Missouri Budget Project

Statement: MO House Advances Tax Scheme That Will Harm Missourians, State & Local Economy - Missouri Budget Project For Immediate Release: March 10, 2026Contact: Traci Gleason Swapping State Income Tax for Increased Sales Taxes Will Harm Missourians, State & Local EconomyStatement from Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project In voting to move forward on a tax scheme that would undercut Missouri’s schools and harm our communities, Missouri legislators have made clear that their priorities lie with wealthy donors rather than hardworking Missouri families. Missouri families are already stretched thin. Childcare and groceries are more and more expensive, food banks can’t keep up with the...

In moving forward on a tax scheme that would undercut Missouri’s schools and harm our communities, Missouri legislators have made clear that their priorities lie with wealthy donors rather than hardworking Missouri families.
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Missouri legislators are considering extreme tax schemes. Learn more: https://mobudget.org/h-commerce-testimony-hjr-173-174/

‼️ Swapping income taxes for more sales taxes isn't a wash. 80% of MO'ans would pay more in total taxes for everyday needs like car repairs, childcare, and haircuts. #moleg

Sustainable economic growth is driven by real improvements in the lives of everyday Missourians, not tax cuts for the wealthiest. Most Missourians would pay MORE in taxes under HJRs 173 & 174 #moleg

Show-Me the Details: With no plan, those wanting to eliminate the state income tax are trying to sell Missourians a lemon. #moleg Learn more: mobudget.org/mbp-presiden...

Today’s rulings confirm what’s been clear all along: the Administration has been sitting on billions of available dollars that it is legally required to use to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their groceries.

SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.

The claim that the federal government can't pay #SNAP benefits stands in opposition to both the law & prior practice, including that of this administration. Learn more: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

The 5 Biggest State Tax Cuts for Millionaires this Year Some states continue to hand out huge tax cuts to millionaires. The five largest tax cuts this year will cost states a total of $2.2 billion per year once fully implemented.

MO may be bottom of the barrel in funding K-12 education, but it's top 5 in tax giveaways for millionaires! Show Me state priorities, #moleg!

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The Administration and State Officials Should Take Steps to Keep WIC Operating During a Partial Government Shutdown | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Reported White House statements imply that if the federal government partially shuts down on October 1, the WIC program will shut down almost immediately, meaning low-income families would lose out...

But there’s more USDA can and should do, including immediately distributing #WIC’s $150 million contingency fund & assuring states they can eventually replenish state coffers if they use state funds to keep WIC fully open once federal funds run out.
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We drive the economy: our innovation, our labor, our spending. We are the reason our communities thrive. Tell our leaders WE keep it all moving, and that’s why our wellbeing should come first.
#WeDriveTheEconomy app.sosha.ai/s/FpSvJGlI

When people have to work 2 or 3 jobs just to make ends meet, they’re too stressed to show up for their families and communities. But we all benefit when workers are compensated well. #WeDriveTheEconomy
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is projected to add $3.4 trillion to the debt, budget office says The law will also "increase by 10 million the number of people without health insurance" over the coming decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated.

New from CBO: BBB will increase deficit by $3.4 Trillion, cause 10 million to lose health coverage. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

A Missouri mother’s plea: ‘Without Medicaid, we would lose everything’ | CNN Politics Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much for politics, but because she believes the proposed Medicaid cuts are a matte...

Please take 5 minutes to learn what's at stake for Missourians as Congress barrels towards votes on Medicaid & SNAP cuts ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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This suggests that Republicans may add yet another deeply harmful health care cut to the Senate bill – a cut that would take health coverage away from even more people, shift massive, unaffordable costs to states, & could even lead some states to end their #Medicaid expansion.

Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Missouri Families & Rural MO Tell Senators to OPPOSE Medicaid and other cuts to health coverage that will leave Missourians uninsured, raise costs, or make it harder for those eligible for coverage to get and keep it.

Take action now: mobudget.salsalabs.org/oppose-medic...

Some in DC want to eliminate health care to pay for tax cuts for wealthy corporations. They claim cuts won't hurt working families, but the cuts are designed to do just that, by creating obstacles so steep that Missourians – including working families - lose care.

BREAKING: CBO estimates 16 million more people will be uninsured as a result of the "Big Beautiful Bill's" cuts to Medicaid and other changes to health insurance, and its failure to renew premium tax credits.

That's 2.5 times Missouri's entire population. #medicaidmatters

House bill would gut Medicaid in Missouri — even for those who work The consequences are clear: Hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts, and millions left with no insurance.

❌ Medicaid work requirements = Repeal by red tape. ❌

"Thousands of Missourians — many of whom work or qualify for exemptions, including people with disabilities — would lose coverage."

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By repealing paid sick leave, Missouri legislators will hurt working families Late last Wednesday night, the Missouri Republican-controlled legislature overrode the will of the state’s voters by repealing the paid sick leave portion of Proposition A, a ballot measure passed wit...

The #moleg decision to repeal paid sick leave "is a step backward for Missouri’s working families and a violation of the democratic process."

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House Budget Reconciliation Would Cut Health Care, Food Assistance for Missourians - Missouri Budget Project The U.S. House of Representatives is barreling forward to meet its self-imposed deadline of voting this week on legislation that would enact the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the history of the...

U.S. House just approved a massive reconciliation package that would slash Medicaid and SNAP, stripping health coverage and food assistance away from Missourians. Learn more ⬇️

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Don't Cut Health Care & Food Assistance to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Tell Congress to put our families first by opposing dangerous budget cuts that keep food off the table and put our health on the line.

This comes after another marathon, middle of the night hearing while America slept.

Missourians deserve policies that stand up to the light of day. 🌅Tell Congress to #ProtectMedicaid and #SNAP

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House Budget Reconciliation Would Cut Health Care, Food Assistance for Missourians - Missouri Budget Project The U.S. House of Representatives is barreling forward to meet its self-imposed deadline of voting this week on legislation that would enact the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the history of the...

❗❗Despite having just released new language for parts of the 1,000+ page bill, the House may rush to vote overnight to slash Medicaid and SNAP. Learn more about how the bill would cuts Missourians health care & access to food assistance ⬇️

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The GOP’s Big Medicaid Idea Was Tried Before—And Failed Badly Arkansas and Georgia tried work requirements, and the results were not pretty.

It's clear - work requirements don't work.

- People who meet the requirements lose their health coverage.
- This makes it HARDER to work
- And increases the cost of health care for everyone

#protectMedicaid

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He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It. A 54-year-old mechanic called Pathways to Coverage a “great program” at the governor’s press conference. But after getting kicked off the health insurance program for low-income Georgians twice, burea...

❌ Medicaid work requirements in practice:

After calling it a "great program" at a press conference, a 54-year-old mechanic has been kicked off his health insurance twice, and bureaucratic red tape has him at his wit’s end.

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Opinion: Supporting paid family leave is a smart investment in Missouri businesses One of the most fulfilling parts of my career has been mentoring young female entrepreneurs. They often ask me how to maintain work-life balance. I wish I had good news.

"Supporting paid family and sick leave is a smart investment, but also a humane one....Overturning Proposition A would be a giant step backwards in Missouri that would not only hurt our people, but also our businesses and economy." www.stltoday.com/opinion/colu...

CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medicaid bill The Congressional Budget Office estimates that many of the major Medicaid policies would account for $625 billion in savings, though the CBO didn’t calculate the impacts of all provisions.

Congressional Budget Office estimates: The Medicaid bill in the House would cause 10.3 million people to lose Medicaid coverage and 7.6 million people would go uninsured. www.politico.com/live-updates...

SNAP Cuts Are Likely To Harm More Than 27,000 Retailers Nationwide A new analysis shows that 27,000 retailers in areas with the highest shares of SNAP participants would be the most likely to bear the brunt of proposed drastic cuts to food assistance.

"Cuts to SNAP would not just affect Americans enrolled in the program but would also pull the rug out from under grocers, farmers, and the broader economy." Cuts could make it hard for grocers in some areas to stay open. #handsoffSNAP www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...

1 in 3 Missouri working parents don’t get a single paid sick day. They are forced to choose between their paycheck and their family's financial stability because staying home means missing prescriptions, food, or rent. That changes today. #PropA

SNAP helps Missourians across our state meet their nutritional needs and gives an especially critical boost to our state's rural communities, accounting for over 4$ of total Gross Domestic Product in some areas. mobudget.org/snap-overvie...