By Councilwoman Hazel Erby For The St. Louis American, September 11th, 2015 Last month a petition to raise Missouri’s tobacco tax from 17 cents to 50 cents a package was filed with Secretary of State Jason Kander’s office. In addition to the fact that Missouri…
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TOP 10 REASONS TO SUPPORT
TOP 10 REASONS TO RAISE YOUR HAND FOR KIDS AND VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 3 Investing in Missouri children: Missouri ranks last in the Midwest in state pre-K funding. Our neighbors spend up to 20-25X the amount the Show-Me State does on early education. We…
Statement regarding the Missouri Promise Initiative
Raise Your Hand for Kids Statement on the ‘Missouri Promise’ initiative Today, supporters of the “Missouri Promise” initiative announced their suspension of an effort to raise the cigarette tax to fund merit-based college scholarships. Many Missourians value investments in education. Raise Your Hand for Kids (RYH4K)…
MSBA – Raise Your Hand for Kids Campaign Presentation
Linda Rallo, executive director of Raise Your Hand for Kids discusses the RYH4K proposal at the MSBA annual legislative forum in Jefferson City. Watch the full presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFqkWUUC2bY Do you like this post? Tweet
Missouri cigarette tax hike advocates split on strategy
KCUR – 89.3 FM, by Mike Sherry, June 26th, 2015 Special interests have long eyed Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax as a potential pot of gold, if only voters would agree to hike the 17-cent-per-pack levy and direct the windfall to health and education programs. Yet…
The future has never looked brighter for Missouri families
Editorial by Mike White, Published by Springfield News Leader, September 18, 2015 Academic opportunity begins at birth, and early childhood education provides the single best investment we can make in preparing kids for success both in school and in life. Sadly, more than one out…
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION AMENDMENT
Our policy reforms the current Missouri Coordinating Board for Early Childhood (CBEC) and renames it the Early Childhood Commission. Our policy is consistent with the mission and vision of the existing CBEC board and we expect any revisions to the commission’s strategic plan after we…
Tobacco tax-hike idea designates money for kids, not abortions
By the Editorial Board – St. Louis Post-Dispatch A duplicitous effort is underway to mislead voters into thinking the Raise Your Hands for Kids campaign to boost the state sales tax on tobacco products would allow public funding for abortions. Linda Rallo is executive director of the group that…