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.  

The major components of the Federal Recovery Act will bring $4.3 billion to Missouri.
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Missourians facing unemployment in these difficult times are now eligible for extended benefits. Click here to read more.

Click here to learn more about how Missouri’s General Assembly utilized Federal Economic Recovery Funds for the Fiscal Year 2010 State Budget.

A New MBP Analysis indicates that the Package could create $7.69 Billion in growth to the GSP and 98,000 Missouri Jobs.
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A New Guest Analysis on the Medicaid Provisions of the Federal Economic Recovery Legislation demonstrates how Missouri can strengthen the state’s health care system with the enhanced funding.
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