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Governor Nixon Signs Legislation Providing Extended Benefits To Unemployed Missourians

Missouri Budget Project Report Allows Missourians To Track State Use Of Federal Recovery Funds

A Tale OF Two Proposals: Assistance For Unemployed, Missed Opportunity For Uninsured As Legislature Adjourns

Missouri "Fair" Tax Plan Would Hike Taxes On Middle-Income Families

MO House Passes Bill That Could Disproportionately Shift Tax Burden To Low Income Families

Federal, State Tax Collections Benefit All Missourians

Missouri Budget Project Statement In Response To State Of State Address

In Governor's Budget, Missourians Need Solutions, Investment In Services

Missouri General Revenue Decreasing As Needs Increase State Revenue Decreases While Economic Challenges Cause Need for Investment in Services

Census Report Shows 742,000 Missourians Living In Poverty, State's Median Income Decreased $5,432 Since 2001 No Progress in MO on Poverty, Health Coverage or Family Incomes Since 2001 Recession

113,147 Missourians Have Not Claimed Federal Stimulus Payments Deadline to file is October 15, Local Assistance is Available at Locations Across the State

Nixon's Health Care Proposal A Step In The Right Direction, Provides For Additional Federal Funding MO has lost about $782 million in federal funds in 3 years due to Medicaid reductions

Missouri Facing Critical Budget Cliff: Upcoming Budget Shortfall Means Reduction In State Services

Congress Passes, President Signs Unemployment Benefits Extension As Job Loss Continues In MO

62,000 Missourians Face Loss Of Unemployment Benefits

Despite Strong Opposition From Broad, Statewide Coalition, Senate Committee Passes HJR 70

Georgetown University Report: Administration's SCHIP Directive Will Block Healthcare For MO Kids

New Year, Same Dangerous Revenue Limits: House passes legislation for revenue growth lid that would handicap state services.

National Report Finds Low-, Middle-Income Missourians' Wages Falling Behind

Pulling Emergency Rule for Insure Missouri Delays Critical Health Coverage for Missouri's Working Parents

The State of Missouri's Families: Facing Lower Wages, Higher Prices & Reduced Access to Critical Services

Agreement Needed on Federal Economic Stimulus Package That Protects Missouri Families, State Services and the Economy

A new national report ranks Missouri high on transparency regarding contract procurements and lobbying; improvement needed in disclosure of subsidies. Click here for more.

Statewide leaders called on federal lawmakers to reauthorize and adequately fund the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Click here for photos

Will Missouri's Bottom Line Go from Black to Red?

News Release

Governor's Health Reforms Fall Short; Education, Tax Proposals Offer "Mixed Bag"

Missouri Poverty, Uninsured Rates Higher than During 200l Recession

St. Louis Business Journal Commentary

Ballot Initiative Dead for 2006; Coalition Warns that Spending Lid will Resurface

Legislature Squanders Opportunities to Restore Access, May 2006

Federal House Budget Plan Threatens Health Care Coverage for Missouri's Low-Income Children, April 2006

Missouri's New Budget Falls Short of Adequately Funding Education, Healthcare

Statewide Coalition Announces Broad Opposition To Latest Ballot Initiative

Federal House Budget Plan Threatens Health Care Coverage for Missouri's Low-Income Children, April 2006

Missourians Report Cutting Back on Food, Utilities

Missouri Revenue Remains Strong; Collections Ahead of Forecast

New Details Show Bush Administration Budget Inflicts Increasing Pain on Missouri Over Next Five Years

Excerpts from Wall Street Journal Medicaid Story, Featuring Missouri

A Misnomer if Ever There Was One, St. Louis Business Journal, February 10, 2006

Response to "State of the State" Address: Missouri Still Lags in Funding for Critical Services Despite Improving Economy, January 12, 2006

Misplaced Priorities: Additional Subsidies Not Necessary for Professional Sports Teams, January 9, 2006

Missouri Still Lags in Funding for Critical Services Despite Improving Economy, January 2006

Citizens Say No to Medicaid Cuts March 28, 2005

Medicaid Reform Report Includes Harmful Recommendations: Thousands of Low-Income Missourians Remain Without Health Coverage, December 15, 2005