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Missouri Budget Project

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Informing public policy decisions through objective research and analysis of state budget, tax and economic issues

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Missouri Budget Project@mobudget.bsky.social · 15h ago

MO voters resoundingly reject Amendment 5. "Missourians saw through the bait-and-switch. Voters clearly chose to protect our schools and services over a tax cut for the rich.” https://mobudget.org/voters-resoundingly-reject-amendment-5/

Voters Resoundingly Reject Amendment 5 - Missouri Budget Project

For Immediate Release: August 4, 2026Contact: Traci Gleason or Amy Blouin Missourians overwhelmingly rejected Amendment 5 in the August election, saying no to the tax scheme that would have hit working families to give the wealthy yet another tax cut. “Missourians saw through the bait-and-switch,” said Amy Blouin, President and CEO of Missouri Budget Project, a nonprofit organization that analyzes state budget and tax issues. “Voters clearly chose to protect our schools and services over a tax cut for the rich.” Amendment 5 would have required the General Assembly to eliminate the income...

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Missouri Budget Project@mobudget.bsky.social · 4w ago

Amy Blouin, president of MBP, “They’re trying to hide the ball. They either don’t want people to know their intent.., or they really don’t have a plan .. Either way it’s a problem,” Blouin said. ... #NOon5 #noeverythingtax www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Supporters of phasing out Missouri income tax won't talk specifics ahead of public vote

Voters will decide Aug. 4 whether lawmakers can phase out Missouri's income tax and broaden sales taxes. Supporters aren't saying what new items would be taxed or how much.

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Missouri Budget Project@mobudget.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Missourians deserve more than empty promises. More than legislators saying, “trust us, it’ll be fine.” Lawmakers are trying to sell Missouri voters a lemon, but in the Show-Me State, we want them to show us the details. https://mobudget.org/legislatures-tax-scheme-will-hurt-missourians/

Legislature’s Tax Scheme Will Hurt Missourians - Missouri Budget Project

For Immediate Release: April 21, 2026 Legislature’s Tax Scheme Will Hurt MissouriansStatement from Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project With this vote, state lawmakers have advanced to the ballot a misleading tax scheme that would result in a massive tax hike for most Missourians. While the richest Missourians will pad their investment accounts, the vast majority of us will be subject to whopping increased costs for everything from home repairs to car insurance to burial services. Policymakers know the devil is in the details, so instead of putting a full plan to voters,...

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Missouri Budget Project@mobudget.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Rural communities could face devastating cuts to education, employment, and health coverage under MO's tax scheme . All while rural residents pay more overall. Learn more: https://ow.ly/Emmo50YINVM

Missouri Tax Proposal Would Harm Rural Missouri - Missouri Budget Project

Missouri policymakers are considering a proposal to swap the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax, rigging the system for the wealthy and hurting Missourians and their communities. Not only would most rural Missourians see a tax increase under this tax scheme, but state services that support rural Missourians and their local communities would be at risk of devastating cuts, increasing instability in rural communities. Missouri’s income tax supports nearly 2/3 of Missouri’s state general revenue budget – a critical state funding source for K-12 schools, mental health services,...

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Missouri Budget Project@mobudget.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 Eliminating the income tax rigs the system for the wealthy – while hurting working people, families, and communities. Learn more and tell your state senator to oppose this tax scheme. https://mobudget.salsalabs.org/senate-no-tax-scheme/index.html

Say NO to Missouri Tax Scheme

Eliminating the income tax rigs the system for the wealthy, while hurting working people, families, and communities. Tell your State Senator to vote NO on this tax scheme.

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Missouri Budget Project@mobudget.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In moving forward on a tax scheme that would undercut Missouri’s schools and harm our communities, Missouri legislators have made clear that their priorities lie with wealthy donors rather than hardworking Missouri families. https://ow.ly/jGe650Ys0yV

Statement: MO House Advances Tax Scheme That Will Harm Missourians, State & Local Economy - Missouri Budget Project

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2026Contact: Traci Gleason Swapping State Income Tax for Increased Sales Taxes Will Harm Missourians, State & Local EconomyStatement from Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project In voting to move forward on a tax scheme that would undercut Missouri’s schools and harm our communities, Missouri legislators have made clear that their priorities lie with wealthy donors rather than hardworking Missouri families. Missouri families are already stretched thin. Childcare and groceries are more and more expensive, food banks can’t keep up with the...

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