All Missourians want the best for our families. A bright future for our children, security for our seniors, and an economic environment where working hard means you can get ahead. But this environment doesn’t just happen. For our state to be a place where Missouri families, small Read More

All Missourians want the best for our families. A bright future for our children, security for our seniors, and an economic environment where working hard means you can get ahead. But this environment doesn’t just happen. For our state to be a place where Missouri families, small Read More

The Missouri Budget Project has developed a series of analyses that collectively propose a “policy game plan” for a more prosperous future for all Missourians. The analyses evaluate Missouri’s current investments in critical public services, how those investments have been Read More

Bring your friends to hear the inside scoop on what went down in Jefferson City this year during the legislative session. A panel of experts will join us to talk about what happened with the budget and essential public services including early education, K-12 public education and Read More

Senate Cuts Harmful to Vulnerable Missourians Lawmakers Should Reject Cuts in Conference Last week, the Senate approved a FY 2016 budget that would cut funding for services to some of Missouri’s most vulnerable populations, such as foster children, seniors, and persons with Read More

This week the Missouri Office of Administration released the details of the state’s general revenue tax collections in February and for the fiscal year from July 1 through February. As of the end of February, the amount of revenue for the year to date has grown by 4.9 percent Read More

Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) encourage work, enhance take-home pay, improve health & economic outcomes, and have lasting benefits. Proposals to create a state-level EITC would build on these benefits of the federal EITC for more than 500,000 Missouri families. Click here Read More

 Policy on Tap For Love AND Money:  Why Medicaid Expansion is Right for Missouri THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7-9 PM MCGURK’S IN SOULARD, 1200 RUSSELL BLVD., ST. LOUIS Did you know that expanding Medicaid in Missouri could save $100 million every year?  Did you know that it could Read More

Each day, every Missourian is affected by the General Assembly’s budget decisions – when you visit your local hospital, you child goes to school, or you just drive. The state constitution requires the budget be balanced, and priorities must be weighed against each Read More

With the Governor’s State of the State tomorrow and the General Assembly preparing for budget deliberations for the next fiscal year, Missouri is facing general revenue fund tax levels that are at near record lows as a result of a variety of tax cuts over the last two decade Read More