Missouri state senate

The voting for the Missouri State Senate will be held on November 8. The top two candidates are Roy Blunt and Jason Kander. With Blunt trying to get re-elected into the senate position, he has gotten 481,444 votes. Kander has 223,492 votes. 

About Missouri 

• Population-6,083,672
• GDP-229.5 billion USD 
• High School Graduate or higher- 88.0%
• Poverty-14.8%
• Population per square mile- 87.1 

Roy Blunt(R)

• Elected for Missouri Senate in 2010 
• Issues
• Stop Government Overreach 
• Job and Opportunity Growth 
• Help Missouri Families 
• Expand American Energy 
• Encourage Innovation 
• Support Farm Families 
• Defend and Protect America 
• Honor our Nations Heroes 
• Provide Healthcare 
• Strengthen Infrastructure 
• Protect Life and Religious Liberty 
• Protecting American's Second Amendment Rights 
• Enforce Immigration Laws  
• Supporters 
• Top 5 Contributors
• Crawford 
• Goldman Sachs 
•  Monsanto Co. 
• Capital One Financial 
• Blackstone Group 
• Top 5 industries 
• Securities and Investments 
• Retired 
• Leadership PACs 
• Real Estate 
• Lawyers and Law Firms 

Jason Kander(D)

• Military Veteran, Lawyer, and Politician 
• Missouri's Secretary of State 
• Issues
• Advocating for Veterans and Military Families 
• Supporting Missouri business 
• Fighting for Middle Class 
• Pushing for Honest Government 
• Standing up for Women 
• Holding Politicians Accountable 
• Standing up for Missouri Farmers 
• Protecting our Environment 
• Advocating for the Black Community
• Contributors
• Simmons Hanly Conroy 
• University of Missouri 
• Sosland Publishing 
• Thornton Law Firm 
• Korein Tillery LLC 

Use of marijuana

On November 8, nine different states will vote on the legalization of the use of medical and recreational marijuana. A poll shows that 60% of Americans support the legalization of marijuana. So far only a few states have legalized recreational use of the drug and 25 states allow medical use. I feel that this is an often talked about topic in our country. Personally I believe that the medical use should be allowed in all states because there really are some people who need it to stay healthy. I am very excited to see what the voters will say about this subject on November 8.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/opinion/marijuana-lights-up-state-ballots.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUnited%20States%20Politics%20and%20Government&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection&_r=0

pink white house

The White House was lit in pink lights to honor breast cancer awareness month. A lot of people stood outside the gate on Thursday to watch the White House illuminate. President Obama says "Every year, too many Americans are touched by the pain and hardship caused by breast cancer — a disease that, among women, is not only one of the most common cancers, but also one of the leading causes of cancer-related death," He is absolutely right. There are too many people in our country whose lives are affected by cancer. It warms my heart that Obama will light up his home to show his support for the disease. It is very important that our next president shows this much care for Americans being hurt by this every day.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/theoval/2016/10/20/white-house-goes-pink-breast-cancer-awareness-month/92490048/

Carla Hayden

After 216 years Carla Hayden will serve as the first female and African American to lead the Library of Congress. She feels very proud to be the first woman to serve this position but she seems to be most proud of he African American background. She said that in slavery times African Americans were forbidden to learn how to read and if they did learn they would be punished. She said "For an African American to be leading the largest symbol of knowledge in the world is quite momentous and that really touches me." I am very glad that a woman and African American will be leading the Library of Congress. It really says something about women and African Americans. It really touched me when she talked about her ancestors and how proud she was that this country has improved since then. I am very happy that she will be leading the Library of Congress.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/14/library-of-congress-carla-hayden-capital-download/90270770/

Cigna

Cigna will not require pre-authorization for prescriptions to treat opioid addiction problems. Some doctors and patients are saying that pre-authorization for these prescriptions are hurting patients because if there is a delay on getting the medication, the patient could die from heroine withdrawals. However some believe that the prescription must be authorized so that the patient will not get addicted to that. Now that Cigna doesn't require pre-authorization, patients will get the treatment that they need fast.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/10/20/ny-negotiates-national-settlement-cigna-opioid-treatment/92461340/

Ayotte view on Trump

In a debate between Ayotte and Hassan for the NH Senate spot, Senator Ayotte said that Donald Trump could be seen as a role model to children. Later that day she posted that she misspoke and that she believes that neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump have set a good example for children. Senator Ayotte, a republican, does not indorse Trump and will be writing in his running-mate Mike Pence. I think that it really says something about Trump that most of the republican politicians are dropping their support for him. I think it is important that most politicians of one party support the candidate for that party.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/sen-ayotte-trump-absolutely-a-role-model-for-kids-229076