One of my favorite projects outside the Capitol is teaching those in the community about the legislature and encouraging citizens to become involved in the process.
I joined with Amy Blouin, executive director of the Missouri Budget Project and Jen Bersdale, CRC’s Director of Advocacy, on Saturday Jan 22 to teach over 40 congregants exactly how the state budget process works. It was gratifying to work with so many who gave up their Saturday afternoon to learn how they themselves can affect the budget.
I also was able to sharpen up my own understanding of the involved legislative process – which is coming in handy on my own House Appropriations committee.
I highly recommend the excellent information about Gov. Nixon’s budget proposal and our declining revenue situation at Missouri Budget Project.