Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoes, restricts nearly $500 million from Missouri state budget

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 1,313

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoed nearly $53 million from Missouri’s $50.7 billion state budget Tuesday, but his larger move was to freeze $441 million in spending — including dozens of lawmaker-backed earmarks — as state revenues lag projections and Missouri’s pandemic-era surplus dwindles.

The vetoes were relatively light, cutting only about $30 million in general revenue spending. The restrictions go much deeper, blocking $337 million in expected general revenue spending while allowing Kehoe …

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