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2010-08-25
Unemployment Crisis Would Be Worse Without Federal Stimulus, Independent Analysis Shows
Congressional Budget Office report says jobless rate, stuck for months at a terrible 9.5%, would likely be over 11% absent last year's stimulus bill 
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2010-08-24
Unemployment Crisis Hits African-American Community Harder
Official jobless rate nearly twice as high See
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2010-08-24
Largest Decline in Housing Sales Ever Recorded
July numbers worst in the 40+ years these records have been compiled See
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September 2, 2010
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110th Annual Conference
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Thursday, Nov. 4 & Friday, Nov. 5, 2010
Resort at Port Arrowhead, Lake Ozark, MO
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MASW Priorities for 2010
Quality Healthcare. All people in Missouri should have access to affordable, quality health care, including mental health services, through fully funded state implementation of national healthcare reform. Programs affecting the health of Missourians, such as Medicaid, CHIP, Food Stamps and other nutrition services, should be expanded to the fullest extent possible.
Decent Housing. All people in Missouri should have access to affordable, decent housing, as well as access to services such as temporary and emergency shelter. Revenue for the Missouri Housing Trust Fund must be increased. Priorities should include ending predatory lending, promoting fair housing, enhancing housing opportunities for those receiving mental health services and those re-entering from the corrections system, and providing access to good schools for children who are homeless.
Fair Treatment. All people in Missouri should be treated with dignity and fairness. It is a fundamental element of the common good to extend a helping hand to those who are too often made to feel unwelcome – those subjected to discrimination, those re-entering society from the corrections system, and those who were born in other nations. The state should protect all people from exploitation and injustice, and teach children in our schools how to value others and resolve differences through non-violent means.
Shared Prosperity. All people in Missouri should share in the prosperity of our society and pay their fair share of the cost of maintaining and enhancing the physical and human infrastructure that makes prosperity possible. Public policy should enable people, including those living in poverty, to acquire a quality education, to accumulate assets, and to earn their way to greater prosperity.
Adopted at Annual Meeting - November 6, 2009
Members Only Mid-Year Newsletter
Updated: 08/25/2010