2011 Missouri ProVote Program Highlights

State Legislative and Issue Work

Missouri ProVote collaborated with a variety of partners on legislation in the 2011 session.  Work ranged from regular planning and strategy calls, to providing detailed targeting for persuadable legislators, cutting turf, mobilizing volunteers and leading direct actions.  ProVote worked on a variety of progressive fights, including Minimum Wage, Health Care Implementation, Proof of Citizenship Photo ID and Paycheck Deception.     READ MORE

Local Coalition and Collaborative Work

ProVote continued their involvement with the Earnings Tax Alliance in St. Louis past November of 2010 and contributed to the April election victory that retained the city earnings tax.

Immigration Fight

ProVote has worked to support a local coalition, Springfield Coalition Against Hate, in their fight against an ordinance submitted to the Springfield City Council by the Minutemen of the Ozarks.  The ordinance would have required all employers in Springfield to use e-verify before hiring, and would have left the regulation of this ordinance to the city of Springfield.     READ MORE

Federal Issues

Throughout 2011, ProVote has stepped up to hold our federal electeds accountable to their constituents in fights over the federal budget, health care reform and to protect Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.  READ MORE

ProVote will continue to fight to protect programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and make sure that all of our electeds know that the budget can not be balanced on cuts alone, and that raising revenue must be part of the solution.

State Work	Immigration Fight	Federal Issues