One chamber down and one to go for Missouri’s $46 billion state budget proposal. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed the fiscal outline for the state budget year that begins in July. The plan includes: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public...
Let the number crunching begin. It’s back to the state budget this week. The Missouri House is expected to debate the estimated $51.6 billion plan. Missouri House Committee Chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, has stripped out the governor’s I-70 request to expand the...
Gov. Mike Parson said he plans to prioritize again teacher pay in his next state budget proposal. “We’re not one and done,” he said. “I talk to my administration every day. We’re not about one and done. And so, it’s not about just doing something for...
Missouri could be getting two new autism centers. Valerie Huhn, the director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, says the state Legislature passed a state budget proposal that would open two centers in southwest Missouri. “Right now, we do not have an autism...
Many Missouri public defenders could be getting an additional staff support position. The state Legislature’s $49 billion state budget proposal includes adding 24 full-time staff support jobs statewide within the Missouri Public Defender System. The System’s Director,...
