by admin | May 7, 2009 | Legislature, Politics / Govt
A compromise has been reached to move the budget process along and complete the $23 billion state budget by tomorrow evening, but whether it will expand health care remains to be seen. The House rejected on a party-line vote HB 11 , the social services budget that...
by admin | May 6, 2009 | Legislature, Politics / Govt
Emotional, heated, and harsh all describe debate on the House floor as the House rejects a proposed expansion of Medicaid contained in the social services budget bill. Republicans in the House use their majority muscle to defeat HB 11, the social services budget bill...
by admin | Aug 13, 2008 | News
Governor Blunt has formed a task force to review how the state can help foster children never placed in a home become independent. Not all foster children get adopted. In fact, of the 9, 373 children in Missouri’s foster care system, about a quarter of them are...
by admin | May 7, 2008 | Legislature, Politics / Govt
A $22-and-a-half billion spending blueprint for the coming fiscal year has been approved by the legislature and sent to Governor Blunt. The debate grew noisy in the House, but was quiet in the Senate as the legislature put the final touches on the budget which begins...
by admin | Mar 27, 2008 | Legislature
The House has completed work on a $22.4 billion spending plan for state programs and services. The package now moves to the Senate for its consideration. State representatives began work on the budget upon their return from their combined spring and Easter break. The...