Rudi Keller

APtoReviewMarch 9, 2026 Budget leader proposes massive overhaul of Missouri higher education funding Missouri House budget chair Dirk Deaton proposes shifting hundreds of millions in college funds to follow full-time enrollment, drawing bipartisan skeptic... See more

A push to shift hundreds of millions of dollars among Missouri state colleges and universities ran into bipartisan skepticism Monday during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. State Rep. Dirk Deaton, chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he wa... See more

Budget leader proposes massive overhaul of Missouri higher education funding A push to shift hundreds of millions of dollars among Missouri state colleges and universities ran into bipartisan skepticism Monday during a hearing of the House Budget Committe... See more

State Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca and chairman of the House Budget Committee, explains his spending proposals during a Monday hearing. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)A push to shift hundreds of millions of dollars among Missouri state colleges and unive... See more

Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin, R-Shelbina, put herself in charge of a select committee to hear bills that would legalize video lottery. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). There is nothing promoters of legal video lottery games c... See more