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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
Missouri GOP Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
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Do you still need to sign our initiative petitions protecting same-sex marriage in MO and expanding antidiscrimination laws? Here are some upcoming opportunities to sign!
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Do you still need to sign our initiative petitions protecting same-sex marriage in MO and expanding antidiscrimination laws? Here are some upcoming opportunities to sign!
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We honor the lives of transgender people lost to anti-transgender violence & are acutely aware that the #ClimateCrisis disproportionately harms transgender people. We recommit to building a world where every transgender person can live freely & safely.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) | GLAAD
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. You can read m...
glaad.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We honor the lives of transgender people lost to anti-transgender violence & are acutely aware that the #ClimateCrisis disproportionately harms transgender people. We recommit to building a world where every transgender person can live freely & safely.
Months ago, Trump and the Republicans in DC gutted the ACA in order to give billionaires a tax cut. Democrats warned this was going to happen and have been fighting to prevent and undo this ever since.
We need representatives who will work for us, not billionaires.
We need representatives who will work for us, not billionaires.
KEEP SHARING YOUR STORIES about increased ACA premiums due to the disappearance of subsidies. The stories clearly are having an impact, they help people feel less helpless, and they create solidarity that leads to action.
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
Mine went from $395→ $821. What happened for you?
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Months ago, Trump and the Republicans in DC gutted the ACA in order to give billionaires a tax cut. Democrats warned this was going to happen and have been fighting to prevent and undo this ever since.
We need representatives who will work for us, not billionaires.
We need representatives who will work for us, not billionaires.
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🦃 Gobble gobble, South County! Before the chaos (and carbs) hit, join us for a full plate of local issues and great speakers!
👉 This Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 PM
La Fiesta – 7439 S Lindbergh
✨ Guest Speakers:
• Jeff Wollman — MSD Board Director & Advocacy Committee
• Joan VonDras — Candidate for MO-2
👉 This Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 PM
La Fiesta – 7439 S Lindbergh
✨ Guest Speakers:
• Jeff Wollman — MSD Board Director & Advocacy Committee
• Joan VonDras — Candidate for MO-2
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🦃 Gobble gobble, South County! Before the chaos (and carbs) hit, join us for a full plate of local issues and great speakers!
👉 This Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 PM
La Fiesta – 7439 S Lindbergh
✨ Guest Speakers:
• Jeff Wollman — MSD Board Director & Advocacy Committee
• Joan VonDras — Candidate for MO-2
👉 This Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 PM
La Fiesta – 7439 S Lindbergh
✨ Guest Speakers:
• Jeff Wollman — MSD Board Director & Advocacy Committee
• Joan VonDras — Candidate for MO-2
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Missouri still among worst states for infant, maternal health as new Medicaid cuts loom #moleg #mogov
Missouri still among worst states for infant, maternal health as new Medicaid cuts loom • Missouri Independent
Missouri again earned a “D” for its preterm birth rate, according to the latest report from the March of Dimes published Monday.
missouriindependent.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Join us for our annual holiday party in partnership with @citydemsstl.bsky.social
Thursday, December 4 at 6PM at Teamsters Hall 682
Tickets are $20. Sponsorships available
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Thursday, December 4 at 6PM at Teamsters Hall 682
Tickets are $20. Sponsorships available
secure.actblue.com/donate/holid...
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Join us for our annual holiday party in partnership with @citydemsstl.bsky.social
Thursday, December 4 at 6PM at Teamsters Hall 682
Tickets are $20. Sponsorships available
secure.actblue.com/donate/holid...
Thursday, December 4 at 6PM at Teamsters Hall 682
Tickets are $20. Sponsorships available
secure.actblue.com/donate/holid...
Two million dollars raised to cheat Missouri voters out of a voice in DC.
If you haven't signed the citizens' veto petition yet, find an event near you.
We can stop them.
www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/
If you haven't signed the citizens' veto petition yet, find an event near you.
We can stop them.
www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/
Dark money groups gave Republicans $2 million Sunday to try and fend off a ballot initiative
Republicans pump $2 million into effort to defend Missouri's new congressional map
Dark money groups gave Republicans $2 million Sunday to try and fend off a ballot initiative
www.stltoday.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Two million dollars raised to cheat Missouri voters out of a voice in DC.
If you haven't signed the citizens' veto petition yet, find an event near you.
We can stop them.
www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/
If you haven't signed the citizens' veto petition yet, find an event near you.
We can stop them.
www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/
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They said it was impossible. They said not in Missouri. We proved them wrong. This month, we are celebrating ONE YEAR of legal abortion in Missouri! (1/3)
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They said it was impossible. They said not in Missouri. We proved them wrong. This month, we are celebrating ONE YEAR of legal abortion in Missouri! (1/3)
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This has to stop!! The message attached below was received by a constituent earlier today in an attempt to FRIGHTEN them out of signing LEGALLY PERMITTED petitions.
Please pass this on to your friends, family and neighbors. There has been no legal rulings and this is NOT TRUE!
Please pass this on to your friends, family and neighbors. There has been no legal rulings and this is NOT TRUE!
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This has to stop!! The message attached below was received by a constituent earlier today in an attempt to FRIGHTEN them out of signing LEGALLY PERMITTED petitions.
Please pass this on to your friends, family and neighbors. There has been no legal rulings and this is NOT TRUE!
Please pass this on to your friends, family and neighbors. There has been no legal rulings and this is NOT TRUE!
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"..director of People Not Politicians, said after Thursday’s hearing that the move to slow down the case shows the GOP knows how unpopular the gerrymandered map is."
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/13/t...
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/13/t...
Trial over referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map delayed again • Missouri Independent
A PAC funded by the national Republican Party won a delay in a trial over the effort to force a referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map.
missouriindependent.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"..director of People Not Politicians, said after Thursday’s hearing that the move to slow down the case shows the GOP knows how unpopular the gerrymandered map is."
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/13/t...
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/13/t...
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Tell politicians to keep their paws off our votes! Share a pic of your pet (don’t forget to tell us their name!) and visit respectmovoters.org/sign to find a place the petition!
Signature Gathering Events — Respect MO Voters
respectmovoters.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Tell politicians to keep their paws off our votes! Share a pic of your pet (don’t forget to tell us their name!) and visit respectmovoters.org/sign to find a place the petition!
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Today is Rep. Ray Reed’s birthday! 🎉
Join Team Reed in wishing him a happy birthday! Missouri turned the page when voters elected this young leader to the State Legislature.
Chip in $26 today to help re-elect the people’s representative!
secure.actblue.com/donate/reed-...
Join Team Reed in wishing him a happy birthday! Missouri turned the page when voters elected this young leader to the State Legislature.
Chip in $26 today to help re-elect the people’s representative!
secure.actblue.com/donate/reed-...
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today is Rep. Ray Reed’s birthday! 🎉
Join Team Reed in wishing him a happy birthday! Missouri turned the page when voters elected this young leader to the State Legislature.
Chip in $26 today to help re-elect the people’s representative!
secure.actblue.com/donate/reed-...
Join Team Reed in wishing him a happy birthday! Missouri turned the page when voters elected this young leader to the State Legislature.
Chip in $26 today to help re-elect the people’s representative!
secure.actblue.com/donate/reed-...
Manufacturing continues to be under attack in Trump's America. Whether it's tariffs, undermining unions, attacks on minority and women owned businesses, or attacks on green manufacturing, our manufacturing base continues to be hollowed
We need Democratic leaders in Washington who will fight for us!
We need Democratic leaders in Washington who will fight for us!
Breaking news from @stlmag.bsky.social: A $574M manufacturing plant planned for North St. Louis is officially dead. ICL Group Ltd. says it's pulling the plug after the Trump administration canceled a $197 million grant planned for the facility www.stlmag.com/business/icl...
Massive battery materials plant planned for North St. Louis is officially dead
Plans for a half-billion dollar battery materials plant in St. Louis’ North Riverfront neighborhood are officially dead. ICL Group Ltd., the Israeli-based global specialty minerals company that had p...
www.stlmag.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Manufacturing continues to be under attack in Trump's America. Whether it's tariffs, undermining unions, attacks on minority and women owned businesses, or attacks on green manufacturing, our manufacturing base continues to be hollowed
We need Democratic leaders in Washington who will fight for us!
We need Democratic leaders in Washington who will fight for us!
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
On this Veterans' Day, we thank all who have stepped up to serve our nation at home and overseas.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On this Veterans' Day, we thank all who have stepped up to serve our nation at home and overseas.
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Food insecurity is rising in St. Louis as prices climb and SNAP benefits lapse amid the federal shutdown.
Groups like Operation Food Search and the UnGUN Institute are stepping up — offering services like free groceries to help families make ends meet.
Groups like Operation Food Search and the UnGUN Institute are stepping up — offering services like free groceries to help families make ends meet.
UnGUN Institute offers free groceries and other essentials in St. Louis region during SNAP pause
As the government shutdown lingers and SNAP benefits are on hold, grocery prices continue to rise, and local nonprofits are doing their part to help.
www.stlpr.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Food insecurity is rising in St. Louis as prices climb and SNAP benefits lapse amid the federal shutdown.
Groups like Operation Food Search and the UnGUN Institute are stepping up — offering services like free groceries to help families make ends meet.
Groups like Operation Food Search and the UnGUN Institute are stepping up — offering services like free groceries to help families make ends meet.
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Ann Wagner hasn't shown up for work in 8 weeks, but expects us to just keep electing her anyway.
We need representatives in DC who are there to work for us.
We have an excellent field of Democratic candidates ready to tell her "No more!" Find one and help us get real representation back again!
We need representatives in DC who are there to work for us.
We have an excellent field of Democratic candidates ready to tell her "No more!" Find one and help us get real representation back again!
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Ann Wagner hasn't shown up for work in 8 weeks, but expects us to just keep electing her anyway.
We need representatives in DC who are there to work for us.
We have an excellent field of Democratic candidates ready to tell her "No more!" Find one and help us get real representation back again!
We need representatives in DC who are there to work for us.
We have an excellent field of Democratic candidates ready to tell her "No more!" Find one and help us get real representation back again!
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If only the Speaker put half as much energy into governing as he does into avoiding work.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If only the Speaker put half as much energy into governing as he does into avoiding work.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
He still hasn’t sworn in Representative-elect Grijalva, people are hungry, planes are grounded, and Republicans are on vacation.
They’re showing you exactly who they are. Believe them.
In less than a year, Missouri gets our chance to do the same in both the House and the Senate.
Let's get to work!
Let's get to work!
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In less than a year, Missouri gets our chance to do the same in both the House and the Senate.
Let's get to work!
Let's get to work!
If you are in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Ladue, or Vinita Park, or in the Mehlville or Rockwood school districts, important propositions are on the ballot, please make sure you get out and vote today!
extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/2025/FAQ...
extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/2025/FAQ...
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If you are in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Ladue, or Vinita Park, or in the Mehlville or Rockwood school districts, important propositions are on the ballot, please make sure you get out and vote today!
extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/2025/FAQ...
extcontent.stlouisco.com/BOE/2025/FAQ...
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This was a political cartoon during the Gilded Age. It remains pertinent to today. If you can’t see the similarity you aren’t paying attention.
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This was a political cartoon during the Gilded Age. It remains pertinent to today. If you can’t see the similarity you aren’t paying attention.