by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | News
The Missouri House voted Wednesday afternoon to give final approval to a $34.9 billion state operating budget. GOP leaders say it’s a budget that’s about $146 million less than the current budget. Most House members wore masks during the debate, which got...
by Alisa Nelson | Jan 16, 2017 | Education, News
Governor Eric Greitens’ $146 million in budget restrictions announced Monday include $80 million in higher education. The budget withholdings could affect tuition at Missouri’s colleges and universities. House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City) hopes...
by Mike Lear | Jul 11, 2014 | News, Transportation
Transportation Department employees, like other state employees, will not be getting a raise because of actions taken by Governor Jay Nixon (D) with the budget. One of the items Governor Nixon has put a halt on funding in the new budget is a one-percent,...
by Mike Lear | Jun 25, 2014 | News
Republican budget leaders are slamming Governor Jay Nixon (D) for the actions he has taken with the state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. They say he is using “inflated” figures to estimate the impact of tax break bills passed on the final...
by Mike Lear | Jun 16, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
House Republican leaders accuse Governor Jay Nixon (D) of using fear tactics and overblown numbers in his assessment of the ten tax break bills he vetoed last week, but they don’t yet know if their party will seek to overturn his vetoes. Nixon says those ten...
