mothballed amid a shift to remote work, into new apartments and retail.
Backers of the legislation say it’s particularly crucial for downtown St. Louis, where a quarter of the office space was vacant at the end of last year. That’s well above the 16% vacancy rate commercial real estate firm CBRE measured across the metro area. “With this legislation, Missouri really has a tremendous opportunity to become a national leader in the conversion of vacant, unproductive office space into vibrant residential space in downtowns and main streets,” Adam Kazda, vice president of government relations for business group Greater St. Louis Inc., told the Missouri House Economic Development Committee during a hearing Wednesday. “This is a top priority of the St. Louis business community.” 

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/development/missouri-lawmakers-weigh-tax-credit-program-for-office-to-apartment-conversions/article_1e2eaf12-bc77-11ee-a01d-57c3d72f1f5e.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest

The way this bill is written i think only ATT and RX are eligible.  Although righh now its hard to see anything passing since the GOP senators are in a middle of a internal civil war 

Stl PR - Missouri ditched an election partnership. Voters will feel the consequences


https://www.stlpr.org/government-politi ... nsequences

This is going to devastate the old timey revue shows in Branson where good old boys stick pillows under their shirts and complain about their shrieking wives.
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/missouri-bill-could-make-it-a-felony-to-perform-in-drag-in-public-places-42035635

"It won't be like Kansas, I promise"

Stl PR - Jay Ashcroft proposes slashing state budget to eliminate Missouri income tax

https://www.stlpr.org/government-politi ... income-tax