Reports

The health and economic effects of the Coronavirus will require an aggressive state and local policy response to help families make ends meet and avoid disastrous economic consequences. It is critical for Missouri to act in tandem with federal responses in order to cushion the Read More

Updated February 1, 2023 with data from the 2020 tax year. The following map shows the percent of households eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit by County and by Missouri State Senate and State House districts. Read More

This primer is intended to serve as a guide for Missourians who care about higher education programs, and increase the transparency of the budget by providing information on where key programs can be found in the budget bills. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Version View the Read More

This primer is intended to serve as a guide for Missourians who care about community services for Missouri’s seniors & people with disabilities, and increase the transparency of the budget by providing information on where key programs can be found in the budget bills. Read More

This primer is intended to serve as a guide for Missourians who care about programs affecting family economic security, and increase the transparency of the budget by providing information on where key programs can be found in the budget bills. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Read More

This primer is intended to serve as a guide for Missourians who care about mental health programs, and increase the transparency of the budget by providing information on where key programs can be found in the budget bills. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Version View the Read More

This primer is intended to serve as a guide for Missourians who care about programs affecting family economic security, and increase the transparency of the budget by providing information on where key programs can be found in the budget bills. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Read More

This primer is intended to serve as a guide for Missourians who care about K-12 education programs, and increase the transparency of the budget by providing information on where key programs can be found in the budget bills. View the 2021 Version View the 2020 Version View the Read More

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