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We Stand With You

Across Missouri and our nation, brave individuals are coming together to take a stand against systemic racism and police brutality and to honor the memories and lives of, most recently, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and David McAtee. Countless other lives have been
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Strengthening Medicaid is Vital to Missouri’s Coronavirus Response

Now more than ever, it is critical that Missourians can access the health care they need without worrying whether they can afford it. Strengthening Medicaid is the fastest and most sensible way to provide comprehensive coverage to Missourians who need it and has the added benefit
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A Portrait of Missouri’s Essential Workforce

Each day, essential workers provide healthcare, put food on our tables, deliver essential supplies, or provide the transportation, childcare, and other services necessary to keep us all safe and healthy during the pandemic. Yet too many workers in these industries do not have the
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Coronavirus Response: Ensuring Food Assistance to Missourians

The drastic increase in unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to rising demand for food assistance as an increasing number of Missourians struggle to make ends meet. To meet this surge in demand, the federal government is providing an additional $26.8
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Direct Economic Relief for Missourians in the CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law on March 27th, provides a number of supports to states, families and individuals which are intended to provide economic relief and counteract some of the damaging effects of the COVID-19
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Budgeting in Uncertain Times: How the Federal Stimulus Aids Missouri

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law on March 27th, will provide over $2 trillion to counteract economic declines related to the Coronavirus pandemic. In addition to economic relief directed towards individuals, families, small
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The Crisis We Face: How Missouri Can Respond to the Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The health and economic effects of the Coronavirus will require an aggressive state and local policy response to help families make ends meet and avoid disastrous economic consequences. It is critical for Missouri to act in tandem with federal responses in order to cushion the
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Interactive Map: EITC by County & District

Updated February 1, 2023 with data from the 2020 tax year. The following map shows the percent of households eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit by County and by Missouri State Senate and State House districts.
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Introduction to Missouri’s State Budget

The Missouri Budget Project’s “Introduction to Missouri’s State Budget” outlines Missouri’s budget process, including where the state’s revenue comes from and how the state allocates funding. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Version View the 2019 Version
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Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: A State Budget Buster

Proposals to amend the State Constitution to require some parents and other non-elderly adults to meet work reporting requirements in order to be eligible for Medicaid could cost Missouri more than $215 million a year in state general revenue to implement. Evidence from other
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