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  State Budget Issue Reports
 

2008

All Roads Leading to No Education: The Problem with Earmarking
Two bills introduced during the last legislative session proposed constitutional changes that would have earmarked funding for transportation at the expense of other state services.

Highlights of the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget

2007
 

Warning Sign: Minnesota Bridge Collapse Alerts Other States to Road Maintenance Needs.

Elimination of State Tax on Social Security Benefits: A Big Price Tag with Little Benefit for Missouri Seniors

Missouri's Revenue "Surplus" Fails to Measure Up to Definition

Economic Recovery Not a Green Light for Tax Cuts

  2006
 

Missouri Tobacco Tax Proposal: A Good Start, Not the Cure for Health Care Funding

Summary: Missouri's Tobacco
Tax Proposal

   
  Undocumented Workers: Impact on Missouri's Economy
   
  Missouri's New Budget Falls Short of Adequately Funding Education, Healthcare Governor Matt Blunt has signed the Fiscal Year 2008 state operating budget into law. It took effect July 1, 2006.
   
  Missouri Must Repair Storm Damage Before Adding to the Rainy Day Fund
   
  Lackluster Session Fails to Address Missouri's Shortfalls in Funding Basic Services
   
  Missouri On Target to End Fiscal Year With Revenue Surplus ,April 2006
   
  Governor Blunt's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget: Summary of Proposed Funding for Services and Overview of Budget, February, 2006
   
  Misplaced Priorities: Additional Subsidies Not Necessary for Professional Sports Teams, January 2006
  2005
 

Analysis of Missouri Governor's Additional $239 Million Budget Reductions & Revenues Increases, Announced March 25, 2005

Elementary & Secondary Education Funding: Increases DO NOT Require Decreases in Other Vital Services

House Joint Resolution 12: Hancock Revisited

Missouri's Budget Crisis: The Impact on Access to Health Care Cuts, Consequences and Policy Options to Restore Health

Show Me the Money: Real Fixes for the Fiscal Crisis

Summary of Missouri Governor's Budget Proposal

2004

Federal Policies are Worsening Missouri's Budget Problems

Missouri's Revenue Situation: Is the Fiscal Crisis Really Over?

House Bill 1011 and Medicaid

House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolution 49: Hancock Revisted

Testimony in Support of SJR 51 Senate Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee

House Joint Resolution 49: Hancock Revisited

Further Expenditure Lid Will Harm State Service Ballot Propositions

Revenue Bills Summary - By Mid-Legislative Session

Preliminary Summary of the House Social Services, Health & Senior Services, and Mental Health Budget Bills for 2005

Impact of FY 2005 Budget Proposals on Health, Mental Health and Community-Based Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities

Summary of the Governor's Budget Proposal FY 2005

Missouri's Fiscal Crisis Remains Severe: Revenue Options are Available as Compared to Continued Spending Cuts

2003

Testimony for the Missouri House Social Services, Health and Senior Services and Mental Health Appropriations Committee