THE 100 REPORT
"Thank you for subscribing to The 100 Report. Your subscription allows us to accomplish the strategy ahead -- to elect 6 tried and true conservative state senators in key districts across the show me state in the 2022 primaries.
Part of our commitment and service to you means that we’re sharing with you the news updates that help to inform our strategy and bring to you what’s really going on in Jeff City."
-- Jim Lembke, Director of The 100 PAC
Moving Legislation, Defending the Map
Senator Denny Hoskins’ Capitol Report for Week of March 28, 2022
We’ve reached the point in the legislative session when bills have begun to clear one chamber and move to the other chamber for consideration. This week, my Senate Bill 807 passed out of the Senate and is now in the hands of the House of Representatives. As introduced, this bill addressed inconsistencies between state and federal law in regards to licensed and regulated producers of medical marijuana products. Because cannabis is illegal under federal law, the tax code doesn’t allow these producers to deduct ordinary business expenses on their IRS tax returns. My legislation provides a way for these businesses – again, fully legal and licensed under Missouri law – to recoup some of their costs on their state tax return. Through the amendment process, SB 807 expanded to include a number of provisions relating to taxation, corporations and business development.
Continue reading here.
How States Can Unleash School Choice
A s states continue to experience historic drops in school enrollment, it’s becoming clear that parents are frustrated with America’s K–12 public schools. As a result, support for school choice is at an all-time high. Yet despite a banner year for the school-choice movement in 2021, state spending on school-choice programs such as vouchers, education savings accounts, and tax-credit scholarships consists of less than 0.5 percent of total K–12 public-education expenditures in the U.S. This is because most programs are narrowly targeted to subgroups such as students from low-income families and those with disabilities. For state legislators, the obvious solution to this supply-and-demand problem is to establish programs that are available to all student groups while expanding eligibility under existing policies. The good news: More than 30 states are considering school-choice legislation this session, unlocking millions more dollars for families to spend on private educational services. Unfortunately, even under these proposals, most families still won’t have access to school choice, and other reforms are needed to help those who remain in public schools. To do this, state policy-makers should look to the work of Milton Friedman: the economist who inspired the modern school-choice movement.
Source: National Review
More Bad Census News for Blue America
The Census Bureau formally counts the population only once every decade, but it updates its population estimates annually. While those estimates are not always rock-solid, they reflect the best available data — more precise than moving-truck rentals — to show where our people are shifting. The latest data add the population change for counties between mid 2020 and mid 2021, following the release in December of the population shifts for states. First, the grim national news:
“The population of the United States grew in the past year by 392,665, or 0.1%, the lowest rate since the nation’s founding.”
“33 states saw population increases and 17 states and the District of Columbia lost population, 11 of which had losses of over 10,000 people.”
“More than 73% (2,297) of U.S. counties experienced natural decrease in 2021, up from 45.5% in 2019 and 55.5% in 2020.”
Continue reading here.
Here Are A Few Bills Moving Through The MO Senate
From Senator Mike Moon
Save Women’s Sports: SB 781 is now on the Formal Senate calendar. Bills on the formal calendar must be called up in order (currently it’s number 23 in line). The bill prohibits biological males from participating in sports competitions against females at the middle school, high school, or collegiate level. If a school violates the act, the school will not be eligible for public funding.
S.A.F.E. (Save Adolescents From Experimentation) Act: SB 843 has been voted “do pass” by the committee and is waiting to be reported out of committee. The S.A.F.E. act, if enacted, will prohibit hormone therapy (for the purpose of changing the gender) and/or surgical procedures to change the appearance of gender on minor children.
Abolition of Abortion in Missouri: SB 699 is tentatively scheduled to be heard this Wednesday in the Veterans, Children and Families committee. If the hearing takes place, the committee meets at 10:30 am. (Bills must be noticed at least 24 hours in advance.) This bill would render abortion illegal in Missouri.
Patients’ Perilous Months-Long Waiting for Medicaid Coverage Is a Sign of What’s to Come
Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five months, she said, after applying and with still no decision about her application — a suspected case of the flu sent her blood pressure soaring and landed her in the emergency room.
This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free.
The 28-year-old mother of four from Salem, Missouri, is among the tens of thousands of uninsured Missourians stuck waiting as the state slogs through a flood of applications for the state-federal health insurance program. Missouri expanded the program last year after a lengthy legal and political battle, and it now covers adults who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level — about $18,800 annually for an individual.
Missouri had nearly 72,000 pending Medicaid applications at the end of February and was averaging 119 days to process one, more than twice the maximum turnaround time of 45 days allowed by federal rules.
Continue reading here.
Springfield's Sen. Lincoln Hough Proposes $500 Tax Credits For All Amid $3 Billion Budget Surplus
Springfield's state senator is proposing giving every Missouri taxpayer a one-time $500 tax credit.
Republican Sen. Lincoln Hough's Senate Bill 1138, coined the "It's Your Money Act," comes while the state is flush with cash — almost $3 billion in budget surplus.
In a committee hearing Thursday, Hough, who is the vice chair of the Senate appropriations committee, framed it as a common-sense return of taxpayer dollars that aren't actively being budgeted.
"I don't believe people pay taxes so that the government can put this money in the bank," Hough said. "I believe most people would probably agree that some taxes are necessary and services that are rendered by the state are necessary.
"However, the idea that we're currently carrying a $3 billion balance in general revenue is, in my opinion, a little problematic to my conservative roots. So I would like to see that money returned to the individuals."
Continue reading here.
Social Media Highlights
Upcoming Events
Featuring members of the State Senate Conservative Caucus or “Candidate Spotlights” (men and women that have presented to The 100 PAC and have made a commitment to be a part of the Conservative Caucus if elected) running in the August 2022 primary race.
Have a friend that would enjoy The 100 Report?
The 100 Newsletter is intended to be a conservative review of the most up to date, inside information of what is going on in Missouri Politics and does not reflect an endorsement of any campaign or committee. We provide tips, articles, op-eds, updates, and event opportunities based on the most up-to-date happenings in state and federal government. Please feel free to submit your tips and suggestions to be included in the newsletter to Ellie@the100pac.com
Paid for by The 100 PAC