US EditionLawmakers negotiating Missouri budget add $300M to public schools spending
- Missouri lawmakers negotiated eight state spending bills on Wednesday night, fully funding public schools and increasing the education budget.
- The negotiations began late at 8:30 p.m. Due to differences between the House and Senate budget plans, with spending increases exceeding prior proposals.
- The completed bills include a $4 billion allocation for public schools and a $297 million increase opposed by Governor Kehoe, while fixing policies affecting childcare subsidies.
- House Budget Chairman Dirk Deaton noted plans to prevent unelected officials from cutting $300 million from the foundation formula, saying, "This is a statutory minimum."
- The budget progress suggests public schools will receive full funding by July 1, but unresolved bills require further committee work or a potential special session.
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House Speaker Jon Patterson of Lee's Summit speaks at a news conference Friday with House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton of Noel. (TIm Bommel/Missouri House Communications)Missouri House Republicans unexpectedly refused to allow a vote Friday on a $513 million spending bill for construction projects, citing a desire to control spending for a move that was kept secret from Democrats in the chamber and members of the state Senate. The move …
Lawmakers negotiating Missouri budget add nearly $300M to public school spending
Missouri’s public schools would be fully funded and a policy some blame for undermining a child care subsidy program would be fixed, legislative budget negotiators decided Wednesday night as they worked through eight of the 13 spending bills for state…
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Lawmakers negotiating Missouri budget add $300M to public schools spending
Missouri’s public schools would be fully funded and a policy some blame for undermining a child care subsidy program would be fixed, legislative budget negotiators decided Wednesday night as they worked through eight of the 13 spending bills for state…
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