state budget

Missouri state budget debate starts this week

Associated Press — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:07:50 +0000

Missouri lawmakers are kicking off the state's annual budgeting process this week. The Senate Appropriations Committee will take public testimony on education and health care issues at a hearing Tuesday.

Newscast for Friday, June 22, 2012

Jacob Fenston — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:11:32 +0000

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Nixon to address 2013 budget
Columbia Police release internal complaint numbers
Yahweh's Restoration Ministry to broadcast on national television

A few hot-button items left for last week of Mo. legislative session

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:54:41 +0000

Most of the big issues this legislative session were tied to the state budget, which has been passed and sent to Governor Jay Nixon. That has many political pundits wondering if the last week of the 2012 session will be anticlimactic. But as St.

Newscast for May 02, 2012

Scott Kanowsky — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:50:24 +0000

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Missouri Senate debates various opinions on state budget.
Federal money used to build five community health centers across Missouri.
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) calls for speedier rebuilding effort of Birds Point Levee.

Mo. GOP senators win concessions, but state budget still faces shortfall

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:31:49 +0000

Nine conservative Republican senators who held up debate on Missouri's budget plan had claimed it spent too much, relied too heavily on one-time revenue sources and needed a structural overhaul.

Missouri Senate approves 2013 budget

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:11:27 +0000

The Missouri Senate passed a $24 billion state budget early Wednesday morning, following several hours of debate and closed-door negotiations. The Senate reversed the House’s gutting of a pension program for the blind.

Newscast for April 25, 2012

Scott Kanowsky — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:03:12 +0000

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Missouri House votes to further study state worker pay

Associated Press — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:52:33 +0000

The Missouri House has voted to give a special committee more time to find ways to boost the salaries of state employees.

Newscast for March 23, 2012

Jacob Fenston — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:22:54 +0000

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Missouri House committee endorses legislation making it a crime for federal officials to enforce the 2010 federal health care overhaul in Missouri.
Missouri House passes $24 billion state budget.
Missouri flag desecration law declared unconstitutional.