Missouri senators discuss FY24 budge as deadline approaches

The Missouri Senate now has its version of the Fiscal Year 2024 state operating budget.

Senator Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) chairs the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee. He says House Bill 2 appropriates state funding for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which includes fully funding school transportation

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But Sen. Karla May (D-St. Louis), who also serves on the panel, says she does not agree with the idea of removing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — or DEI — funding included in the budget:

The Fiscal Year 2024 state operating budget has to be sent to the governor no later than 6 p.m. on Friday, May 5.

Audio provided by the Missouri Senate

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