Missouri House and Senate Approve Funding For KCATA Operations

Posted on: Apr 12, 2010

Both the Missouri House and Senate have approved an appropriation for KCATA in their budget bills. The Missouri House approved a $5 million appropriation, while the Missouri Senate approved a $2 million appropriation. A conference committee of House and Senate members will meet to negotiate the amount that will be put in the Missouri state budget. The budget will then go to Governor Jay Nixon. Our thanks go to the Kansas City area Senators and Representatives who fought hard to make sure this request remained in the budget. If approved, this funding will help preserve Metro service. Due to declining sales tax revenues, which is KCATA’s primary funding source, KCATA is facing serious budget challenges.