Press Releases

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

Show-Me the Details: With No Plan, Those Wanting to Eliminate the State Income Tax Are Trying to Sell Missourians a Lemon Read More

For Immediate Release: July 10, 2025Contact: Amy Blouin, Governor Signs $500 Million Tax Giveaway as State Faces Growing Budget Challenges   Statement from Missouri Budget Project CEO Amy Blouin Governor Kehoe is expected to sign House Bill 594 this afternoon, a tax bill that Read More

For Immediate Release: July 3, 2025Contact: Amy Blouin, Congress Passes Budget Reconciliation      Community leaders respond to passage of the budget reconciliation bill, which puts health coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Missourians on the chopping block 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

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

For Immediate Release: May 22, 2025Contact: Traci Gleason U.S. House Sets Stage for Largest Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP in Programs’ History  House-passed budget reconciliation bill would put health coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Missourians on the chopping Read More

Statement from Missouri Budget Project CEO Amy Blouin With today’s vote in the Missouri House, the state legislature has forwarded to Governor Kehoe a tax bill that will reduce state revenue by at least half a billion dollars annually. This comes at a time when our state is Read More

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025Contact: Traci Gleason Federal Budget Plans Would Cost Missouri, Force Massive Cuts to Health Care, Food Security, Local ServicesWith national economy skidding, Congressional proposals would pass the buck to Missouri lawmakers to make dire Read More

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 Read More