House Budget Committee

The original supplemental budget bill included both a 5.5% cost-of-living adjustment and a baseline of $15 an hour for all state employees. Now, those across-the-board raises are out.

Democrats argued that record state surpluses would grow with new medical coverage, but Republicans said it's not right for Missouri's budget.

Since Gov. Eric Greitens’ scandal broke wide open in January, there’s been a well-accepted assumption that if the GOP chief executive resigns it would…