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Final Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Take Health Coverage, Food Assistance Away From Missourians

Medicaid (called MO HealthNet in Missouri) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) help keep Missourians and their families healthy and fed, so they can work, succeed in school, and contribute to their communities. But recently passed provisions included in the
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Budget Reconciliation Bill Heavily Skewed to Wealthiest

The recently passed budget reconciliation bill prioritizes tax cuts and expands loopholes for the wealthy and corporations while cutting more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and food assistance – all while adding $3.4 trillion to the national deficit. This legislation leaves
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Paid Family Leave is Good for Workers and the Economy

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 was a critical step forward in supporting families. FMLA provides job protections for millions of workers who need to take time off to bond with a child, care for an aging parent or recover from a serious illness. However, because FMLA
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U.S. Senate Passes Budget Reconciliation

For Immediate Release: July 1, 2025Contact: Amy Blouin, U.S. Senate Passes Budget Reconciliation   Senate-passed budget reconciliation bill puts health coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Missourians on the chopping block In a final vote this morning, the
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Costly Capital Gains Exemption Will Make Missouri Taxes More Regressive

During the 2025 State Legislative Session, lawmakers passed House Bill 594, which exempts capital gains from income tax, making Missouri the only state in the nation that levies an individual income tax that does not also tax capital gains.[i] Capital gains are income generated
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Missouri Community Leaders Urge Senators to Oppose Federal Medicaid Cuts

Media Contact: Traci Gleason Missouri Community Leaders Urge Senators to Oppose Federal Medicaid CutsCongressional Proposal Would Cause Missourians to Become Uninsured,Endanger Health Access to Rural Communities JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June 2, 2025 – As the U.S. Senate reconvenes in
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Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Eliminate Health Coverage, Increase Costs for Missourians

Medicaid helps keep Missourians and their families healthy, so they can work, succeed in school, and contribute to their communities. But Congress is considering the biggest cuts to Medicaid in history, resulting in unprecedented reductions in health services for Missourians. The
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Analysis of the Impact to Missouri of SNAP Cuts Included in House Budget Reconciliation Bill

SNAP helps  1 in 10 Missouri residents, or more than 620,000 Missourians, meet their nutritional needs.  The Budget Reconciliation bill approved by the House on May 23, 2025 would severely cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and harm millions of
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Impact of House Reconciliation Bill on Medicaid Expansion in Missouri

This analysis of the impact of the House reconciliation bill on Medicaid Expansion in Missouri was prepared by Joel Ferber, Director of Advocacy, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.
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MBP Press Release on House Reconciliation Bills Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2025Contact: Traci Gleason U.S. House Sets Stage for Largest Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP in Programs’ History  House-passed budget reconciliation bill would put health coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Missourians on the chopping
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