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

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 r...

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What happenedGov. Mike Kehoe vetoes, restricts nearly $500 million from Missouri state budget.
What changedMissouri Independent frames it as "Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoes, restricts nearly $500 million from Missouri state budget". St. Louis Post-Dispatch frames it as "Kehoe chops nearly $500 million from state budget, calls it 'rightsizing government'".
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Still Watching. Missouri Independent frames it as "Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoes, restricts nearly $500 million from Missouri state budget". St. Louis Post-Dispatch frames it as "Kehoe chops nearly $500 million from state budget, calls it 'rightsizing government'".

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Jun 30, 10:32 PM: St. Louis Post-Dispatch joined the source map.

Jun 30, 11:18 PM: Missouri Independent joined the source map.

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Missouri Independent1h ago

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

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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-backe...

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch1h ago

Kehoe chops nearly $500 million from state budget, calls it 'rightsizing government'

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Gov. Mike Kehoe took an ax to the state’s $50.7 billion budget plan Tuesday, lopping off about $500 million in proposed spending to account for slowing revenue growth.

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