With a balanced state budget due at the end of the week, President Pro Tem Dave Schatz has named the Senate members heading to conference.
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It took nine hours and a bevy of impassioned speeches on health care, but the Missouri Senate ultimately passed its package of budget bills for FY 2022.
It’s difficult to remember all the nuances in the budget process from session to session so we brought you the rundown so you know what will be happening in the coming days.
With less than a month left before the end of session, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its first budget bill Monday.
After five hours of session, there was only one clear winner in the Senate Monday: drama.
A bill that would prohibit the use of public funds meant for school districts to be used to affect elections was perfected Monday evening.
Gov. Mike Parson signed the first bill of the session into law, providing more than $324 million to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
A bill meant to set a cap on the newly-revived low-income housing tax credits program is set to be considered in the upper chamber.
"This will have a major impact on other areas of our budget, and we must plan accordingly."