Dirk Deaton /tags/dirk-deaton Dirk Deaton en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 10 May 2024 22:33:59 GMT Missouri legislature passes $51.7 billion budget with some complaints about lack of transparency /government-politics-issues/2024-05-10/missouri-house-passes-state-budget-after-months-of-republican-turmoil Lawmakers had until 6 p.m. Friday to pass the budget. The final product is roughly $1 billion less than Gov. Mike Parson proposed. Fri, 10 May 2024 22:33:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-10/missouri-house-passes-state-budget-after-months-of-republican-turmoil Sarah Kellogg Missouri House passes $50.7 billion budget, changes expected in Senate /government-politics-issues/2024-04-04/missouri-house-passes-50-7-billion-budget-changes-expected-in-senate Included in the budget is a 3.2% pay increase for state workers, money to fully fund school transportation and funds to improve Interstate 44. However, the House version of the budget is about $2 billion less than Gov. Mike Parson requested for the upcoming fiscal year. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:54:54 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-04-04/missouri-house-passes-50-7-billion-budget-changes-expected-in-senate Sarah Kellogg Missouri House approves cut to state’s income and corporate taxes /government-politics-issues/2023-03-23/missouri-house-approves-cut-to-states-income-and-corporate-taxes The bill would also remove taxes on Social Security benefits, which both parties say could be helpful to seniors in the state. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:06:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-03-23/missouri-house-approves-cut-to-states-income-and-corporate-taxes Jason Rosenbaum Missouri House Republicans push $1 billion cut to corporate and personal income taxes /government-politics-issues/2023-03-21/missouri-house-votes-to-cut-corporate-and-personal-income-taxes-by-1-billion The bill would slice the corporate rate in half and exempt all Social Security benefits from state taxation. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:58:40 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-03-21/missouri-house-votes-to-cut-corporate-and-personal-income-taxes-by-1-billion Rudi Keller Missouri House gives initial approval to $46 billion state budget — changes expected from Senate /government-politics-issues/2022-04-05/missouri-house-gives-initial-approval-to-46-1-billion-state-budget-but-changes-expected The budget bills come as the Missouri Senate is expected to make changes to the House’s legislation. Senators have expressed frustration at the House taking what they believe is longer than normal on the budget with only six weeks left in the 2022 session. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 02:33:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-04-05/missouri-house-gives-initial-approval-to-46-1-billion-state-budget-but-changes-expected Sarah Kellogg Rep. Dirk Deaton on the Missouri General Assembly’s big budgetary decisions /podcast/politically-speaking/2022-01-07/rep-dirk-deaton-on-the-missouri-general-assemblys-big-budgetary-decisions The Noel Republican also discussed other big-ticket items for the 2022 session, including congressional redistricting and passing legislation authorizing Gov. Mike Parson to spend Medicaid expansion funds. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:19:48 GMT /podcast/politically-speaking/2022-01-07/rep-dirk-deaton-on-the-missouri-general-assemblys-big-budgetary-decisions Sarah Kellogg, Jason Rosenbaum