Missouri budget

Mo. Gov. Nixon Criticizes Tax Cut Bill, 8-Month DMV Funding

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:25:10 +0000

Governor Jay Nixon (D) delivered a mixed report card Friday on the state budget and other bills passed by the Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly this week.

While he complimented lawmakers for increasing funding for K-12 schools and higher education, he also criticized them for passing legislation that would cut state income tax rates for individuals and corporations. He told reporters that the bill would gut state revenues by more than $800 million.

"The equivalent of wiping

Mo. Gen. Assembly Sends $25 Billion State Budget To Gov. Nixon

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:43:13 +0000

Missouri lawmakers have sent a nearly $25 billion budget to Governor Jay Nixon (D).

Nixon Threatens Layoffs Over 8-Month Budget For Missouri's Motor Vehicles Division

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:05:19 +0000

Governor Jay Nixon (D) is threatening to lay off state workers unless Republican lawmakers fully fund the Missouri Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicles Division for a full fiscal year.

The warning comes one day after House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to only fund the state division for eight months, as a means of pressuring state Revenue officials to stop scanning and storing source documents of driver's license applicants. Nixon says he'll treat the 8-month appropriation as a full year's

House, Senate Negotiators Approve Final Version Of FY2014 Mo. Budget

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:58:16 +0000

Missouri House and Senate budget negotiators have crafted a final version of next year's state budget.

The nearly $25 billion spending plan includes a $66 million increase for K-12 schools, and a $25 million hike for state universities and community colleges. It still does not include the Medicaid expansion proposed by Governor Jay Nixon (D), which disappointed committee member and State Senator Kiki Curls (D, Kansas City).

"There are hundreds of thousands of working Missourians that don’t have health care, and I think it was a prime opportunity for us to be

Mo. House Rejects Senate Version Of State Budget, Defeats Another Medicaid Expansion Attempt

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:45:43 +0000

The Missouri House has formally rejected the Senate version of the state budget, setting the stage for final negotiations over the state’s spending plan for next year.

Among the bones of contention is the rejection by the Senate of $20 million in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security, which happened as part of the backlash over the document scanning controversy. House Speaker Tim Jones (R, Eureka) says, though, t