By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
The scale of government can distort what counts as big.
In a $48.7 billion state operating budget, a few line items for family mental health support can look minor. But for families trying to navigate serious mental illness, those programs can be the difference between isolation and knowing where to turn.
Today’s edition starts there, with Steph Quinn’s story on NAMI Missouri services facing possible cuts. It then moves to two larger fights over public money and public power: Missouri’s tax overhaul staying on the August ballot and a nearly $1.8 billion federal fund running into resistance from Republicans and Democrats alike.
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by Steph Quinn
Family support groups and education courses have helped Missourians fill gaps in the mental health system for decades. Now NAMI Missouri is trying to preserve them as Gov. Mike Kehoe weighs the final budget.
(Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications)
by Rudi Keller
A Cole County judge rejected opponents’ constitutional and ballot-language challenges, but the fight over Amendment 5 is not over as a June 9 deadline approaches.
(Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
by Ashley Murray
President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund appeared uncertain Monday after bipartisan lawsuits, GOP resistance and concerns that Jan. 6 defendants could seek compensation.
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