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Overview of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Missouri

Hunger Jeopardizes the Health & Well- Being of Missourians Throughout the State Food-insecure households cannot afford, or lack access to, quality nutritious foods that are essential to an active, healthy life. Food insecurity has been rising in Missouri since 2020 when
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Press Statement: Senate Advances $500 Million Tax Giveway As State Faces Growing Budget Challenges

For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025Contact: Traci Gleason Senate Advances $500 Million Tax Giveway As State Faces Growing Budget ChallengesStatement from Missouri Budget Project CEO Amy Blouin The Missouri Senate gave initial approval today to a tax bill that will reduce state
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How Missouri Taxes & Revenue Compare to Other States

A number of tax changes made over the last three decades have resulted in an inadequate, upside-down tax system where low- and middle-income Missourians pay a higher share of their income in taxes than the richest Missourians, and out-of-state corporations pay less than their
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With Repeated Tax Cuts, Missouri’s Investments in Its Residents Have Eroded

A number of tax changes made over the last decade have resulted in an inadequate, upside-down tax system that shifts the costs to hardworking Missouri families while the wealthy and out-of-state corporations pay less than their fair share for public services, depriving our state
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Introduction to Missouri’s State Budget – 2025

Every Missourian wants to live in a healthy, thriving community, where they and their families have the opportunity to thrive from childhood through retirement, with good schools, well-maintained highways and infrastructure, and strong local economies. Our state taxes fund the
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SNAP Participation and Economic Impact by County

SNAP Helps Missourians in Every County SNAP Boosts Local Economies Amid rising food prices, over 324,000 Missouri households (including nearly 275,000 children) rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help pay for food. Most SNAP-participating households
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Medicaid 101: An Overview of MO HealthNet & the Children’s Health Insurance Program

An Overview of MO HealthNet & the Children’s Health Insurance Program Background Medicaid is a health insurance program that provides medical coverage for children and adults with low-incomes, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities so they can get and stay
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Budget, Senior Groups Respond to Audit Report on Missouri Property Tax Credit

Legislature Urged to Update Credit to Serve Missourians For Immediate Release: November 13, 2024 Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick raised some critical points about ways that the Missouri Property Tax Credit has become less effective for the very Missourians it was designed to
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Property Tax Freeze for Older Adults May Provide Some Future Support, But More Must Be Done

Recent dramatic increases in housing values and property tax assessments in counties across Missouri have resulted in steep property tax increases for many homeowners, threatening housing stability for older adults, many of whom live on fixed incomes and are at risk of being
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