Under The Dome with Empower Missouri
A weekly podcast from Empower Missouri designed to quickly catch you up on anti-poverty actions happening in the Missouri state legislature.
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Episodes
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Just a few weeks left in Missouri's legislative session and the Christmas Tree omnibus bills have emerged in full force. Land banks, time served, initiative petitions reforms, and 20 clean budget bills await us...
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
This week Holly leads us through the movement of many food security priorities, growing criminal justice bills, and an update on postpartum Medicaid.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
A two week catch up on Empower Missouri's anti-poverty agenda bills in the Missouri state legislature.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Portions of our closing rally at the end of our Day of Action in Jefferson City. See you back here on April 14 to catch up on the last two weeks.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
One of our major campaigns received a bill hearing this week, bad policies from the 90s continue to harm our neighbors, and we prepare to welcome over 100 advocates into the Capital.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Sarah and Amber spent the week with national housing advocates in DC, while Holly, Vee, and Gwen testified on a number of important bills.
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Lobby days, criminal justice movement, and the benefits cliff bill moved in Missouri this week. Join Sarah, Holly, and Gwen to learn more.
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
This week felt like the old days in the legislature, Christine and Sarah were together offering testimony, voices were raised in the first floor rotunda, and important Criminal Legal reforms advanced.
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
All of our issue areas saw movement this week, hear from 3/4 of our policy management team to learn more about the circuit breaker tax credit, healthcare for postpartum moms, the benefits cliff, and more.
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Hear from Sarah about bills that impact people in poverty in Missouri this week. Also a discussion from Sarah and Mallory about HB 301 and control of the St Louis police department.