So much for democracy: MO Republicans vote to throw out 53% referendum vote that expanded Medicaid eligibility.
One state rep. says she thinks it's ok because only suburban & urban Missourians approved it. “Rural Missouri said no,” Rep. Sara Walsh said. kansascity.com/news/politics-…
One state rep. says she thinks it's ok because only suburban & urban Missourians approved it. “Rural Missouri said no,” Rep. Sara Walsh said. kansascity.com/news/politics-…
Republicans in Georgia and Alabama get all the headlines but Missouri Republicans are their own kind of terrible. They literally passed a bill in 2017 to *lower* the minimum wage snopes.com/fact-check/mis…
In addition to electing the openly Christian supremacist and insurrection-enabler Josh Hawley, they also have a guy running for Senate, Eric Greitens, who was accused of sexual violence and blackmailing a paramour and earlier had to resign for it.
And of course, the Missouri GOP is also the group that brought you Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin nytimes.com/2012/08/20/us/…
Also, the Missouri GOP has taken upon itself to block a minimum wage increase that was passed by a 63% majority in 2019. It would have raised the wage by 85 cents a year until it reached $12/hour in 2026. That's too fast according to Missouri Republicans. fox2now.com/news/missouri/…
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