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 Read More

Senate Joint Resolution 29 and House Joint Resolution 56 would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to dramatically change the state’s revenue structure by eliminating individual  and corporate income/franchise taxes and replacing them with a greatly expanded Read More

Senate Joint Resolution 29 and House Joint Resolution 56 would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to dramatically change the state’s revenue structure by eliminating individual  and corporate income/franchise taxes and replacing them with a greatly expanded Read More

The U.S. Senate health care reform proposal contains many significant improvements.  Click here to read an analysis of this proposal, which will likely be the basis for reform as the process goes forward. Read More

The U.S. Senate health care reform proposal contains many significant improvements.  Click here to read an analysis of this proposal, which will likely be the basis for reform as the process goes forward. Read More

A new analysis by the National Employment Law Project shows that over 20,000 unemployed Missouri workers will become ineligible for federal unemployment insurance benefits in March unless Congress passes an immediate extension of the unemployment programs from the American Read More

A new analysis by the National Employment Law Project shows that over 20,000 unemployed Missouri workers will become ineligible for federal unemployment insurance benefits in March unless Congress passes an immediate extension of the unemployment programs from the American Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Missouri general revenue collections, after refunds, declined 21.7 percent in December, which results in a 10.6 percent decline for the first six months of fiscal year 2010 overall.  Click here to read the latest general revenue report for fiscal year 2010. Read More