Today I filed HB 554, which requires a permit to purchase a firearm. Reinstating permit-to-purchase would be a major first step in reducing the escalating gun violence in our state.
#moleg
@MOHouseDems
@MomsDemand
I was w/ my sister inside Union Station when the shooting started. We ran & hid kids below us. "Hi. I'm Maggie & I'm a mom. I'm going to make sure you stay safe." We got to come home. I gave my kids an extra long squeeze when I saw them. One mom doesn't get to come home tonight.
Woke up to find that the
@MoSenDems
have held the floor overnight.
Why? Because Republican politicians are set on ending Majority Rule in MO.
We have just 10 Senate Dems holding the line to defend against the scheme to end One Person, One Vote.
Send them all the good juju.
Just watched
@Ashley4MO
on
@CNN
talking about our ludicrous dress code in the MO House. It is mind-boggling that members of the Missouri House have the right to bear arms on the floor of the chamber, but women legislators are forbidden from showing bare arms.
If you don’t know what this stuff is, don’t worry. I certainly had no clue until I pushed out a 9lb baby. If men went through this, paid leave would have originated even before the five-day work.
Just wanna make sure I’ve got this correct:
MO Republicans: MO elections were perfect. There was no fraud.
Also Republicans: There is massive fraud! That’s why we must pass voter ID.
🤷♀️
Rs in Budget just voted to phase out corporate income tax. This would be a hit to the state of nearly 1 billion $$! 1 billion less for our schools, public safety, social services, healthcare & critical infrastructure. The rich get richer while working families struggle.
#moleg
While debating an amendment that bans transgender girls from high school girls sports teams Monday, Missouri Rep. Maggie Nurrenbern, D-Kansas City, addressed a comment that the House wasn't discussing "LGBQ bills" that day. Nurrenbern responded, “That’s the T (in LGBTQ).”
This wasn’t even the worst thing said during the debate. As I was speaking against the bill, citing the terrible tragedy that claimed the life of a 16-year-old kid in our state at his job site, one of my Republican colleagues snickered and remarked, “That’s Darwinism.”
#moleg
GOP Missouri lawmaker Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch says child labor laws should be rolled back because her constituents are raising lazy children who join gangs instead of working fulltime at age 9 like she did. 👍
Let's call school choice what it is: Private schools get to choose YOU. Schools choose which students to admit. Students with complicated IEPs, 504s, varying philosophical or religious beliefs, or members of the LGBTQ community, good luck. There's ZERO obligation to educate ALL.
I just filed to run for MO Senate! As State Senator, I will work to ensure every kid in our state has a great public education, expand access to afforable healthcare, restore reproductive rights, & keep our families safe. Chip in now to help us win!
Public dollars belong in public schools.
Public dollars belong in public schools.
Public dollars belong in public schools.
Public dollars belong in public schools.
Public dollars belong in public schools.
Public dollars belong in public schools.
#moleg
This is a WE did it celebration!
@MomsDemand
volunteers came out in full force to help us earn this victory!
@MomsDemand
supporters are just getting started. We’ll keep running, fighting and winning!
With all due respect
@GovParsonMO
, if we want to give our doctors and nurses the "tools" to get through this pandemic, let's give them the one tool they've been asking for since the beginning: A statewide mask mandate.
6,000 Missourians have now died from COVID. 🧵
I’m thrilled to announce I’m running for State Senate in 2024! The Northland needs a leader in the Senate who will represent all of us—bringing our community together to find solutions to the challenges our neighbors are facing.
I'm tired of "thoughts & prayers" with ZERO action from
#moleg
to address gun violence.
Today, I filed HJR 144 to empower communities to decide for themselves how to regulate firearms.
Call Speaker Plocher & ask that these HRJs be referred to committee: 573-751-1544
This morning,
@Missourians4CF
and the
@aclu_mo
dropped off more than 380,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office in hopes of asking voters later this year to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban.
#moleg
Ralph is the latest young Black man to fall victim to racism and gun violence for RINGING THE WRONG DOORBELL. The madness has to stop. Praying for his recovery. Praying that justice is served. Let's shower Ralph & his family with love & generosity.
.
@MoSenDems
are starting Day 3 of protecting One Person, One Vote. I woke up to
@DougBeck562
& Sen. Brian Williams. Now
@RobertsforSTL
&
@krmay38
are holding down the fort. It is time to send them some serious love!!
Proud to be one of the nine Dems who stood up for voters with all our might before the committee vote.
Now that fight goes to the floor of the MO House. Call your rep and tell them reject the cuts to Medicaid.
As a state rep and former teacher, I’m exhausted by elected officials trying to control the tools teachers have to teach. I’m tired of the narrative that educators are indoctrinating kids to be less patriotic. 🧵1/3
All school districts in Clay were a NO on this SCAM to send public dollars to private schools. I'm done with the lies about school choice. This allows schools to chose who they want to educate- or not! Help send a former teacher to the Missouri Senate:
BREAKING:
@MaggieforMO
just voted against the largest teacher pay increase AND against $500m in increased funding for our local public schools. That's not Clay County values!
#moleg
#sd17
"Real patriotism: Doing what it takes to protect your country and your fellow Americans. Get vaccinated."
My mom sure nailed it!
@KCStar
#4thofJuly
#GetVaccinated
Don’t be fooled by HB 1995, “The Parents’ Bill of Right for Student Well-Being.” We love parental involvement in education. We want to do everything we can to promote and encourage our parents to be as involved in their child’s education as possible. 🧵 1/3
It sickens me to see the Delta variant reck absolute havoc across MO. If you an adult who isn’t vaccinated in MO, I have just 2 questions for you at this point: 1. Are you ready to die? 2. Are you willing to be responsible for killing those around you?
I'm sick and tired of Missourians being forced to pay for ridiculous lawsuits that Rs have brought on themselves. How can Sec. Ashcroft justify sticking taxpayers with a 1.2 million dollar bill?
#moleg
Call to Action:
#moleg
Republicans want to force a new curriculum on Missouri students and force-feed them politician-approved propaganda. If you think our kids deserve more, come make your voice heard and protect Missouri kids Tuesday at 8 am in the Capitol!
Morning, MO! Grateful
@LaurenArthurMO
&
@JohnJRizzo
are holding the Senate Floor to protect One Person, One Vote. And maybe I’m biased but the
@MoSenDems
filibuster is waaaaaay more entertaining than the Crazy Caucus.
#moleg
Missouri doesn’t need more of the same.
I’m running for Governor so the people working extra shifts today can make life better for their kids tomorrow.
Join me and let’s beat the odds, together:
Wow. I sound exhausted and really frustrated. I left an incredible job as a teacher at NKCHS ( & a lot of invaluable family time) to advocate for great public education in MO. How about we start using our tax $, time and energy to address the real issues facing public education?
I get way too caught up in the negative here in Missouri. I quickly forget how many amazing folks there are fighting hard every day for what’s right and just.
@MaggieforMO
is one of them. As always, thank you Representative!
#MoLeg
Tonight Rs on the House Budget Committee have voted against expanded pre-K, against increasing childcare subsidies, against pay increases for home & community-based service workers, but supported removing $19 million for social-emotional learning grants for K-12.
#molegMadness
This is hilarious!! You all should check out how many times I’ve voted for teacher pay increases- not to mention all my sponsored legislation and amendments!
What I won’t do is fall for lies that send our tax dollars to private schools.
And cute pic- thanks! 😘
BREAKING:
@MaggieforMO
just voted against the largest teacher pay increase AND against $500m in increased funding for our local public schools. That's not Clay County values!
#moleg
#sd17
🙋♀️ Suburban mom here just putting out my
@JoeBiden
yard sign. Looks pretty great next to my own sign.
I didn't consider running for office until 2016. Trump winning MO by 18 points changed that. MO's streak of regressive policies has been the icing on the cake. 1/2
The stress so many of you legislators are feeling right now is the same stress teachers feel each and every day, but with the added burden of trying to keep your babies safe, too.
We need commonsense gun reform across this country and we need it now.
@Momsdemand
#moleg
Missouri State Rep.
@MaggieforMO
says it's "baffling" to see House Republicans fail to fund Medicaid expansion after Missourians voted for it.
"It's just as perplexing on the inside as it appears on the outside," she told
@KCURUpToDate
.
Want real school reform? Want to actually improve the quality of education for our kids? How about we start by building up public education rather than doing everything in our power to tear it down.
#moleg
#NOonHB349
Schmitt is wreaking utter havoc w/ his fecklessness and recklessness. Health departments, schools, immunocompromised kids & adults are merely pawns in his campaign for higher office.
I am so proud of my former
@NorthtownNews
students for testifying today at the Capitol and fighting for excellent public education. It was an honor to introduce them on the House Floor.
#LetThemLearn
#moleg
Do you care about public education? You must read this book! This is by far the most powerful book I've read on what is at stake with privatized and for-profit education. It also seems to include the entire playbook for the dismantling of public education here in Missouri.
#moleg
Shock.
Pain.
Anger.
🔁
Just 2 1/2 weeks ago, the Chiefs Rally mass shooting.
Last Thurs., the sickening shooting in Independence.
Last night, kids attending a basketball game & debate tournament had to run for their lives.
We shouldn't have to live like this.
#EndGunViolence
Disgusted that we just passed a bill in the MO House that includes the celebration of Rush Limbaugh Day. Racism, bigotry, misogyny, hatred and cruelty are nothing to celebrate.
Whew. What a heavy day in the Missouri House. I am so proud to serve with
@MOLegDems
. They are some of the finest leaders in the state and we will NEVER stop fighting to build an even better Missouri.
#moleg
#DEI
A Rockwood school bus driver tells me a police officer in uniform got on her bus this morning and threatened to report her to
@Eric_Schmitt
for asking kids to wear mask - which the district says is a federal transportation requirement not their rule. The driver is shaken.
Hopefully next week we will begin the real work we were elected to do and begin to address the serious issues facing our state and how to invest our record surplus- and not waste our time and constituents’ tax dollars debating women’s fashion.
Here in
#moleg
celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by continuing to underfund our public schools. MO ranks 46th in the nation in state revenue dedicated per K-12 student & 49th in average starting teacher salary.
"How much bleeding is considered dying?"
We must
#EndTheBanMO
. 2 weeks left to sign the petition to restore abortion access & reproductive rights!
@Missourians4CF
I’m a Kansas City OB-GYN. The Supreme Court might put my patients in danger | Opinion
House Republicans are entertaining an anti-vax measure that will take our state backwards and leave our children more at-risk from preventable illnesses, like measles.
Rep.
@MaggieforMO
is letting everyone know how dangerous this is.
#moleg
Parental and community engagement in our schools is key to making education better for all kids. But this isn't about parental rights or even protecting kids. This is about harming students and ruining quality public education as we know it. 3/3
With a heavy heart, I head into my last day of teaching
@NorthtownNews
with all the jingle jangle I can muster. I sure will miss my incredible students, colleagues & all the magic that happens in this beautiful building.
#NorthtownTRUE
Firearms are the
#1
leading cause of death among children & teens in MO. But nah, your state representative doesn’t even get to talk about what we can do to keep kids safe when debating a CHILD PROTECTION bill. 😤
Unbelievable…. Debating a “Child Protection” bill & my colleague
@MaggieforMO
was discussing the number one cause of death for children- firearms. She was gaveled down & her mic was cut off. The Republicans continue to refuse to do anything!!!! Enough is enough.
#VoteThemOut
If HB 1995 were to become law:
✅ Total ideological control over what students learn
✅ Would impose gag order on educators and educational materials that are “divisive” or “controversial”
✅ And vaccinations? Not needed! Mumps, measles, polio and rubella are back. 2/3
It’s cute that Republicans in the House think the Senate is now going to listen to them. Bless their hearts.
We haven’t crossed the finish line yet, but it sure looks like we are one step closer to protecting One Person, One Vote.
#moleg
I guess Republican legislators recognize that Missourians are doing a hell of a better job governing than they are. I’m certain that MO voters will defeat this madness.
#moleg
The MO House is working to pass HJR 43, which would ask voters to make it more difficult to change the state constitution. The resolution would raise the threshold to change the constitution from a simple majority of votes cast to 57%.
#moleg
#mogov
It means students learn to treat people more humanely and work together with those who are different from themselves. Want to build stronger communities and continue to build a more perfect union? Let teachers teach. 3/3
This unwarranted fear is consuming so much time and energy that could be used to support real education reform. What does teaching through the lens of equity and inclusion really mean? It means kids can actually see their own humanity reflected in their education. 2/3
🚨Call to Action: Protect Missouri Students🚨
MO public education is facing its gravest attack in decades- maybe ever.
#moleg
Republicans want to force-feed our students politician-approved propaganda. If you think our kids deserve more, come make your voice heard Tuesday at 8.
One person, one vote? Nah. Not if Republicans have it their way.
It's hard to fathom a more screwed up proposal, but here's the latest plan to end majority rule in MO.
#MOMajorityRule
#moleg
via
@MO_Independent
I’m unable to look at my kids this evening without being hit with grief. Grief for the families who don’t get to tuck their kids in tonight. Grief for our aching nation. Grief for the lack of freedom to peacefully live w/out gun violence. Grief for this never-ending fear. 💔
“What if it was your kid?” CVPA students asked us today.
Our students shouldn’t have to live like this. The time to act is now. Let’s ensure that another school community doesn’t have to face this grief.
#CVPA
#moleg
#persist
Steve West, the Kansas City Republican repeatedly denounced by his own party — and his own children — for espousing bigoted views won his Missouri House District 15 primary even after family members campaigned against him.
It is terribly painful to continue to hear a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills in
#moleg
. But I gotta say:
When Missouri legislators push hate, Missourians show up and shower the hearing rooms in SO MUCH LOVE!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@PROMOMissouri
@EquityMissouri
@MO_HouseDems
I remember my first
@MomsDemand
meeting at my neighbor’s in 2016 like it was yesterday. As a mom & teacher, I was ready to move into action to fight for gun safety. Today I joined fellow reps to chat with
@shannonrwatts
about our journeys & fighting for
#GunSenseNow
.
#forourkids
Just met with these four badass Missouri state reps who started out as
@MomsDemand
volunteers: Maggie Nurrenbern (
@Maggie4MO
); Patty Lewis (
@Patty4MO
); Emily Weber (
@Emily4MO
); and Ashley Aune (
@Ashley4MO
).
Support their campaigns - they’re fighting hard for gun safety.
#moleg
My 94-year-old “Rosie the Riveter” grandma is back in the hospital after breaking her other hip. Her short-term memory fails, but she can still tell me how this MO farm girl worked in the factories in CA during the war. Protect our “Greatest Generation.”
#WearAMask
MO State Rep. Mack (D) confronts Rep. Basye (R) over an anti-trans bill: "I was afraid of people like you... 18 years I walked around with 'nice' people like you who voted for crap like this. Thank God I made it out. I think every day of kids... who haven't escaped this bigotry."
State aid to public libraries? 100% has been removed in the House Budget. In 1945, MO enshrined in our Constitution the establishment & development of free public libraries. Interesting how this was vital at the end of WWII, yet the first battle for Rs in the War on Woke.
#moleg
Tonight Rs on the House Budget Committee have voted against expanded pre-K, against increasing childcare subsidies, against pay increases for home & community-based service workers, but supported removing $19 million for social-emotional learning grants for K-12.
#molegMadness
Maybe cities and counties should be able to pass an ordinance that prohibits kids from carrying guns on public property? Missouri Republicans? Nope.
@PeterforMO
@MomsDemand
#moleg
Right here in Kansas City, twin girls, not even 5 years old, were discovered hidden in their apartment. Little Ivy was found dead from severe abuse and neglect & her twin sister unresponsive. The girls had been in state care before they returned to live with their mother. 🧵
Tune in this evening to get a better understanding of Missouri's new "Second Amendment Preservation Act."
Spoiler alert: It makes all of us less safe because it impedes law enforcement's ability to do their jobs. Who benefits? Dangerous criminals.
#moleg
@MomsDemand
The controversial Second Amendment Preservation Act was supposed to block Missouri state and local police from enforcing federal gun laws, but several Kansas City’s
@MayorLucasKC
tells
@norahodonnell
the law is preventing local police from fighting gun crime. More on
@60minutes
Every week I return home from Jeff City to hear my 2 yr old using new phrases. As the youngest of 3, this week "not fair" and "I'm trying" are leading.
I feel ya buddy. Sums up my life as a Dem in
#moleg
.
I am honored receive the 2023 Missouri NEA Horace Mann Award for legislation. From my time in the classroom to the MO House of Representatives, it has always been about what is best for kids. I am proud to be a true friend of education and a champion for all students & educators.
🚨A black teenager gets an address wrong when trying to pick up his siblings and is shot. Mixing up street, avenue, terrace, avenue, etc. w/ addresses happens to all of us. He is suffering life-threatening injuries. Praying for his recovery & asking for answers for his family.
I'm sure glad cooler heads finally prevailed. Now I hope my colleagues in the House focus on doing the business of the state instead of creating sound bites for their next campaign.
I'm thrilled to announce I've been awarded the 2020
@MomsDemand
Gun Sense Candidate Distinction.
St. Louis and Kansas City continually rank in the top cities for violent crimes. I strongly believe
#MOLeg
must do more to address our staggering problem of gun violence. 1/2
As I received my
@runforsomething
endorsement today, it seemed fitting to take some time out and reflect on how incredible it is to be part of a powerful force of progressives who are changing this country. One 👏 race 👏 at 👏 a 👏 time.
In a world full of darkness, here’s a reminder that there is still so much good out there. Grateful for
@JasonKander
and team for making Operation Bella a reality.
Secret rescue: How Operation Bella saved 383 Afghan lives | Kansas City Star
I am thrilled to announce
@IAFFLocal42
has endorsed our campaign for State Senate! My grandpa and great-grandpa were KCFD firefighters & proud members of Local 42. I'm humbled to have the support of the firefighters, EMTs & paramedics that work to protect our families every day.