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  "path": "/2026/05/05/lawmakers-craft-final-missouri-budget-plan-with-no-increase-for-public-education-programs/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T15:21:37.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Legislature",
    "Betsy Fogle",
    "budget surplus",
    "Department of Social Services",
    "Dirk Deaton",
    "foundation formula",
    "higher education",
    "John Voss",
    "Kathy Steinhoff",
    "Maggie Nurrenbern",
    "Missouri budget",
    "MOScholars",
    "Rusty Black"
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  "textContent": "There are no increases in basic state aid to public schools or higher education in the compromise Missouri budget worked out Monday in a day-long conference. As a result, lawmakers will not fund the $190 million cost of a 2024 education law as requested by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. For community colleges […]",
  "title": "Lawmakers craft final Missouri budget plan with no increase for public education programs"
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