Economic Security Issues

Growing numbers of Americans and Missourians live in poverty according to new data released by the Census Brueau. The number of persons without health insurance also continues to increase.  Click here to read the details. Read More

Several constitutional amendments that propose to eliminate personal and corporate income taxes and replace them with a greatly expanded sales tax have been introduced this year in the Missouri Legislature.  Click here to read a policy brief on these proposals.  Click Read More

Missourians trapped in vulnerable financial situations are at risk of falling into the cycle of debt brought about by unrestricted payday lending. Click here to learn more about payday lending and why it is important for the Missouri Legislature to enact stricter regulations on Read More

Senate Joint Resolution 29 and House Joint Resolution 56 would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to dramatically change the state’s revenue structure by eliminating individual  and corporate income/franchise taxes and replacing them with a greatly expanded Read More

A new analysis by the National Employment Law Project shows that over 20,000 unemployed Missouri workers will become ineligible for federal unemployment insurance benefits in March unless Congress passes an immediate extension of the unemployment programs from the American Read More

While the current recession has caused significant hardship for Missouri families, a review of the economic data from the last decade indicate that the decline for working families started a decade ago. Missouri families were worse off even prior to the recession than they were Read More

Concerns Grow About Economic Conditions in Missouri: Click here to see a recent conference presentation given by MBP Executive Director Amy Blouin and Andrew Nicholas of the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities on how Missouri is faring during these difficult economic times. Read More

Click here to read about median income and insurance status of individuals in each Congressional District. Read More

Poverty increases substantially, the number of Uninsured Missourians continues to grow, and Missouri Families see the third largest decline in median income in the nation. Click here to read more about what the latest Census data says about Missouri. Read More

Missourians facing unemployment in these difficult times are now eligible for extended benefits. Click here to read more. Read More