Lincoln Hough

Some legislators in both chambers objected to the move since the House unexpectedly failed to pass the part of the budget funding capital improvement projects across the state last week.

The Missouri House declined to pass one budget bill that contained hundreds of millions of dollars for capital improvement projects across the state.

Missouri officials doubt the state could stop accepting Medicaid expansion applicants if the federal government provides less money.

Missouri Republicans campaigning for lieutenant governor in the August primary are making it one of the year's most crowded races, including two state senators, an attorney, a county clerk and a businessman.

Fundraising in the Republican and Democratic primaries for Missouri governor has exceeded $21 million, with the majority going to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. But the race for attorney general is also proving pricey.

The lieutenant governor is next in line to be governor, breaks ties in the Missouri Senate and sits on various boards.

After an over 40-hour filibuster on the Senate side on the tax, the House passed it in less than 10 minutes.

The Federal Reimbursement allowance is set to expire at the end of September. The bill in question would extend the tax through September 2029.

Lawmakers had until 6 p.m. Friday to pass the budget. The final product is roughly $1 billion less than Gov. Mike Parson proposed.

The deadline for the legislature to pass the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is 6 p.m. Friday.