The Missouri Legislature has passed a roughly $52 billion state budget proposal that begins in July. With about three hours to spare on Friday, state lawmakers passed the budget plan for Fiscal Year 2026. Key budget items include: *$4.2 billion to fully fund the...
Line item vetoes in the Missouri Legislature’s state budget proposal are on the horizon. Gov. Mike Parson says he’s still thumbing through the $49 billion plan but he’s getting his veto pen ready. “There’s a lot of special interest type issues that are in...
The Missouri Senate pulled an all-nighter and has passed a roughly $50 billion state budget proposal today. Here’s a list of some of the key items that survived in the latest version: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public schools •$2.8 billion to widen...
The names of more than 2,300 Missouri kids are sitting on a waiting list to determine if the children have autism. Gov. Mike Parson has requested $4.2 million in the next state budget to wipe out the waiting list for screenings at Missouri’s autism centers. The...
