Missouri Revenue

On February 22 President Obama released his plan for comprehensive health care reform.  Click here to read a summary. Read More

Senate Joint Resolution 29 and House Joint Resolution 56 would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to dramatically change the state’s revenue structure by eliminating individual  and corporate income/franchise taxes and replacing them with a greatly expanded Read More

The U.S. Senate health care reform proposal contains many significant improvements.  Click here to read an analysis of this proposal, which will likely be the basis for reform as the process goes forward. Read More

House Joint Resolution (HJR) 77 currently being debated in the Missouri Legislature would allow Missouri to increase bonds for much needed capital improvement projects by $800 million. However, the issue must be evaluated in the overall context of the Missouri state budget Read More

Missouri general revenue collections, after refunds, declined 21.7 percent in December, which results in a 10.6 percent decline for the first six months of fiscal year 2010 overall.  Click here to read the latest general revenue report for fiscal year 2010. Read More

Click here to read a summary of the Manager’s Amendment to the U.S. Senate proprosal to reform health care. Read More

Seven provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  of 2009 (ARRA), passed in February, are keeping approximately 105,000 Missourians from falling into poverty this year. Click here to read a news release about a new report new report from the Washington, Read More

Poor families in Missouri continue to face substantial state income tax liability, according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.  Click here to read a news release about the report. Read More

On October 23, 2009 Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced details in H.R. 3692, the federal health care reform bill that will be brought to the House floor.  This bill goes beyond previous bills to enact positive health care reform.  Click here to view details. Read More

Click here to read a summary of the budget restrictions announced by the Governor on October 28, 2009. Read More