Press Releases

Announcements from Consumers Council of Missouri and other related articles.

Press Releases from Consumers Council of Missouri.
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Opponents Rally Against Higher Utility Bills As Gov. Kehoe Signs Senate Bill 4 on April 9

Media Advisory – For Immediate Release – April 8, 2025 What: Rally Against Higher Utility Bills Who: Tracy McCreery (D-St. Louis County) Joe Nicola (R-Independence) Sandra Padgett, Executive Director, Consumers Council of MO Gretchen Waddell Barwick – Missouri Chapter Director, Sierra Club Webster Davis – NAACP, Missouri Conference Jay Hardenbrook – AARP Jeanette Mott Oxford – emcee Where: Capitol Building, 201 W. Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65101Sidewalk,...

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The Intersection of High Water Bills and Low Incomes in St. Louis Neighborhoods

A report by Roger Colton, commissioned by Consumers Council of Missouri, finds that St. Louis City households have a significant degree of vulnerability to high water and sewer bills.

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URGENT Call to Action: SB4 Will Raise Your Utility Rates; Contact House Utilities Committee Members Now

Senate Substitute # 2 for Senate Bill 4 (SB4) strips away current consumer protections and stacks the deck in favor of monopoly investor-owned utility companies and their stockholders. Please contact members of the House Utilities Committee immediately to share your opposition to this bill.

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Consumers Council of Missouri Decries Senate Passage Of Senate Bill 4; Calls on Missouri House to Defeat Bill

Consumers Council of Missouri (CCM) condemns the 22-11 passage of Senate Substitute #2 for Senate Bill 4 (SB4) on Monday, February 24, as out of touch with the high energy burden already being experienced by many utility customers. According to calculations from utility rate experts, SB 4 will add more than $1,115 per year in utility rate increases to Missouri households captive to monopoly companies. “Energy burden in Missouri disproportionally affects people who are Black and Brown and...

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Missouri American Water Local Public Hearing on Rate Increase at UMSL on Tuesday

Media Advisory from Consumers Council of MO November 11, 2024 News Media Contact: Sandra Padgett: spadgett@moconsumers.org On November 12th, the Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public hearing at University of Missouri-St Louis (“UMSL”) to receive customer comments in a rate increase case filed by Missouri-American Water Company (“MAWC”). This case includes a +40% rate increase for residential customers. Hearing Details:...

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2022 Building Equity and Healthy Communities Fundraiser and Award Ceremony

Consumers Council held a celebratory fundraiser, panel discussion, and award ceremony on November 13, 2022 at the Ethical Society of St Louis. The Alberta Slavin Award was presented to two individuals who have shown a distinctive commitment to protecting the interests of consumers: Jay Hardenbrook, Missouri AARP Advocacy Director and Chaplain Will Jordan, J.D., Executive Director of the Metropolitan St Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council (“EHOC”). The Community Engagement...

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ADVOCATES PUSHED BACK AGAINST AMEREN MISSOURI’S RATE INCREASE TO SECURE EXPANSIONS OF LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS, OTHER PRIORITIES

For immediate release                                                  Contact: Andrew Linhares, Renew Missouri March 15, 2022                                                             andrew@renewmo.org, (314) 471-9973 ADVOCATES PUSHED BACK AGAINST AMEREN MISSOURI’S RATE INCREASE TO SECURE EXPANSIONS OF LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS, OTHER PRIORITIES St. Louis, MO – Two recent orders from the Missouri Public Service Commission helped mitigate the impact of Ameren Missouri’s recent rate increase for...

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CCM, a SLEHCRA member, Woodstock & NCRC oppose merger application

SLEHCRA, The Woodstock Institute and NCRC Oppose First Mid and Jefferson Banks’ Merger Application

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