From the department of good government practices: St. Louis’ City Treasurer Tishaura Jones is helping city workers escape the high-interest, payday loan world and
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Wanted: More masochists in Missouri
Honestly, I think you have to be a masochist to work for social justice in MIssouri. Case in point: the recent effort to get
Missouri ballot initiatives: Will big-business’ interests trump voters’ interests?
Three measures in Missouri garnered enough petition signatures to make it on the November 2012 ballot, but will Missourians’ conviction be enough? With nearly
Payday loans: preying on the poor
Every November, a host of new fliers appear on doors in my low-income neighborhood. They are not typical advertisements. With all the Black Friday