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ICYMI: [Listen] The 100 Patriot Podcast June Ed.
Listen to Senator Bill Eigel, Fmr Senator Jim Lembke and Fmr Speaker of the House Tim Jones discuss the Supreme Court ruling and how it may impact Missouri’s state senate races. They also discuss the 2022 Missouri' Senate Scorecard, highlighting key votes on taxes, education and parental rights and parental choice.
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A Tax-Cut Shindig Is Coming For Missouri Families
By Don Hinkle
JEFFERSON CITY -- The liberal echo chamber (Missouri newsrooms) thinks the Conservative Caucus may cause trouble when Gov. Parson calls for a special session (likely in September) to cut our taxes. Hogwash. We all know members of the Conservative Caucus in the Missouri Senate are the most fiscally conservative, tax-cut loving advocates in the General Assembly. Gov. Mike Parson is expected to call for a special session -- probably in September -- to deliver a welcomed tax cut for Missouri working families. There is not going to be strife as the process unfolds. It is going to be a tax-slashing party that is going to drive liberal, big government left wingers out of their minds.
Tax cuts are good for business and for Missouri working families. By the way, anything that strengthens the family unit pleases God, too. It also encourages a reduction in the size and scope of increasingly intrusive government that threatens our liberty rather than protecting it. I like this tax cut because it does more than put more money back in our pockets. It does so without contributing to Biden inflation. Inflation is caused by government injecting too much currency into our economy, thus devaluing our money. Tax cuts help relieve the pressure.
There may be some debate over the size of the tax cut, but make no mistake, conservatives in the Missouri Senate can't wait and will enthusiastically embrace this action. The question is how many Republicans are going to violate the Republican Party platform -- again -- and vote with left-wing, big government Democrats? I would urge them to get this right because the Republican grassroots in Missouri are already ablaze. Woe be unto any Republican who does not get onboard the "Tax-cut Express." I guarantee you, Conservative Caucus members in the Senate have already boarded. They will stand and remind us of the words of President Ronald Reagan: "Government is not the answer. Government IS the problem."
Get ready Missouri. You have a tax-cutting governor who has an itchy trigger pen and a pack of fiscally conservative Senators hungry to deliver. Grab some popcorn and get ready. Better still, join us in the gallery to watch it unfold. This is sure to be a gas.
RightPath Still On Target?
Source: MO Scout
There’s concern that the RightPath PAC may not live up to its promise. RightPath raised about $2.5 million last quarter, mostly from folks with ties to Washington University. The PAC was expected to be a major force in supporting candidates who would return the state senate to a less divisive, more functional body. But with the primary elections just three weeks from tomorrow, some are wondering if the PAC will deliver as they hoped. According to the Missouri Ethics Commission large contributions database, only about $400,000 of RightPath’s war-chest has been deployed. While there’s surely more coming, it now seems unlikely that the entire $2.5M will be used. One source said they understood the plan was to focus on a small number of races to thwart candidates who had clearly signaled they intended to join the Conservative Caucus and push the Senate toward more divisive politics. Candidates mentioned in this regard are Rep. Nick Schroer in Senate 2 and Ben Brown in Senate 26. Instead of a narrow focus, they note that RightPath has given to incumbents (Lincoln Hough, Sandy Crawford, Bill White among them) who do not appear to be in any real danger, as well as Governor Mike Parson’s Uniting Missouri PAC, and Rep. Jon Patterson’s Missouri Alliance PAC.
Meanwhile, there’s a fear that RightPath may have “put a target on a few reasonable candidates’ backs, and energized the Chaos Caucus and their allies.” The recent check for $100K from Jim Onder to the 100 PAC is one indication of this.
Constitutional Convention: Missouri State Constitution Section 3A of Article XII
By Bev Ehlen
States get creative on labor shortage
Michigan is now the second state after Maine where 17-year-olds can serve alcohol. Why it matters: States are taking drastic measures to fill the gaping holes in the labor market, including turning to teenagers, boosting pay and creating incentives to lure employees into the workforce amid a chronic shortage. Zoom in: The New Jersey bill signed by Gov. Phil Murphy this week allows 16- and 17-year olds to work up to 50 hours a week, or 10 hours a day, during the summer months, while 14- and 15-year-olds can work up to 40 hours a week. Plus, the law simplifies the process to get working papers — provisions that will go into effect next summer, according to NJ.com. "[The law will] help employers find more workers, allow teens more work hours and more pay, and help New Jersey residents and visitors avoid longer summer waits," Michele Siekerk, president of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, told NJ.com.
In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill earlier this month allowing 17-year-olds to serve alcohol at bars and restaurants to ease shortages in the hospitality industry, MLive reports. "I know our businesses in northern Michigan and other tourist areas will benefit tremendously from the signing of this bill," Michigan Licensed Beverage Association executive director Scott Ellis said.
In Louisville, Kentucky, Norton Healthcare is boosting tuition assistance for students seeking degrees in registered nursing, respiratory therapy or laboratory sciences to alleviate the health care shortage.
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Gender and Sexuality Issues and Critical Race Theory Conference
Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Missouri invites you to the attend a conference on two issues hitting the Christian community hard. The conference will be held on Saturday, July 16, in Nevada, Missouri. This event will provide a Biblical worldview approach to these two issues:
Gender and Sexuality Issues lead by J. Alan Branch, Ph.D., Professor of Christian Ethics at Midwestern Seminary. “As Christians, we celebrate the beauty of God's creative design for manhood and womanhood. However, we are witnessing moral anarchy as Western nations abandon all semblance of Biblical authority by embracing the transgender identity. An untold number of boys and girls are being harmed. Most significantly, God is not honored, or obeyed. Dr. Branch will discuss how to train our children to thrive in a sexually confused society; and how to respond Biblically to the sexual chaos in our culture. Dr. Branch is the author of Born This Way? and Affirming God's Image: Addressing the Transgender Question with Science and Scripture.”
Critical Race Theory: Mary Bryne, Ed.D. will make her presentation, "Critical Race Theory Exposed." Dr. Byrne's presentation explains how current events, most notably the recent violence ignited by claims of systemic racism, are grounded in critical race theory; and how critical race theory is grounded in Karl Marx's writing instructing followers how to start a revolution in a nation. Her presentation will reveal how almost two centuries of Marxism have infiltrated the U.S. government, the law, churches, the military, and education. She will explain how there is a current concerted effort to indoctrinate Missouri school children by instilling the Critical Race Theory curriculum into the public school system. Dr. Byrne is a national speaker and co-founding member of Missouri Coalition Against Common Core. She has an M.A. in special education and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instructional design, as well as a doctorate in special education from Teachers College at Columbia University.
Details: Saturday, July 16, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Enchanted Prairie Farm, 17557 East Stockade Road, Nevada, Missouri. The event is free, but registration is required. To register, please call Edith McReynolds at 918.527.7604.
Over Last Three Months, FEWER Americans Working
Source: Unleash Prosperity Hotline
We bet you haven’t read THAT headline anywhere else. To the contrary, the Biden administration and the media are trumpeting Friday's June labor report which counted a healthy 372,000 new jobs added. Not so fast. Another Labor Department survey - the survey of households and the one used to calculate the monthly unemployment rate - recorded a reduction of 315,000 Americans working last month. The chart below shows that over the past three months, while the survey of firms found more than one million job gains, the household survey has found 300,000 fewer Americans are working today than in March.
What accounts for the difference in these two reports? The payroll survey is more likely to count the jobs created at larger businesses and corporations, whereas small startup firms and self-employment are often undercounted in that survey. What this suggests is that big businesses are still doing pretty well, but hiring by small entrepreneurial companies appears to be shrinking. Fewer Americans are starting companies or are self-employed — thanks to the Biden war on business. Our view is that the actual jobs trend is somewhere between these two survey estimates, which means almost no job growth at all. That is unfortunately consistent with our contention that the U.S. is already in recession.
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