by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon (D) says the legislature didn’t go far enough to fund education in the supplemental budget it sent him this week, so he’s going to withhold money from the current fiscal year’s budget equal to a shortfall in gaming and lottery...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon (D) is lending his voice to those concerned about the removal from the budget of $4.6-million for the state Children’s Division by the Senate budget committee. Advocates for children and prevention of abuse say the money would have supported...
by admin | Apr 8, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
County governments are hoping the House’s proposal to pay them more for holding state prisoners survives the rest of the budget process. The House approved a budget that would pay counties $22.58 a day for each prisoner being held on state charges. That would be...
by admin | Mar 28, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The House has a $26.6-billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year, and now that plan is in the hands of the Senate. Because legislative budget crafters and the Governor’s office couldn’t agree on an estimate of how much state revenue will roll in, in...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | News
The state House has approved a $26.6-billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The House’s proposal now goes to the Senate. Because legislative budget makers disagreed with Governor Jay Nixon (D) on an estimate of how much revenue Missouri will...
