Missouri’s House Budget Committee will hear testimony Monday afternoon from state education officials about teacher recruitment and retention. Missouri Governor Mike Parson has called for increasing the baseline salary for new teachers to $38,000, saying the Show-Me State ranks 50th in the nation for starting teacher pay. House Budget Committee chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) tells …
Missouri’s governor proposes $5.4 billion supplemental budget; Medicaid expansion is key component
Medicaid expansion funding and money for the program itself are key parts of Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s proposed supplemental budget, which will be unveiled Monday morning in Jefferson City. Office of Administration (OA) officials will unveil the governor’s emergency supplemental budget request during an 11 am hearing at the Statehouse. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody …