Posted on Apr 1, 2023
Missouri House passes $46 billion budget that bars funding for diversity and inclusion efforts
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Instead of speaking on the billions of dollars within the Missouri budget, House Democrats repeatedly spoke out against language added to each bill that prohibits spending on anything associated with diversity, equity and inclusion. That language is expected to be stripped out in the Senate.
A $45.6 billion budget is on its way to the Missouri Senate after the House passed it Thursday.
It contains around $10 billion in K-12 spending, including fully funding school transportation, with some money set aside for Pre-K. The House also continued to fund Medicaid expansion and allocated money for child care subsidies.
However, debate Thursday was not about the billions of dollars allocated to Missouri’s schools, transportation and health care.
A $45.6 billion budget is on its way to the Missouri Senate after the House passed it Thursday.
It contains around $10 billion in K-12 spending, including fully funding school transportation, with some money set aside for Pre-K. The House also continued to fund Medicaid expansion and allocated money for child care subsidies.
However, debate Thursday was not about the billions of dollars allocated to Missouri’s schools, transportation and health care.
Missouri House passes $46 billion budget that bars funding for diversity and inclusion efforts
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."One amendment that House Democrats failed to attach to a budget was Rep. Deb Lavender’s proposal of $308 million in base pay increases for home care workers who help people with disabilities. That amendment fell just a few votes short of passing on the House floor.
Hough said that’s something he would support.
“We've got to make sure that the salaries for those individuals are competitive so that the individuals we're trying to serve can get the care that they need,” Hough said.
Overall, the House’s version of the budget is $2 billion less than Parson suggested. As to how much spending the Senate will propose, Hough said he doesn’t believe Missourians pay taxes so lawmakers can look at that money in the bank.
“The analogy that I'll use is, I feel like this would be bragging about how much money you have in your savings account while your roof is leaking and your furniture and your living room is getting destroyed. We need to fix the infrastructure in this state and make Missouri as competitive as we can by investing in those kinds of things,” Hough said."
..."One amendment that House Democrats failed to attach to a budget was Rep. Deb Lavender’s proposal of $308 million in base pay increases for home care workers who help people with disabilities. That amendment fell just a few votes short of passing on the House floor.
Hough said that’s something he would support.
“We've got to make sure that the salaries for those individuals are competitive so that the individuals we're trying to serve can get the care that they need,” Hough said.
Overall, the House’s version of the budget is $2 billion less than Parson suggested. As to how much spending the Senate will propose, Hough said he doesn’t believe Missourians pay taxes so lawmakers can look at that money in the bank.
“The analogy that I'll use is, I feel like this would be bragging about how much money you have in your savings account while your roof is leaking and your furniture and your living room is getting destroyed. We need to fix the infrastructure in this state and make Missouri as competitive as we can by investing in those kinds of things,” Hough said."
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