JUST NOW: Republican Mike Moon was the only #moleg Senator to vote NO on bipartisan legislation to raise Missouri's marriage age to 18

We all know why:

“We’ve heard from so many people who have endured a lot of trauma as a result of getting married at a young age,” said Sen. Lauren Arthur (D) who is co-sponsoring the bill. “(These situations) should be warning signs to us all that this is no longer an acceptable standard” #moleg

via The Kansas City Star : Senate Democrats spent 11 hours filibustering the legislation, arguing that Republicans were targeting a wide array of health care services … for patients on Medicaid [including] birth control, cancer screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted infections

Republicans are preventing thousands of women from accessing birth control at PP because the GOP wants to be “symbolic” in an election year.

via KY3: “State Rep. Wendy Hausman, a Republican of St. Peters admits it’s a symbolic gesture. “I think it is symbolic,” Hausman said.”

State Sen. Tracy McCreery (D) called the bill a “bizarre quest to just continue to punish Planned Parenthood.”

“But the reality is it’s not punishing Planned Parenthood,” she said. “This is hurting our very own constituents.” #moleg

Republican bill to defund Planned Parenthood up in the Senate

Planned Parenthood offers birth control & cancer screenings

'The underlying bill … is politicians attempting to tell low-income people where they can go to get basic health care.” Sen. Tracy McCreery (D) said.

This is what “leaving it up to the states” looks like. Laws from the 1800s used to strip women of their rights.

The same group of extremists who proposed & passed tax credits for corporations are blocking tax credits that help parents find & afford childcare:

Child care tax credit bills face continued Freedom Caucus opposition in Missouri Senate missouriindependent.com/briefs/child-c… via Missouri Independent

The Republican Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says the Republican base has been infected with Russian propaganda. #moleg #mogov

In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies —>

House Republicans just cut funding for teacher raises, services for Missourians w/ disabilities, and healthcare for children.

In the Senate, Democrats will work to restore these cuts & invest in Missouri's future. Meanwhile, take a #moleg minute to see how the economy is doing:

via FOX2now : “Missouri Republicans are another step closer to making it harder for voters to amend the state’s constitution. …” #moleg

Mo Republican agenda

✅Take away women’s reproductive rights
✅ Take away one person one vote
✅ Bring back child labor
✅ Ban books
✅ Allow kids to carry AR 15s in public
✅ Defund our schools and first responders
#MoLeg

Today, Senator Arthur had the opportunity to meet with the student who won our district's Senate Art Exhibit! This piece is certainly adding a vibrant touch to the D-17 office! 🖌️🎨

A Kansas man is suing 3 #moleg lawmakers for sharing social media posts falsely accusing him of being an undocumented immigrant & a shooter in the Chiefs parade shooting. Denton Loudermill filed the 3 lawsuits against Sen. Rick Brattin, Sen. Denny Hoskins, and Sen. Nick Schroer.

Right-wing candidates defeated in school board elections across St. Louis area

via St. Louis Post-Dispatch : None of the 13 candidates endorsed by right-wing radio talk show host Marc Cox won their races after campaigning against what he called a 'woke agenda' in schools. #moleg

Do not let this man get his hands on our economy ever again