Missouri Press Releases

According to the ‘Marshall Democrat News’ (03/25/08) Commissioner Becky Plattner announced she is seeking the office of lieutenant governor and filed Friday, March 21, to be on the August primary ballot. In the announcement she stated: "I'm not going to run a hard campaign,” I am committed to serving the people of Saline County. I just want to get my name in the hat….”  Story Continued »

WENTZVILLE – This Sunday Wentzville Police found a Missouri Civil Rights Initiative petitioner named John Wynne (in photo at left) who is wanted in three states (ed. note: Washington, Indiana and Oregon) for voter fraud related charges.  Police were responding to a call at Kohl’s Department store about a petitioner and two community volunteers who were educating voters about the damaging impacts of the initiative.

The charges of “obtaining signatures by deception” are misdemeanors that do not warrant extradition so Wentzville Police did not take Mr. Wynne into custody on Sunday.  The petitioner has been spotted by community volunteers consistently over the last several weeks and therefore have every reason to believe he is still on the street gathering signatures for MoCRI.

Community, faith, labor, business and education leaders have lined up across the state to oppose this initiative and have mobilized to educate voters.  Teams of voter educators throughout the state stand alongside MoCRI petitioners to make sure that they approach citizens honestly and that citizens are aware of the impact the initiative would have on valued public programs.

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The Uninsured in Missouri is now on the rise.  Here is a leading article in the News Leader in Springfield...

St. Louis — The number of Missourians without health insurance jumped at three times the national rate in 2006, census figures show.

  In data released Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the number of Missouri's uninsured grew by an estimated 104,000 people between 2005 and 2006 — a spike of nearly 16 percent — reaching a total of 772,000.

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PRESS RELEASE Missourians’ Taking Back Missouri, Inc. P.O. Box 11117 Springfield, Mo. 65808-1117 1-877-536-7920 Contact: C. Anthony Ince, Republican Candidate Jacob Dean, Campaign Manager Phone: 1-877-536-7920 E-mail:ince2008@ince2008.com Website: www.ince2008.com C. ANTHONY INCE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI (Springfield, MO, 7/27/07) -- Dear friends, family and fellow Missourians,  Story Continued »

Contact : mikeevans2008@yahoo.com or call 1.202.271.7897

Mike Evans, a Democrat running for Lt. Governor of Missouri in 2008, has released a proposed Ethics Reform Plan to reshape the Ethics Commission for the State of Missouri and make it harder for elected officials to skirt ethics laws when obtaining financial benefit while serving in the office. The broad ranged plan includes new laws for staff of legislative members.
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Memorial Day at the Air Show in Mid Missouri May 26 – 27, 2007 A personal reflection...  Story Continued »

For Immiediate Release Contact 1.202.271.7897 or mikeestl@gmail.com

Mike Evans, the only announced Democrat running for Lt. Governor of Missouri, says Lt. Governor Peter Kinder needs to talk less and act more to help the residents around Johnson Shut-Ins State Park.
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Voters need protection from intimidation tactics, not further restrictions

Leaders of Missouri ACORN, a community group which helped tens of thousands of African Americans and young people register to vote last year, urged elected officials to pay careful attention to the findings of a report issued by the Missouri Secretary of State today. The report, "Voters First: An Examination of the Midterm 2006 Election in Missouri," states that the "voters would benefit most from efforts to make the process of voting more transparent, efficient, and convenient, rather than costly measures designed to address alleged or unsubstantiated threats."

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This week 10 people died in a fire in a residential care facility.  Additional  people were injured.  How sad and needless this was.  My heart goes out to the families of these people.  Now Blunt is looking for someone to blame.  Interesting that he didn't care that the person running the Department of Health and Senior Services didn't care about anything but getting people to loose weight.  Public Health is about protecting the health of the Citizens of Missouri.  Weight loss is one part - but not a mandate of DHSS. Monitoring the care given to our elderly and infirm IS a mandate.  Budget cuts, shifting of funds and the inability to fill positions left the long term care regulatory program unable to meet DHSS's statutory mandates.  Although there was an inspection in the facility that burned in March of 06, it had been 3 years since the privious one.  State law requires that all long term care facilities be inspected 2 times a year.  And it's well known in the nursing home industry that if you run a nursing home and don't like what the inspectors are finding, call the gov's office or other elected official, and the findings go away.  Who knows what the March 06 inspection really found.  Without enough trained inspecters, that mandate has not been met.  Additionally, does Blunt even care if these mandates are met?  If he doesn't see that the DHSS has the resources to do this job, what about other mandates that are not appealing to him?  The DHSS investigates food borne outbreaks in restarants; inspects child care facilities and hospitals and does much more to protect the Citizens of Mo.  Does the public know how much these programs have been cut in order to pay for speical projects or the salaries of his friends?  Let's get this figured out and fixed before the next fire.  Story Continued »

Mike McMillan and Beverly Buchheit-Named Co-Chairs
Building One St. Louis

Lewis Reed, a long-time resident of the Compton Heights neighborhood and Alderman of the central cooridor 6th Ward officially announced today his intentions to run in the March 6, Democratic Primary for President of the Board of Aldermen in the City of St. Louis. Reed is nearing his eighth year asAlderman, representing parts of the downtown business and loft district, Fox Park, Compton Heights, Midtown, Lafayette Square and the Gate District....<continue reading>

Let's talk for a minute or two about a top election year campaign
priority: National Health care.

There was a great article in yesterday's Springfield News Leader about tales of the uninsured in the Ozarks. According to the article, the Missouri Foundation of Health is conducting a series of forums around the state to influence public policy about the uninsured. This alone, with the Health department crusading, shows an immediate need for health care for every American.

The article also states that Missouri is one of the 12 states with the largest percent of uninsured. It emphasized the growing problem of denial of dental care for Americans, the serious health problems that poses, how Medicaid no longer covers adult dental care, and even how few dentists even accept Medicaid for children. The Foundation of Health stated that it will take major health care change to help Missouri's uninsured.

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