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Affected by the flooding in St. Louis and St. Charles? Learn about the emergency assistance programs available to you and apply now at https://www.disasterassistance.gov Susheel Kumar is the Public Information Officer for the Office of Disaster Assistance, Field Operations Center-West of the Small Business Administration. Issa Mansaray is a FEMA Media Relations Specialist. The podcast was recorded and streamed live from the St. Charles Disaster Recovery Center.They discussed available assistance for Missourians, including FEMA grants for people impacted by flooding and the low-cost loan program for for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters from the SBA. The EladPod​​​ is an online civic engagement town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. Learn more at http://www.eladgross.live​​​, follow on YouTube, and subscribe to the EladPod​​​ wherever you get your podcasts.

Election day is November 8. Trish Gunby is the Democratic nominee for Missouri Congressional District 2 running against Republican incumbent Ann Wagner. Trish currently serves as a Missouri State Representative in West St. Louis County in a district she flipped Republican to Democrat. She is a legendary door-knocker, a thoughtful legislator, and one of the kindest Missourians you’ll meet. You can learn more about Trish at https://www.trishgunby.com/
The #EladPod​​​ is an online civic engagement town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. Learn more at http://www.eladgross.live​​​, participate in our live town halls by subscribing on YouTube at https://www.eladgross.org/youtube, and subscribe to the #EladPod​​​ wherever you get your podcasts.

The United States Senate Primary Election for Missouri is on Tuesday, August 2. Spencer Toder is running in the Democratic Primary. He grew up in St. Louis and has been highly involved in the the business startup economy of the region. His campaign has focused on government transparency and accountability, investing in the economic engines of Missouri, and representational reforms. You can learn more about Spencer and his positions at https://spencertoder.com/ Robert Bucklin is an advocate to close Agape Boarding School after having been abused there. He is one of several Plaintiffs suing the school, and he has been persistently pushing Missouri government officials to close Agape. 
 
Spencer and Robert brought some breaking news about their work on Agape Boarding School. You can follow Robert on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robertbucklin8. 
The #EladPod​​​ is an online civic engagement town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. Learn more at http://www.eladgross.live​​​, subscribe on YouTube, and subscribe to the #EladPod​​​ wherever you get your podcasts.

Missouri needs YOU to run for state legislator, and to do it before March 29!
 
State legislators are some of the most important elected officials in our democratic republic. Of all officials, they have the most impact on our day-to-day lives, making decisions about education, transportation, justice, taxes, and so much more.
 
Alex Johnson is the Field Director for the Missouri House Democrats. He spends a lot of time recruiting candidates and helping Missourians all over the state navigate the electoral process. He'll talk about the resources available for you to run for office and why you should do it! You can learn more about Alex's work at https://www.mohousedems.com/The #EladPod​​​ is an online civic engagement town hall program bringing our government back to you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. Learn more at https://www.eladgross.live​​​, subscribe on YouTube, and subscribe to the #EladPod​​​ wherever you get your podcasts.
 
You can learn more at http://www.eladgross.org

 
Does Missouri’s Attorney General have the authority to tell schools they can no longer protect the health of their students?
 
No.
 
This past week, Attorney General Eric Schmitt started sending cease and desist letters to school districts implementing mask requirements. He also asked members of the public to take photos and videos of children and school staff – with “proper lighting” and “in the horizontal orientation” – and submit those to a new government email account.
 
The Attorney General claims that a new case prohibits schools from implementing health requirements. He is lying. The case he cites, Robinson vs. Missouri DHSS, dealt only with what public health officials could or could not do, and it greatly weakened what those folks can do when it comes to dealing with many diseases. It had nothing to do with school district officials.
 
For well over a century, Missouri elected local school boards have had the authority to protect children under their care, and, up until now, Missouri’s Attorneys General have supported that authority. To make it worse, Attorney General Schmitt actually has an ongoing case asking a court to strike down mask requirements in Columbia’s public schools. He filed that lawsuit months ago. Although he’s selling the public a fiction that mask requirements are illegal, he hasn’t told that to the court in his Columbia case. That case is ongoing.
 
The Missouri Comment is hosted by Missouri civil rights attorney Elad Gross and is part of the #EladPod series. The #EladPod​​​ is an online civic engagement town hall program bringing our government back to you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. Learn more at https://www.eladgross.live​​​, subscribe on YouTube, and subscribe to the #EladPod​​​ wherever you get your podcasts.
 
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On November 3, all six Democratic candidates for United States Senate in Missouri met in person at Jefferson College for a forum. The event was presented by the Democratic Party of Jefferson County, the Women Dems, and the Ste. Genevieve County Democratic Club. Candidates in order of appearance:
Gena Ross
Lucas Kunce
Scott Sifton
Timothy Shepard
Jewel Kelly
Spencer Toder
The event was presented by the Jefferson County Democrats, the Women Dems, and the Ste. Genevieve County Democratic Club.
The #EladPod​​​ is an online civic engagement town hall program bringing our government back to you. Hosted by Missouri civil rights and government transparency attorney Elad Gross. Learn more at https://www.eladgross.live​​​, subscribe on YouTube, and subscribe to the #EladPod​​​ wherever you get your podcasts.