Missouri auditor warns deep budget cuts loom as surplus nears end

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 1,395

Last Updated: 1 day, 10 hours ago

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Missouri is about to exhaust the surplus lawmakers relied on to balance the state budget, and elected officials are going to have to make deep cuts to align spending with revenue, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said in a report released Wednesday.

The report shows a worsening picture of state finances since Fitzpatrick wrote a similar analysis in December. There will be some surplus remaining at the end of the new fiscal year …

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