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The tax cuts passed today by the Senate Ways & Means Committee will slash the state’s general revenue budget by nearly one-fourth, resulting in devastating cuts to services throughout the state. Instead of spurring the economy, the proposal will severely undermine Read More

"Corporate income tax rates play a negligible role in business decisions, most research shows," said Amy Blouin. "Businesses cite access to a skilled workforce and efficient transportation as being much more important to business location and investment decisions, Read More

"With extraordinarily low interest rates, significant infrastructure needs, and modest additional debt service costs, it may be time for Missouri to consider a new bond effort," said Amy Blouin, Executive Director of the MIssouri Budget Project. "However, because Read More

A Missouri Medicaid expansion would reduce the state’s uninsured by more than one-fourth, bringing an estimated $1.56 billion in new health care funding to the state and providing coverage for roughly 267,000 Missourians. The expansion would have the most dramatic impact in Read More

The gap between the incomes of Missouri’s richest households and middle-income households had the 7th largest increase in the nation,according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. Growing income inequality in Read More

Tackling the federal budget deficit without significant new revenue could cost Missouri more than $3.4 billion between 2013 and 2021, damaging ecoomic recovery and future growth by drastically cutting federal investments in schools, roads & bridges, safe communities, and Read More

The state of Missouri will face a budget shortfall nearing $800 million in FY 2013, making it more difficult than ever for the state to make vital investments to create jobs and boost our economy, according to a new analysis. The shortfall is more than $300 million more than Read More