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31 State lawmakers who resigned in shame in 2017 [or should have]

November 9, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Corruption, States One comment

If I have counted correctly, at least 31 legislators in 24 states resigned in disgrace [or should have] in 2017. This development is shocking,

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No excuses: Expand Medicaid

May 14, 2015 Mary Clemons ACA/Obamacare, Missouri region, Republicans, Social Sec/Medicare, States Leave a comment

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch correctly identifies problems with the Missouri Medicaid program (“Medicaid missteps,” May 10). But citing the system as “broken” as a

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How to influence a legislator…without screaming

February 18, 2013 Mary Clemons Missouri region, Politics, States Leave a comment

Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University student who testified before Congress about the need for religious-affiliated institutions to provide contraception as part of their health-care

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BillTrack 50: What’s up in your state legislature?

April 20, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Government, Illinois/Midwest, Missouri region, States Leave a comment

It’s about time someone created a way to keep a national watch on bills moving through state legislatures. And, fortunately, someone has. That someone

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