Fiscal crunch forces Missouri House to scale back earmarks in state construction budget

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 746

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A fiscal crunch that threatens to consume Missouri’s remaining general revenue surplus reduced — but did not eliminate — budget earmarks that send money to politically favored projects and organizations.

The Missouri House on Thursday sent to the Senate four spending bills for state maintenance and construction projects which were greatly pared down from previous years. The appropriation measures add $2.5 billion to the $50.4 billion operating budget sent to the state Senate …

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