House passes a budget bill It was a real surprise when the House adopted the conference committee report on SB 112, the budget that still needs $400 million in additional revenue to balance, without any discussion. Chairman...
Read MoreOnce again, the Senate took up HB 2109, their tax bill. They’ve been at it for several days now, each night abandoning the debate as it became apparent things were not going well. Yesterday, Senator King (R-Independence) offered...
Read MoreThe House and Senate Budget Conference Committee met at noon to consider assembling three variations of the budget bill currently in HB 2135. First a copy was made of HB 2135 and put into SB 112. HB 2135 would then be amended to...
Read MoreYet Another Plan Goes Down After Sunday night’s defeat of the Abrams amendment to HB 2109 (the Senate tax bill), Senate leadership regrouped and on Monday brought forth a new amendment based on the Governor’s tax proposal. The...
Read MoreFriday saw things fall apart under the dome after House leadership crafted a plan by which they could end tax debates on the floor and push the whole of decision making into a conference committee. Having watched the Senate...
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