by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation
You can expect a debate about Medicaid expansion on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City later this week. The Senate is expected to debate the proposed $34.1 billion state operating budget this week. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) tells...
by admin | Apr 17, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Sports Features, Transportation
The proposed state operating budget will be heading to the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee in Jefferson City next week for daily hearings and for consideration. The state Constitution requires lawmakers to approve a balanced budget by early May. The Missouri...
by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation
Testimony involving stimulus dollars under the federal “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021”, alternatives to Medicaid expansion and workers compensation for firefighters and first responders will highlight this week in the Missouri Legislature in Jefferson...
by admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Business, Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation
Missouri’s House Budget Committee learned new details Tuesday in Jefferson City about a budget blueprint from the committee chair to direct dollars slated for Medicaid expansion for other programs, including MO HealthNet. That’s the state Medicaid program....
by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Business, Elections, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
After a heated floor debate that included numerous biblical references, the Missouri House voted Thursday afternoon to give final approval to a $34.1 billion state operating budget. The House budget does not contain funding for Medicaid expansion. The operating budget...