April 11, 2024

April typically means “budget time” in the Missouri Legislature, and this year is no different. On April 4, the Missouri House of Representatives passed its version of the state’s spending blueprint for Fiscal Year 2025. Next, the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee will start looking at the budget bills, then the full Senate will approve its version. Following this, Senate-House conference committees will hammer out any differences. The budget has to be sent to the governor’s desk no later than 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10.

This Week’s Visitors to the Capitol

Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza and
 Sen. Crawford

Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Group/FFA Members
 Bailey Clark (Fair Play), Jasmine Farrow (Fair Play),
 Shelbie Turnbough (Humansville), Sen. Crawford,
 Emma Hancock (Bolivar), Ellie Samek (Bolivar),
 Gabriella Frey (Humansville),
 Farm Bureau Ambassador Caleb Simpson (Bolivar) and
 Trent Drake (Polk County)

Missouri Independent Bankers Association with
 Sen. Crawford

BTC Bank
 Blake Summers, Jonathan Fish, Sen. Crawford,
 Heather Winds (Dallas County) and Seth Cline (Pettis County)

Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Day: 
 Cole Camp, Lincoln and Warsaw County FFA
 Westin Eifert, Erin Goodpaster, Adison Ives,
 Sen. Crawford, Dallas Steinhoff, Chase Stone, Holdyn Pilant
 and Brandi Rath

Farm Bureau Leadership Day:
 Eldorado Springs and Stockton FFA
 Megan Richner, Jenna Runkle, LeLa Brown, Vanissa Nail,
 Sen. Crawford, Gabriella Wooldridge, Jeff Stacy,
 Sarina Walker and Karista Algiare

Sedalia School Board Members
 Representative Rodger Reedy, Scott Gardner, Sen. Crawford,
 Barbara Schrader, Superintendent Dr. Todd Fraley,
 Pam Moon and Rep. Brad Pollitt

Bolivar School Board
 Drew Logan, Mike Ryan, Sen. Crawford, Paula Hubbert and
 Sheila Anderson

Pleasant Hope R-VI School with Sen. Crawford

Thomas Grochowski, Sen. Crawford and
 Center for Independent Living’s Jennifer Gundy
 (Vernon County)

Heather Brockmeyer with NAMI/Nevada and Sen. Crawford

I am honored to serve as your senator in the Missouri Senate. If, at any time, you have questions, concerns or ideas regarding state government, please feel free to contact me at 573-751-8793 or Sandy.Crawford@senate.mo.gov.

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