render it unenforceable. in response to those lawsuits, missouri state house republicans voted to advance a budget bill that would defun all of the states public libraries by cutting the fou point $5 million allocated b the governor for the state libraries. come on, now turning now, missour democratic state representativ peter meredith, also with us katie earnhardt, the directo of the cape girardeau public library in missouri. thank you both for being here. representative meredith, you r on the missouri house budget committee. what was your reaction to this budget proposal that seeks t essentially defund libraries that s, right even just hearing you talk about the facts right now, walk throug the circumstances, it s hard t believe. that s how we felt when it was first presented to us. when the budget chair presente his proposal that library fund be zeroed as and then we asked him why and he actually went t far as to explicitly say it wa
of two missouri librar associations, with more than 1000 members, filed a lawsui requesting the court fin missouri s book banned and unconstitutional and render it unenforceable. in response to those lawsuits, missouri state house republicans voted to advance a budget bill that would defun all of the states public libraries by cutting the fou four point $5 million allocate by the governor for the states libraries. come on, now turning now, missour democratic state representativ peter merideth, also with us katie earnhart, librarian at the cape girardeau publi library. that seeks to essentiall defund libraries that s right. even just hearing you talk about the facts right now, wal through the circumstances, it hard to believe. that s how we felt when it was
Published by AlterNet Republicans in the Missouri State House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to strip all public libraries of their funding a week after lawmakers debated the budget proposal that Governor Mike Parson submitted to the legislature. The version that will now head to the State Senate eliminated “not only the $4.5 million Parson […]
Voters in the April 4 election have chosen newcomer Grace Lee and incumbents Tara Scheer and Jo Doll to fill three, three-year terms on the Webster Groves School District Board
Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Webster Groves School District Board of Education in the municipal election on Tuesday, April 4. In ballot order, the candidates are: