The Missouri budget is a statement of our priorities as a state. Each number in the budget represents an investment in our kids, parents, grandparents, and neighbors. Every Missourian wants to live in a healthy, thriving community, where they and their family can thrive from Read More

Missouri policymakers are considering a proposal to swap the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax, rigging the system for the wealthy and hurting Missourians and their communities. Not only would most Missourians with disabilities see a tax increase under this tax scheme, Read More

Proposals to swap Missouri’s state income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax would shift taxes away from the very wealthy and onto Missourians struggling to make ends meet, while also putting the services Missourians need at risk of severe cuts. – Because much retiree Read More

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2026Contact: Traci Gleason Swapping State Income Tax for Increased Sales Taxes Will Harm Missourians, State & Local EconomyStatement from Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project In voting to move forward on a tax scheme that Read More

House Joint Resolution 154 (HJR 154) intends to amend the Missouri Constitution to impose several new requirements on the Medicaid expansion population and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS). Most significantly, the legislation limits the flexibility that HR 1 Read More

Missouri lawmakers are considering swapping out the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax. This proposal would put affordable housing and non-profits at risk by eliminating key sources of funding for community development and investment. Many tax credits in Missouri serve Read More

Lawmakers are considering swapping out the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax. The proposal would blow a $5 billion hole in the state budget, causing massive cuts to schools, particularly in rural areas.1 If resulting cuts are equally distributed across the budget, state Read More

Some Missouri lawmakers want to eliminate the state’s income tax and greatly expand sales taxes, pointing to states like Tennessee, Florida, & Texas as models. But those states have resources Missouri does not have, and except for the highest earners, taxpayers in those Read More

Updated February 2026View previous version here Governor Kehoe recently announced that Missouri expects a $2 billion general revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2027 (the state budget year that begins July 1st). This shortfall is mostly the result of previously enacted state tax Read More