Missouri s bulging state budget allowed lawmakers to bring home money for community groups promoting better health, education and employment opportunities; for new buildings and roads projects; and to help local government agencies with big expenses like water infrastructure and tourism projects. But the governor may veto some of the items.
Missouri's state budget for fiscal year 2024, approved by the legislature but still awaiting the governor's final consent, includes over $86 million for Springfield projects including repairing the historic Jefferson Avenue Footbridge on Commercial Street and building a new youth mental health facility in town.