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Missouri House approves $47.9 billion operating budget but debate centers on K‑12 funding
Summary
Lawmakers passed the chamber’s operating appropriations package including record investments in K‑12 education but divided over whether the foundation formula was fully funded and a related expansion of private-school support.
The Missouri House of Representatives on April 2 passed the chamber’s operating appropriations bill and several companion spending bills, approving what the budget chairman called a $47.9 billion operating budget that he said leaves $2 billion on the bottom line.
The House committee substitute for House Bill 2, the K‑12 appropriations bill, passed on third reading with a recorded vote of 95 yeas, 34 nays and 25 present. The motion for third reading and passage was made by the budget chairman, the Gentleman from McDonald. The bill includes what the budget chairman described on the floor as roughly…
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