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  "path": "/2026/03/23/5-things-to-watch-as-missouri-lawmakers-return-for-the-final-stretch/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T10:55:39.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Legislature",
    "budget",
    "child care",
    "disability services",
    "foster care",
    "gambling",
    "gray-market machines",
    "Medicaid",
    "slot machines",
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  "textContent": "Legislative spring break is over, and Missouri lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with a packed agenda and a May 15 deadline to adjourn. The second half of the session begins with a tighter budget picture, unresolved fights over taxes and public benefits, and a Senate that has already shown it can consume time […]",
  "title": "5 things to watch as Missouri lawmakers return for the final stretch"
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