Budget

A $966 million budget for the city of St. Louis has made it through the first of many hurdles at City Hall.Mayor Francis Slay, comptroller Darlene Green,…

Budget writers in the Missouri Senate have passed that chamber’s version of the state budget for next year.The Senate plan is about $86 million smaller…

The state of Missouri has stayed within a constitutional revenue limit for the 12th budget year in a row.State auditor Tom Schweich released the yearly…

Missouri's revenues are up over last year - they're just not growing fast enough to keep the state's budget in balance.The state Office of Administration…

Ill. Gov to propose closing 14 major facilities in budget addressIllinois Governor Pat Quinn's administration says the cuts and consolidations will result…

St. Louis city firefighters took their objections to pension reform proposals from Mayor Francis Slay to City Hall on Friday, the day the legislation…

Updated at 12:20 p.m. with comments from the firefighters union.Updated at 3:55 p.m. with timeframe, and more comments from Mayor Slay and the…

Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky was used in this story.Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will endorse legislation in his State of the State…

One day after giving it first-round approval, the Missouri House has passed a proposed constitutional amendment to place spending caps on the state…

A proposed constitutional amendment that would place caps on the state budget has received first-round approval in the Missouri House.The measure would…