Messenger: Missouri's race to the bottom catches disabled man in its wake Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Sep 13, 2016 Sep 13, 2016 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On any given day, Bob Pund鈥檚 quality of life can be determined by whether or not he can get a Missouri state worker on the phone.kAm%96 r@=F>3:2[ |@][ >2?[ 2 cg\J62C\@=5 A2C2A=68:4[ C6=:6D @? E96 DE2E6 >@C6 E92? >@DE]k^AmkAm|65:42:5 A2JD 7@C 9:D H966=492:C[ H9:49 :?4=F56D 2 92?5J 2FE@>2E65 762EFC6 E92E 2==@HD 9:> E@ 4@?EC@= >@G6>6?E H:E9 9:D 9625] w6 @7E6? ?665D E@ 42== E96 DE2E6 E@ H@C< E9C@F89 962=E9 42C6 :DDF6D]k^AmkAm{2E6=J[ E9@F89[ 96 92D 7@F?5 86EE:?8 2 =:G6 A6CD@? @? E96 A9@?6 :D >@C6 5:77:4F=E]k^Am kAm鈥渪E :D C62==J 92C5 E@ C6249 E96 DE2E6 7@C 2=>@DE 2?J C62D@?[鈥 !F?5 D2JD] 鈥%96C6 FD65 E@ 36 D@4:2= H@C<6CD H9@ H6C6 72>:=:2C H:E9 J@FC 42D6[ 3FE E92E鈥橠 @7E6? ?@E E96 42D6 2?J>@C6]鈥漦^Am People are also reading… As sales drop, 最新杏吧原创 restaurants issue pleas on social media. 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Messenger: Missouri鈥檚 long Race to the Bottom is over. It鈥檚 a dubious victory. The Show-Me State ranks first in all the worst categories.聽 Messenger: Slow vaccination pace is another dubious victory in Missouri's Race to the Bottom Last in public health is a common refrain in the Show-Me State.聽 Messenger: Lawsuit highlights Missouri鈥檚 failure to get food aid to people who need it State鈥檚 food stamp call center fails and state hasn鈥檛 found a way to fix it.聽 Messenger: What does Rod Jetton鈥檚 return say about the Missouri Republican Party? One scandal-plagued Missouri House speaker hires a scandal-plagued former speaker. The link of one GOP generation to the next doesn't tell a g… Messenger: Missouri fails when it comes to providing health care or food to poor people Missouri is winning another race to the bottom.
Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author email Follow Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
Missouri's working poor deserve better from lawmakers Politicians seem to play dangerous games with food access for our poor.
Messenger: Missouri鈥檚 long Race to the Bottom is over. It鈥檚 a dubious victory. The Show-Me State ranks first in all the worst categories.聽
Messenger: Slow vaccination pace is another dubious victory in Missouri's Race to the Bottom Last in public health is a common refrain in the Show-Me State.聽
Messenger: Lawsuit highlights Missouri鈥檚 failure to get food aid to people who need it State鈥檚 food stamp call center fails and state hasn鈥檛 found a way to fix it.聽
Messenger: What does Rod Jetton鈥檚 return say about the Missouri Republican Party? One scandal-plagued Missouri House speaker hires a scandal-plagued former speaker. The link of one GOP generation to the next doesn't tell a g…
Messenger: Missouri fails when it comes to providing health care or food to poor people Missouri is winning another race to the bottom.
