With three weeks left in the Missouri Legislature’s regular session, the state Senate is primed to pass its version of a roughly $48 billion state budget this week. The Senate Appropriations Committee changes include fully funding the formula used to bankroll K-12...
The Missouri House of Representatives plans to debate a roughly $48 billion state budget proposal this week. Speaker Jonathan Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, said his chamber is set to debate the fiscal plan on Tuesday and pass the package on Thursday. The House Budget...
Boosting public safety, fighting Missouri’s fentanyl crisis, and fixing the state’s childcare needs are all priorities in Governor Mike Kehoe’s state budget proposal. Alisa Nelson sits down with the governor to have him lay out his first spending...
Missouri offers grants to school districts who want to provide tampons and pads to middle and high school students at no charge to the students. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s $53.7 billion state budget proposal designates $650,000 for the grants. The Missouri House Budget...
A Democratic lawmaker from central Missouri’s Columbia is accusing Republicans of rushing the state budget through the Missouri House. State Rep. Adrian Plank said lawmakers only had three hours to go over what changes the House Budget Committee made from the...
