Saturday, February 15, 2014

Joplin Progress Committee has raised $19,000 to influence city, school elections

The Joplin Globe reported in two editions this week that the Joplin Progress Committee, the somewhat secretive group of influential business people, some from inside Joplin and some from the surrounding area, has collected $19,000 which it intends to use to influence the upcoming Joplin City Council and Joplin R-8 Board of Education elections.

The committee's website indicates it favors elected officials who do not get involved in the day-to-day operation of either the city or the school district.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

When everything around is failing yet people are fighting to maintain the status quo, you have to wonder what those people are gaining from the failure. Follow the money and you have your answer. No one with common sense or a sense of decency would want to keep things going in the same direction. No one. I encourage others to not give any of the PAC another dime of your money so this ends up costing them far more than $19,000.