References Include: Analysis of coverage losses from Missouri Foundation for Health, 2025 Joseph Llobrera, Dottie Rosenbaum, and Catlin Nchako, “Senate Agriculture Committee’s Revised Work Requirement Would Risk Taking Away Food Assistance From More Than 5 Million People: Read More

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Governor Kehoe recently announced that Missouri expects a $1 billion shortfall in general revenue in FY 2027. This shortfall is expected mostly because of the implementation of previously passed tax cuts. COVID-related savings temporarily masked the shortfall, and this budget gap Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More