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Former Speaker Pro Tem Calls for Resignation of Sen Maria Chappelle-Nadal
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Carl Bearden, Executive Director carl@unitedformissouri.org Former Speaker Pro Tem Calls for Senator Chappelle-Nadal to Resign Jefferson City, MO – The following is the statement of former Speaker Pro Tem and current...
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Citizens Challenge “St. Charles County Narcotics Act”
Below is the announcement of a lawsuit filed by United for Missouri and residents of St. Charles County regarding the County’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) known as “The St. Charles County Narcotics Act”. This Act violates a number of constitutional...
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Correct Obama’s Internet Takeover
The Obama administration was infamous for taking over everything and anything it could be Executive Order and over regulation. We have seen some of those issues overridden by the new administration but many are still left to be undone. One of those involves internet...
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Does Job Creation Trump Everything?
NO!
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URGENT: Your Voice Needs to be Heard on Congressional Term Limits!
Our U.S. Term Limits resolution (SCR14) is coming up next week on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 and is only 3 votes away from passing.
Now we need your help!
U.S. Term Limits Resolution Advances in Missouri Legislature!
Jefferson City, MO – Today United for Missouri’s Executive Director Carl Bearden praised the Missouri State Senate’s Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee for recommending passage of Missouri’s U.S. Term Limit concurrent resolution (SCR14). SCR14 applies to Congress for the calling of an Article V convention of states to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution regarding term limits for members of Congress.
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We The People Win – No Red Light Cameras!
Yesterday, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District agreed with the Honorable Judge Dan Pelikan’s judgement that the St Charles County Charter Amendment that bans red-light cameras everywhere in the county including the municipalities was constitutional!
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Missouri’s Opportunity to Become an Economic Force
Last week, the Ninety-Ninth (99)General Assembly was convened. Today, Eric Greitens is sworn is as the Fifty-sixth (56) Governor of the state of Missouri. Missouri is poised to make some big strides toward much needed change.
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URGENT: Stop the Insanity!
The One-Hundred Fifteenth United States Congress has been sworn in and convened at the nation’s Capital as of noon Eastern time today. Unlike the Missouri General Assembly, the few new members of the Congress will be the result of former members having retired, been defeated in an election or died. Unlike Missouri and fourteen other states, the US Congress has NO term limits. We’ve been practicing the Einstein definition of insanity now for quite some time!
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year
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Merry Christmas!
May you know the Joy of the Season!
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How the Electoral College Prevents Tyranny
A week from today, the Electors in all 50 states will meet to cast their state’s Electoral votes. The Founders settled on a system that ensured that large states did not dominate the smaller states in determining the leader of the nation preventing the tyranny of the majority.
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May we never forget!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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What Do all those Amendments Do? Glad you asked!
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Americans will go to the polls to cast our ballots on a number of issues from President to dog catcher (assuming anyone can win the latter or the former for that matter).
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2016 Legislative Scorecard
The United for Missouri 2016 Legislative Scorecard is out! How did your legislators do?
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Don’t Forget to Vote Today!
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Happy Independence Day – It Came with a Price!
Do you really know what it cost for us to celebrate today?
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Thank you to those who gave all for us!
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URGENT: Missouri Senate Considering 400% Tax Increase
Unfortunately, “a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas” isn’t limited to television. The Missouri legislature engages in such things from time to time.
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What’s the 2016 General Assembly Been Up To?
The second session of the 98th General Assembly is about at its half-way mark. The legislature has taken their traditional spring break week and is set to begin the last half of their work on Tuesday afternoon. This is the time of year that citizens need to be ever watchful as the closing of session sometimes yields unexpected and undesired results!
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URGENT: Missouri House Debating Collecting and Sharing Your Healthcare Information!
What do e-bay, Home Depot, Anthem, Sony and the Department of Defense have in common? They have all been hacked! The more your data is shared and stored the more likely it will be hacked. Even though the person in charge of the database where your prescription data records would be kept made the ridiculous claim last year that it couldn’t be hacked, that doesn’t mean your data won’t be released to others who shouldn’t have it.
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2016 Legislative Session – Transportation, Ethics, Employee Choice and Licensure
The 2nd Regular Session of the 98th General Assembly begins at noon today. The last couple of days, we have addressed the beginning of this year’s legislative session and some of the issues to be watched as the session unfolds.
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2016 Legislative Session – Obamacaid and Education
Yesterday we addressed the beginning of this year’s legislative session. You can read more about that by clicking here.
Today we start covering a few of the issues we will be watching and asking our members to become engaged as the session moves along.
2016 Legislative Session Set to Begin
Another new year has arrived and with it, the second session of the 98th General Assembly is about to begin. The Missouri Constitution dictates that the session begin the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January (January 6, 2016) and end no later than 6 P.M. on the first Friday after the first Monday in May (May 13, 2016).
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