by admin | Mar 25, 2014 | News
The state House has given initial approval to a proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Republican Majority twice rejected amendments that would have built federal money to expand eligibility for Medicaid into the budget. Both efforts were...
by admin | Mar 25, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
A House Democrat has filed an amendment to the state budget that would bar the use of Department of Corrections funds for abortion, cloning or stem cell research. Representative Keith English’s (D-Florrisant) proposal would add to the budget bill for the...
by admin | Mar 25, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri House will debate the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 today. The proposal is split between two funds because the Governor and legislative budget makers didn’t agree on an estimate of revenue for fiscal year 2015. It would draw...
by admin | Mar 19, 2014 | News
A series of changes to the state’s Amber Alert system could be coming that would reduce the time it takes to issue an alert by 20 to 30 minutes, according to the program’s coordinator. One change that is expected to take place Wednesday was prompted in...
by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | News
The State House has some messages concerning conservation issues to consider when it takes up debate of the budget next week. The proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2015 that came out of the House Budget Committee includes $6-million to back a state takeover of...
