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The Democrat, who represents part of St. Louis, spoke on what he believes is a more fractious than usual legislature. He also delved into the Missouri budget, including the Senate’s decision to fully restore funding for state employee raises.
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The Democrat from St. Louis County spoke on continued tensions in the Senate, which have spilled over into multiple days of debate about Missouri’s congressional redistricting.
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The Missouri House also passed a resolution that makes several changes to the state’s initiative petition process. It would make it tougher for proposed amendments to the state’s constitution to make it on the ballot and for voters to pass them.
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The emergency supplemental budget also includes almost $2 billion in federal money for schools and funding for Missouri’s Medicaid program.
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Missouri’s governor hopes the legislature will pass his proposed raises for state employees in time for them to go into effect in February.
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In an interview with St. Louis Public Radio on Wednesday, Gov. Parson explained his priorities on spending federal dollars, congressional redistricting and the COVID-19 pandemic as the 2022 legislative session began.
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Hours after Missouri lawmakers approved an FRA extension, the governor signed 13 bills making up the $35.6 billion state budget
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Missouri's budget does not include money to extend Medicaid to 275,000 low-income people, despite a constitutional amendment approved by voters.
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The state’s budget also provides funding for the public defender system and mistakenly paid unemployment benefits
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Missouri lawmakers are headed back to the state capitol Monday to pass a state budget by May 8. The coronavirus has left the 2020 legislative session in…