Recent Publications

The Missouri Budget Project’s “Introduction to Missouri’s State Budget” outlines Missouri’s budget process, including where the state’s revenue comes from and how the state allocates funding. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Version View the 2019 Version Read More

Proposals to amend the State Constitution to require some parents and other non-elderly adults to meet work reporting requirements in order to be eligible for Medicaid could cost Missouri more than $215 million a year in state general revenue to implement. Evidence from other Read More

While counterintuitive, Medicaid expansion would result in more than $100 million in state general revenue savings and new revenue for the state of Missouri. This net increase in the general revenue budget would make funds available that could be used for other priorities, Read More

Tax Changes Leave State Unable to Meet Inflationary Costs Recently announced growth in Missouri’s state general revenue collections may be misleading because the growth is based on a comparison to very weak collections in the prior year. Taking a more comprehensive view shows Read More

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play an important role in Missouri’s health care coverage. Learn more about who qualifies for Medicaid coverage, how it is financed, and how Medicaid impacts Missourians’ health in the 2019 Chartbook. Read More

EITC Refundability Download the PDF Version A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) could benefit as many as 488,000 working families with modest wages, providing hardworking Missouri families the ability to achieve a better future and a pathway to the middle class. By making the Read More

Download PDF Version The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on families around our country, and grandparents across our state are stepping in to raise  grandchildren, well after they thought their days of child-rearing were over. Missouri could help ease the financial burden of Read More

Download the PDF Missourians want good schools for their kids, safe roads and bridges, and affordable health care for their families. To support our state’s  public services, Missourians expect a fair tax policy where everyone pays their fair share. Eliminating Missouri’s “LLC Read More

Download/View the PDF Version Although certain provisions of House Committee Substitute for House Bill 548 (HB 548) would close an ongoing tax loophole, the remainder of the bill would make Missouri’s tax structure more unfair for most Missourians, shortchange education funding, Read More

View/Download the PDF Version By enacting the “Wayfair Fix,” legislators can level the playing field for Missouri businesses, help balance the state’s budget, and provide the much-needed resources our communities need to prosper. While Missouri’s local businesses contribute to Read More