Missouri could add more than 350 state employees to its workforce. Gov. Mike Parson’s $47 billion state budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes that request. Missouri has about 54,000 state workers. The Missouri Legislature is getting to work on Parson’s...
Gov. Mike Parson has rolled out a $47 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year. The plan is about a $12 billion increase over the current fiscal year’s budget, a nice chunk being made up of a flow of federal dollars and new revenue. Parson released his budget...
Legislation aimed at preventing waste or fraud of federal stimulus dollars will be heard Monday afternoon by the Missouri House Budget Committee in Jefferson City. The bill from Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) establishes the Committee on Local Recovery...
The state operating budget and a proposed $1 billion-plus supplemental budget will dominate attention in the Missouri House, when state representatives return to Jefferson City after spring break. The Legislature is on its annual spring break this week, and lawmakers...
The Missouri Children’s Division is cutting 96 positions on August 3, including 80 filled jobs and another 16 vacant ones. State Department of Social Services spokesperson Rebecca Woelfel tells Missourinet about 70 of the affected employees have been offered other...
