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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).

Mo. House endorses minimum wage restriction

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:59:54 +0000

The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that would prohibit the state's minimum wage from exceeding the federal rate.

In 2006, Missouri voters approved a ballot initiative that set the state's minimum wage at $6.50 an hour, and allowed future minimums to rise based on the rate of inflation. It now matches the federal level of $7.25 an hour.

Mo. House committee passes balanced budget amendment proposal

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:34:25 +0000

A resolution that would launch a new attempt to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution has passed a Missouri House committee.

The measure is sponsored by State Representative Dwight Scharnhorst (R, Valley Park).