The week of March 31 2025

Welcome to "Under the Dome," an insightful update from Empower Missouri, where we explore the happenings in Jefferson City focusing on our anti-poverty mission. With over a century of experience, we advance evidence-based policies tackling affordable housing, criminal legal system reform, and food security, while supporting partners in addressing wages, healthcare, childcare, and voting rights. In this episode, Advocacy Director Sarah Owsley, alongside Criminal Justice Policy Managers Rika White and Gwen Smith-Moore, and Chief of Policy Staff Lucas Caldwell-McMillan, discuss the latest legislative developments, personal anecdotes, and impactful policies designed to alleviate poverty in Missouri.