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Rep. Martha Stevens (D-46) – Boone County Democrats – June 6, 2021

08 Tuesday Jun 2021

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“…There were definitely a lot of really terrible bills [in Jefferson City] that were pushed this year by the Republicans. But I will say that although they tried to go after the petition initiative process, they had these horrible attacks on trans children [….] The list could go on and on and on…”

Missouri Representative Martha Stevens (D-46).

The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park on Sunday afternoon in Columbia.

State Representatives Martha Stevens (D-46) addressed the crowd:

…I’m really optimistic that its [Medicaid expansion lawsuit] gonna go in our favor and that the courts are gonna tell Republicans that we have to follow the Constitution that voters put in for Medicaid expansion last August. Because we know that that is a win for every community in our state. So that people have access to preventative health cares, so that we have healthy communities, healthy parents, and it’s a job creator…

Missouri Representative Martha Stevens (D-46).

Previously:

Boone County Democrats – Picnic in the Park – Columbia, Missouri – June 6, 2021 (June 6, 2021)

Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-45) – Boone County Democrats – June 6, 2021 (June 7, 2021)

Because Greens think Rep. Martha Stevens (D) isn’t progressive enough?

19 Monday Mar 2018

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Rep. Martha Stevens (D) [2018 file photo].

Seriously?

Today at the office of the Missouri Secretary of State:

UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List
2018 Primary Election

State Representative – District 46
Democratic
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed
Martha Stevens 903 AGAIN ST COLUMBIA MO 65203 7 2/27/2018 1:56 p.m.

Green
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date Filed
William (Bill) Hastings 612 HUNTRIDGE DR #103G COLUMBIA MO 65201 3/19/2018 1:26 p.m.

[emphasis added]

What? On a whim then?

Organizing at the grassroots level for Medicaid expansion in Missouri

20 Friday Feb 2015

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It begins with education.

Medicaid expansion has been facing stubborn opposition from the republican majority in the Missouri General Assembly. Yet, the Missouri Medicaid Coalition, an umbrella group, continues to organize in support of Medicaid expansion at the grassroots level across the state.

This evening in Warrensburg the Johnson County Democratic Club hosted Martha Stevens from the Missouri Rural Crisis Center for an informational presentation on Medicaid expansion and on behalf of organizing for its expansion.  

Martha Stevens of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center speaking on Medicaid expansion on behalf of the Missouri Medicaid Coalition.

According to the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, because Medicaid expansion in Missouri has been blocked in the General Assembly:

Two hospitals in Missouri have already closed, costing 1,800 rural employees their jobs, while other hospitals are being forced to cut back on services. [….]

Without Medicaid Expansion, Missouri hospitals would lose approximately $3.5 billion by the end of 2019.

68% of all rural physicians are older than age 50, and it’s harder to recruit physicians to rural areas because of the high risk of uncompensated care, due to a lack of Medicaid and insurance.

[….]

If Missouri hospitals continue to cut back or close, rural Missourians will be forced to travel larger and longer distances to have access to a hospital….

[….]

Again, who represents the rural areas of the state in the General Assembly? I thought so.

Previously:

HJR 40: let’s give voters an opportunity to put it in the Constitution (February 19, 2015)