On January 26, Gov. Blunt set forth his agenda for the 2005 legislative session including his priorities for spending.
The governor and those in leadership in Missouri must realize that family and moral values are reflected in the actions we as a state take to protect those most in need.
Supporting a budget and legislative priorities that have a goal of unimpeded access to preventative and necessary health care, including mental health and the illness of addiction, is a moral value.
Working against policies and predatory lending practices that sustain the cycle of poverty and working toward the creation of a system of fair and equitable taxation is a moral value.
Supporting programs and services where inmates in our correctional system are treated with basic dignity and funding viable plans and linkages to ensure a greater likelihood of successes when they transition back to their communities is a moral value.
The Missouri Association for Social Welfare