Statement from Amy Blouin, Missouri Budget Project Executive Director More than one in five Missouri kids are growing up in families that can’t afford the basics necessary for a good start to life because they make so little. Although poverty slightly declined since the previous Read More

Statement from Amy Blouin, Missouri Budget Project Executive Director New census data indicate that hundreds of thousands of Missourians still can’t get the health care they need to be healthy, productive members of their communities. About one in every ten, or 583,000 Read More

The Missouri Study Commission on State Tax Policy will be holding several public hearings over the next five months, including one Wednesday in Springfield. The Commission is undertaking a comprehensive review of Missouri’s tax structure and identifying potential improvements. Read More

A stunning state revenue collapse in the final days of the last fiscal year (FY2016, which ended on June 30th) may continue to hamper Missouri’s ability to meet the educational, health, and other needs of Missourians. Decreased revenue in the month of June prompted the Governor Read More

Click here for a PDF copy  of the MBP press release For Immediate Release, July 5, 2016 Final state general revenue numbers for fiscal year 2016 show that Missouri simply cannot afford tax cuts passed by the legislature in 2014. While poor revenue growth has put off the pain of Read More

Missouri’s annual operating budget is more than a set of numbers. In its funding for education, health care, and other services that serve as a foundation for Missouri families and our economy to thrive, the budget reflects the priorities of our state. Although lawmakers Read More

With your help, we’ve made big strides this year on two of our top legislative priorities to help Missourians makes ends meet and build a stronger Missouri.     Alleviating Poverty & Providing a Pathway to the Middle Class: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) A state Read More

As of April 27th, General Revenue (GR) collections, (net of refunds) for the month of April had declined by about $219 million or by 18.3 percent, compared to April 27th of last year. This results in a net GR growth rate of 0.4 percent for FY 2016 overall. This growth rate is Read More

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For Immediate Release MO House Vote Creates Momentum for State EITC Statement from Amy Blouin, Executive Director  We hope that today’s vote by the Missouri House to create a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) provides the momentum needed for the full legislature to act so Read More