Payday Lenders' Front Group Amasses More Than $2.1M to Protect 400% Interest Rates

Committee Contribution Information Contribution Date Amount
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 1/5/2012 $250,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 3/2/2012 $250,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 3/21/2012 $260,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 4/11/2012 $46,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 4/11/2012 $140,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 4/12/2012 $100,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 4/20/2012 $75,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 4/25/2012 $321,400.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians For Responsible Government PO Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 8/19/2011 $200,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Equal Credit Opportunity 4131 N Mulberry Drive Suite 200 Kansas City MO 64116 8/22/2011 $107,279.50
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas CIty MO 64171 9/26/2011 $250,000.00
MISSOURIANS FOR EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY Missourians for Responsible Government P O Box 45571 Kansas City MO 64171 11/10/2011 $150,000.00

Coalition Submits More Than 350,000 Signatures to Cap the Rate and Raise the Wage

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Faith leaders, workers, community leaders and representatives of Missourians for Responsible Lending and Give Missourians a Raise today submitted more than 350,000 signatures to the Secretary of State.  Upon certification, these signatures will allow Missourians to vote on measures to cap the rate on predatory loans and raise Missouri’s minimum wage on the November ballot.

Bipartisan coalition calls for leaders to withdraw HB2051

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Bipartisan Coalition Calls on Leaders to Withdraw HB2051

On Wednesday, May 2, Representatives Zach Wyatt and Stacey Newman will formally call on Speaker Steve Tilley, Majority Leader Tim Jones, HB2051 Sponsor Steve Cookson and the other 17 cosponsors of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation to withdraw their support from the bill and commit to not introducing similar language in future legislative sessions.

Despite widespread condemnation of the proposal and a public commitment from Chairman Scott Dieckhaus to kill the bill in the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Rep. Cookson, Speaker Tilley and Leader Jones have continued to defend the bill’s intent and language. Rep. Cookson has left open the possibility of introducing the legislation again next year. Meanwhile, the Missouri Family Network is encouraging other legislators to publicly add their names as supporters of HB2051.

A Morning With the One Percent

Just off the Plaza in Kansas City this morning, around 35 folks attended the annual shareholder meeting of Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L). We attended as (real) shareholders to deliver a simple message: While KCP&L executives hit the 99 Percent with rate hikes and give themselves raises, they need to pay their fair share of taxes. During the meeting, upset shareholders delivered a tax bill to Great Plains for $368M that the rest of us will have to make up to fund our public systems and structures.

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