Budget director: will work with lawmakers on how association dues are paid

by Mike Lear | May 17, 2014 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt

The state’s budget director tells House Republicans the Nixon Administration’s budget office is willing to work with legislative budget makers to change how the state pays dues to organizations its agencies and elected officials belong to. Republicans...

Committee will explore constitutionality of Nixon plan for new Fulton hospital

by Mike Lear | Jan 24, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt

The House Budget Committee will hold a hearing next week to discuss whether Governor Jay Nixon’s proposed plan to fund a new Fulton State Hospital meets constitutional muster. Nixon proposes using about $189 million dollars in appropriation bonds to pay for...

Debate of whether Governor’s budget is ‘unrealistic’ aired in House committee

by Mike Lear | Jan 23, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt

House Republicans continue to criticize Governor Jay Nixon’s proposed budget, saying he has promised 140-million dollars in funding that they don’t believe the state has. House Budget Committee member Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) voiced those concerns in a...

Budget director discusses impact on Missouri of federal shutdown’s end

by Mike Lear | Oct 18, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt

The State’s Budget Director says Missouri could breathe a sigh of relief with the agreement in Washington that ends the federal shutdown, but not a long one. Linda Luebbering says while the state’s Medicaid program was not threatened by the shutdown,...

Ruling cuts Missouri tobacco settlement payment by $70-million

by Mike Lear | Sep 19, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt

Missouri budget planners now know how much the state budget will lose from tobacco settlement money. State Budget Director Linda Luebbering says the Attorney General’s Office estimates Missouri will only get $60-million of the $130-million tobacco settlement...