Missouri is about to exhaust the revenue surplus that lawmakers have used to balance the state budget in recent years, according to a report issued by Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick on Wednesday. The report states that there will be some...
As the G7 summit approaches June 15-17 in France, the presidents of the episcopal conferences of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, issued a joint statement. In the statement the Bishops said that they...
Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday moved four proposed constitutional amendments to the Aug. 4 primary ballot: Amendment 1, renewing a sales tax for state parks and soil conservation; Amendment 2, requiring direct election of county assessors; Amendment 4,...
Which MCC priority bills passed during the legislative session, and which didn’t? Click here to view the MCC End of Session Report, which shows the final action of bills on which the MCC had a position. You can also listen to the Missouri Catholic...
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld Missouri's new congressional map in two decisions handed down on Tuesday, just hours after the court heard oral arguments over the cases. The decisions upheld the validity of the map, which splits Kansas City into...
The Missouri House and Senate worked this week to finalize their legislative agendas for the 2026 session. We have had a number of legislative victories this session, including the passage of the age verification bill (see below), increasing...
Missouri lawmakers this week completed their work on the $50.7 billion state budget for fiscal year 2027. The budget, contained in 16 spending bills, allocates $48.7 billion to state government operations and another $2 billion for construction and...
Missouri voters will decide later this year whether lawmakers can work toward eliminating the state’s individual income tax and replacing it with an increased and expanded sales tax. The proposed constitutional amendment, HJR 173, sponsored by Rep....
In the latest MCC from the Capitol podcast, Jamie Morris, MCC Executive Director and General Counsel, discusses updates on legislation that the MCC is following with Curtis Wichmer, Legislative Counsel, and Dr. Guillermo Villa-Trueba, Hispanic...
The Missouri House this week debated and passed its set of bills to fund the state’s budget for fiscal year 2027. The 12 bills spend $50.4 billion for the operation of state government, including $15.9 billion in state general revenue. The House’s...