On October 23, 2009 Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced details in H.R. 3692, the federal health care reform bill that will be brought to the House floor.  This bill goes beyond previous bills to enact positive health care reform.  Click here to view details. Read More

Click here to read a summary of the budget restrictions announced by the Governor on October 28, 2009. Read More

Click here to read a summary of the budget restrictions announced by the Governor on October 28, 2009. Read More

Click here to read a news release on $203,741,063 in additional budget restrictions, announced by Governor Jay Nixon, for Missouri government offices and programs during FY 2010. Read More

Click here to read a news release on a report from the Missouri Budget Project that shows while the current economic recession has caused significant hardship in our state, the decline for Missouri’s working families started years ago, beginning with the economic downturn Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

While the current recession has caused significant hardship for Missouri families, a review of the economic data from the last decade indicate that the decline for working families started a decade ago. Missouri families were worse off even prior to the recession than they were Read More

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 Read More

Concerns Grow About Economic Conditions in Missouri: Click here to see a recent conference presentation given by MBP Executive Director Amy Blouin and Andrew Nicholas of the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities on how Missouri is faring during these difficult economic times. Read More