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The 2008 Missouri
legislative session came to a frenzied close on Friday, May
16th, with many Republicans touting great success
over the passage of property tax reform, illegal immigration,
and economic development legislation. Meanwhile, the Democrats
maintained that issues like health care and tougher penalties
for those who employ illegal immigrants were not adequately
addressed this year.
In all the shuffle over Bombardier, Aquila and all the
other names we couldn’t pronounce, we at Partnership for
Children often heard the question, “Is it Good for the
Children?” raised in legislative debate. However, at the
close of session, this #1 Question remained
unanswered--unanswered in the number of bills and priorities
that went unaddressed such as child care, health coverage for
low-income working parents, and countless other bills that
sought to improve the lives of Missouri’s
children. We did
make small gains, for which we, as advocates, should all be
proud; through hard work we also mitigated many provisions that
could have been very detrimental to our children. We would like to thank
the countless advocates here in Kansas City, in Jefferson City
and statewide, who walked the halls, made the calls and used
their voices to Speak Out for Our Children!
Read Partnership for Children's
full summary of 2008 legislative actions
relating to our Missouri policy
agenda.
RSVP for our 2008 Legislative
Wrap-Up Event:
Packing Up Our Toys: 2008 Legislative
Session in Review
Where:
Kansas
City Downtown Public Library
14 West 10th
Street
Kansas City, MO
64105
When:
Wednesday, June
4th
Time:
5:00 pm - 7:00
pm
Registration Fee:
$25
Cocktails and
Hors d'oeuvres will be served
Agenda:
5 - 5:45 pm:
Reception &
Networking
5:45 - 7
pm: Program, Legislative Panel, and
Q&A |
2008 Victories & Disappointments (In
Brief):
VICTORIES
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$11.8 million to expand presumptive
eligibility for children’s health
insurance
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$9.1 million in savings reinvested for
early care & education
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Advocates defeat dangerous changes to
child abuse & neglect review process
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State fails to advance death penalty
for child rape offenses, despite Governor’s strong
support
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Adoption subsidy fix assures MO will
receive $95 million in federal funds
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Budget increases for children’s
health and child protection initiatives
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Halted TABOR proposal to limit revenue
spending
If at
first you don’t succeed...
Partnership for Children will continue to
advocate for:
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