by Mike Lear | Jun 22, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon says the budget approved by the Missouri legislature is more than $50 million out of balance, and he took today what he says is the first step toward righting it. The Governor announced about $15 million dollars in restrictions. The largest is a one...
by Mike Lear | May 17, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Whether eligibility restrictions will be added to the blind medical subsidy fund will next be considered by House and Senate conferees. The legislature’s budget proposal added such restrictions to that fund in the budget, which some lawmakers and the Governor...
by Mike Lear | May 11, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Some say the way the House and Senate budget conferees compromised to fund the blind medical subsidy fund won’t pass constitutional muster. The compromise was to include over $24 million dollars for the fund and to add language to the budget that restricts...
by Mike Lear | May 9, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The House-Senate Budget Conference Committee has wrapped up its work, leaving it up to the two chambers whether to approve the fiscal year 2013 spending plan and send it to the Governor. As part of an agreement that ended a deadlock in the Senate, the Committee...
by Mike Lear | May 4, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The state Constitution requires that the new budget be sent to the Governor by a week from today, but the House-Senate Conference Committee has yet to start formal work on it. Leaders from both chambers have very different takes on why that is. House Budget Committee...
