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Court Rules to Stop Trump Administration Effort to Gut Institute of Museum and Library Services American Library Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Win Order to Pause Cuts to Independent Agency, Which Threaten Libraries Nationwide

BREAKING: Judge grants a temporary restraining order to stop the shutdown of the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences thanks to a case brought by AFSCME, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & @democracyforward.org

This is a victory for our nation's library and museum workers.

For the 2nd week in a row, Missouri Senate Democrats held the floor, fighting to uphold the will of the voters.

After an 8+ hour filibuster, HB 567-which overturns the will of 1,693,064 voters-has been set aside.

The MO Senate GOP isn’t done, so contact them to demand they vote NO on #HB567.

Missouri lawmakers approve bill targeting pending abortion lawsuit • Missouri Independent A bill targeting a judge's order to temporarily halt anti-abortion laws passes the Missouri House and awaits the governor's signature.

Missouri Republican’s effort to dismantle our initiative petition process and attack portions of Amendment 3 (abortion rights) passed the House tonight and heads to the Governor’s desk. SB 22 goes into effect the moment Kehoe signs it.

Call Gov Kehoe’s office every day, all day. ☎️ (573) 751-3222

A $15 donation to your public library or ALA's Show Up for Our Libraries fund gets you a @libro.fm audiobook credit.
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
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Democratic-led states sue to block Trump from $11 billion health funding cut A group of Democratic-led states on Tuesday sued Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to challenge its cancellation of $11 billion in federal grants the states were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I pulled phrasing from this article to make my point, especially the part about "funding the states had already built health programs around".
www.reuters.com/legal/democr...

I want to thank the other Missourians who called Senator Schmitt's office about the cancelation of $11 billion in federal grants to local health clinics.
Its being noticed by the staffer answering the phone.
Maybe other Missourians can make that their call topic today or tomorrow?
#FundPublicHealth

Cartoon illustration of book with smiling face walking and waving hello. National Library Outreach Day. April 9. 2025.

📚🚐 One week from today! Celebrate National #LibraryOutreachDay on April 9.
Let’s recognize the library professionals who bring resources beyond the library walls—meeting patrons where they are!
Find resources to celebrate at: www.ala.org/conferencese...

#NationalLibraryWeek

If you’re in Wisconsin, vote today for Susan Crawford. There are also two special elections in Florida’s 1st and 6th districts. Let’s show Elon our country isn’t for sale.

More from ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl: "By cutting off federal support from libraries, the Trump administration is cutting off opportunity for the American people – economically, culturally, professionally and socially."

Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

Take action: ala.org/showup

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"A very bad idea" Senator Hawley opposes privatizing postal service President-elect Donald Trump Monday said his team was looking into privatizing the postal service, an idea he had during his first term that never panned out.In

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Hawley Presses Postmaster General to Withdraw Detrimental Rural Delivery Proposal - Josh Hawley Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding a recent advisory opinion issued by the Postal Regulatory Commission that the Postal Service’s pro...

Official press release www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-press...

Senator Hawley is not a fan of USPS potentially being privatized. He also doesn't like RTO. He thinks it's a disservice to rural Missouri. Use this to your advantage when making your call to Senator Hawley about USPS.

Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo Can Trump and his top advisers really just act with total impunity? Or is there, just maybe, a price to be paid for starving poor people and un-indicting a corrupt mayor?

Awful: Internal USAID memo instructs employees to refrain from talking to the media about cuts in assistance to the most vulnerable or they may get fired, WaPo reports.

Trumpworld knows this is a big political problem for them. Keep the focus on it.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1915...

In trying to brainstorm facts to state when contacting Kehoe, I'm reminded of just how many rural districts (and 1 suburban) in MO had to switch to 4 days a week due to finances and teacher retention.