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  "path": "/2026/06/30/gov-mike-kehoe-vetoes-restricts-nearly-500-million-from-missouri-state-budget/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-30T23:18:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Government + Politics",
    "Legislature",
    "budget surplus",
    "earmarks",
    "Elevate Lives",
    "Jefferson City Conference Center",
    "Mike Kehoe",
    "Missouri budget"
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  "textContent": "Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoed nearly $53 million from Missouri’s $50.7 billion state budget Tuesday, but his larger move was to freeze $441 million in spending — including dozens of lawmaker-backed earmarks — as state revenues lag projections and Missouri’s pandemic-era surplus dwindles. The vetoes were relatively light, cutting only about $30 million in general revenue […]",
  "title": "Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoes, restricts nearly $500 million from Missouri state budget"
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