Missouri Budget Project

Missourians deserve more than empty promises. More than legislators saying, “trust us, it’ll be fine.” Lawmakers are trying to sell Missouri voters a lemon, but in the Show-Me State, we want them to show us the details.

Legislature’s Tax Scheme Will Hurt Missourians - Missouri Budget Project For Immediate Release: April 21, 2026 Legislature’s Tax Scheme Will Hurt MissouriansStatement from Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project With this vote, state lawmakers have advanced to the ballot a misleading tax scheme that would result in a massive tax hike for most Missourians...

Older Missourians, others with fixed incomes and working families struggling to get ahead will bare the brunt of the Tax Shift (HJR 173) that the Missouri Senate forced through in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

As Missouri weighs eliminating income tax, higher sales tax could leave seniors with less wiggle room An income tax elimination proposal would allow the General Assembly to raise or expand sales taxes, which seniors say would increase their tax burden.

A Day in the life of Missouri's tax dollars:
🏫 Funding public schools that give every kid a fair shot
🚘 Building infrastructure that keeps us safe
👪 Supporting families and workers
🏥 Strengthening public health

Rural communities could face devastating cuts to education, employment, and health coverage under MO's tax scheme .

All while rural residents pay more overall. Learn more:

Missouri Tax Proposal Would Harm Rural Missouri - Missouri Budget Project Missouri policymakers are considering a proposal to swap the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax, rigging the system for the wealthy and hurting Missourians and their communities. Not only would most rural Missourians see a tax increase under this tax scheme, but state services that support....

🚨 Eliminating the income tax rigs the system for the wealthy – while hurting working people, families, and communities. Learn more and tell your state senator to oppose this tax scheme.

Say NO to Missouri Tax Scheme Eliminating the income tax rigs the system for the wealthy, while hurting working people, families, and communities. Tell your State Senator to vote NO on this tax scheme.

In moving forward on a tax scheme that would undercut Missouri’s schools and harm our communities, Missouri legislators have made clear that their priorities lie with wealthy donors rather than hardworking Missouri families.

Statement: MO House Advances Tax Scheme That Will Harm Missourians, State & Local Economy Statement: MO House Advances Tax Scheme That Will Harm Missourians, State & Local Economy - Missouri Budget Project Missouri legislators have made clear that their priorities lie with wealthy donors rather than hardworking Missouri families.

In January, hundreds of Missourians packed the Capitol to say: no more playing defense.

Next week, lawmakers in will be back in their home districts for Spring Break. And we're going to meet them there.

📢Join us and our amazing partners at Abortion Action MO PROMO Missouri Action St. Louis Missouri Workers Center Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Action Laborers' Local 955 Springfield Tenants Unite Missouri Budget Project SEIU Healthcare Missouri Kansas Indivisible KC Show Up Missouri NAACP Springfield Beacon Reproductive Health Network UAW Local 2250 United Auto Workers Local 249 SEIU Local 1, UAW Local 31, League of Women Voters Springfield Chapter and Immigrant Justice Collaborative for a Mass Emergency Meeting in your region to hold our legislators accountable and lay out a plan for a People's Budget -- one that invests in paid sick time, disaster relief for our neighbors, healthcare, and the things our communities actually need.

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Kansas City Emergency Spring Break Meeting

Missouri legislators are considering extreme tax schemes. Learn more: https://mobudget.org/h-commerce-testimony-hjr-173-174/

Show-Me the Details: With no plan, those wanting to eliminate the state income tax are trying to sell Missourians a lemon.

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