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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": [
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"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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