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The Missouri legislature passed a bill clarifying sales tax law concerning vehicles purchased out-of-state.  Although Governor Nixon has expressed concerns in a statement released by his office, the Missouri Budget Project urges the Governor to sign the legislation.  Read More

As the legislative session draws to a close, we are disheartened that Missouri’s elected officials failed to enact common sense revenue reforms that will enable the state to maintain its commitments to Missourians.  To read the rest of MBP’s statement on the end Read More

The budget may have passed through the legislature, but there is still time for policymakers to enact balanced solutions that include new revenue, protecting the services that all Missourians rely on and improving our economy both now and in the future. To read MBP’s full Read More

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a proposal to cap state spending that would damage Missouri’s economy and its ability to create jobs and fund critical services.  To read the full Missouri Budget Project press release, click here. Read More

By relying on a cuts-only approach to the state’s budget crisis, the Governor’s budget proposal will make it harder for students to get the quality education they need to compete in the global economy and for Missouri to attract jobs to our state. To read Missouri 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

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

A new national report found that Missouri was one of only a few states that tax working poor families below the poverty threshold, emphasizing the need to carefully reform its outdated income tax structure. To read the full Missouri Budget Project press release on the issue, Read More

New census data highlights the increase in poverty and the plight of Missouri’s middle class following the economic recession. As families struggle to make ends meet and provide for their children, government services have kept even more Missourians from falling into Read More

The Missouri Senate rejected a provision that would eliminate more than 105,000 low-income seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities from eligibility for a modest tax credit that is critical to keeping them in their homes. To learn more about the credit and the vote to Read More