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The Mission of the Missouri Budget Project is: To advance public policies that improve economic opportunities for all Missourians - particularly low and middle-income families - by providing reliable and objective research, public education and advocacy.
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Critical State
Legislative Issues

URGENT: TABOR Bill Passes Missouri House, and a Senate Committee
A bill to restrict state revenue and spending in Missouri, which would have a long-term, detrimental effect on the state’s ability to provide services, recently passed the Missouri House and a Senate Committee. Click here to see a fact sheet on this bill, HJR 70. Click here for a list of groups who oppose HJR 70.

Study Finds Missouri's Proposed Voting Requirements Could Disenfranchise More Than 200,000 U.S. Citizens

Click here to read a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about Missouri's proposed voter identification bill and its risk of disenfranchising large numbers of Missouri residents who are U.S. citizens.

Missouri General Revenue Report: Growth Plummets in April
Click here to read our latest General Revenue Report, including information on the general revenue decline in April of 9.8 percent.

Projected Budget Shortfall
Click here for a new report from the Missouri Budget Project about Missouri's projected budget shortfall.

Learn more about the state budget process and how a shortfall will affect Missouri. Click here to sign up for a budget forum near you.

Insure Missouri
The first phase of this program could offer much-needed coverage for 54,000 low-income, working Missouri parents. Click here to learn more.

Click here to view a table comparing the Insure Missouri bills that have been introduced, and here to learn more about the affordability of these proposals.

Transportation Funding Proposals Threaten Other State Services
HJR 67 and SJR 43 propose constitutional changes that would earmark funding for transportation at the expense of other state services. Click here to learn more.

Upcoming Legislative Hearings
Please click here for a list of legislative hearings of note this week in the Missouri General Assembly.

 

How Federal Issues Impact Missouri

Click here to read the latest federal updates and action alerts on issues including cuts to Medicaid, the CMS Directive, the Farm Bill and the Economic Stimulus package.

Bush Administration Directive Threatens SCHIP in Missouri
Click here to read about a report by Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families on a directive issued by the Bush Administration that threatens to stop Missouri from offering affordable health care coverage to children in families with moderate incomes who lack access to private insurance.

New Medicaid Regulations
A series of federal regulations have been issued that will significantly reduce health care services provided through the Medicaid program. Click here to learn more.

Click here to read a letter asking elected officials in Washington to delay these proposed Medicaid regulations. To sign onto the letter, email Ruth Ehresman at rehresman@mobudget.org.

Economic Stimulus
Do you qualify for a refund, and if so, how much? Click here to learn more.

There is still time to file your tax rebate. Click here to learn more.

President's Proposed Budget
Click here to learn more about how Missouri would be affected if the President's budget is passed by Congress.