Enacting the streamlined sales tax will help keep Missouri businesses competitive, provide the state with much-need funds and modernize our revenue structure. Click here to learn more about this proposal.
Click here to learn more about a special discussion on Missouri’s budget situation, and opportunities to move the state forward, March 11th in Springfield.
On February 16, 2010 the Missouri House Appropriations Committee for Health, Mental Health and Social Services marked up House Bills 2010 and 2011, the appropriation bills for the Departments of Health & Senior Services, Mental Health and Social Services. Two large amendments were passed that made numerous cuts in services and programs. Click here to read more about these proposed cuts.
This presentation provides an overview of the state of Missouri’s budget and the structural causes of the state’s budget struggles.
House Joint Resolution (HJR) 77 currently being debated in the Missouri Legislature would allow Missouri to increase bonds for much needed capital improvement projects by $800 million. However, the issue must be evaluated in the overall context of the Missouri state budget situation. Click here to read more.
Governor Nixon delivered his State of the State address on January 20. He outlined his priorities and released his proposed budget. Click here to view a summary of the Governor’s budget request.
Click here to read a summary of the budget restrictions announced by the Governor on October 28, 2009.
State Revenue dropped drastically in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Without the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding Missouri would be facing a major budget crisis in the current year. Revenue drop calls for further Federal Stimulus funds for the State in order to avoid major budget problems in the next year. Click Here to read more.
On August 20th, the Missouri Office of Administration announced than an additional $60 million is being withheld from the state’s budget. Click here to learn more about these new cuts.
Click here to learn more about where Missouri ranks in revenue collections and spending on state residents compared with other states.
Missouri’s revenue collections declined sharply in Fiscal Year 2009. Click here to read a detailed report of this decline in state revenue and what it could mean for the current fiscal year.
Due to budget constraints, Governor Nixon recently announced vetoes and withholdings from the state’s FY2010 budget. Click here for a detailed report.
Click here to learn more about how fully funding state services can help Missouri’s economy recover.
