Press Releases

New census data shows that poverty remained high and incomes fell in Missouri last year. "Missouri needs an economic policy that provides all Missourians the tools they need to overcome poverty and provide for their families," said Amy Blouin.  For the full Read More

"They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and if they’re talking about class sizes, high school dropout rates, or property taxes, then they’re right," said Amy Blouin.  To read more, click here. Read More

The vote by the Missouri House to eliminate the circuit breaker and raise taxes for nearly 105,000 vulnerable Missourians is not only unnecessary, but cruel. Not only is the cut harmful, but the money from the program will not even be used for services that benefit seniors or Read More

The MO House today chose ideology over Missouri’s economy and middle class. The expensive and ineffective tax bill it passed will raise taxes for average families and result in severe cuts to services that all Missourians rely on in order to fund big tax cuts for profitable Read More

Today, the House passed HB 253, a wrong-headed tax cut that would cost the state more than $600 million, resulting in increased class sizes, higher college tuitions, and crumbling roads and bridges.  To read MBP Executive Director Amy Blouin’s statement about the Read More

Listen to MBP’s new radio spot on the extreme tax proposal that would undermine Missouri’s economy by taking resources away from the public services that are critical to our state’s economic growth.  MBP launched the ad to increase citizen awareness of the Read More

The MO Senate voted to raise taxes on nearly 105,000 vulnerable Missouri seniors and people with disabilities by eliminating a modest tax credit that is critical to keeping them in their homes.  The action will "continue the devastating trend of tax cuts for big Read More

As the Missouri legislature considers deep cuts in personal income taxes, a national report finds that similar attempts by other states in the past have not fared very well. States that cut personal income taxes were just as likely to grow at rates below national averages in Read More

"The nearly $700 million in tax cuts passed by the Senate tonight will undermine Missouri’s economic growth," said Missouri Budget Project Executive Director Amy Blouin in a press statement.  "Instead of trying to match Kansas’ shortsighted tax Read More

The Senate Ways & Means Committee will soon be considering a proposal that would force permanent cuts to K-12 education, higher education, public safety and corrections, health care, and other key services that support Missouri’s economy and quality of life. In a press Read More