Missouri Legislature is scrambling to pass a state budget by Friday’s deadline

The Missouri Legislature is scrambling to pass a state budget by Friday’s deadline. 

It is not uncommon for state lawmakers to flirt with the state budget deadline, but they are cutting it very close this time around. 

House and Senate negotiators met Wednesday night to compromise on what to fund, what not to fund, and how much to fund each budget item.

Once negotiations wrap up, the House and Senate will work to pass their budget proposal.

Some of the key items we are watching – if lawmakers decide to fully fund state aid to public schools and whether the proposal backs the governor’s request to designate an additional 107-million dollars in federal funds for childcare.

Earlier this week, the plan was to pass the budget by Thursday.