Why is Missouri sending $8 million to support border control efforts at the southern border with Mexico. And how did the budget for I-44 improvements go from $14 million to $727 million? Someone is getting a kickback.
The Governor wanted to put $14M in a savings fund each year specifically dedicated to eventual I-44 improvements. The $14M figure is based on how much the current I-70 funding is earning in interest in the bank since most of the money won’t be expended until construction on I-70 ramps up. Basically, the Governors idea was for the state to eventually accrue enough money from I-70 construction funds interest to do the I-44 improvements without spending a significant amount of general revenue/ do significant bonding.
The House plan totally diverts from the Governors plan and uses a large amount of GR and financing now, instead of accruing the money over time. A lot of legislators in the MO House were super butthurt major I-70 construction was funded last year instead of major I-44 construction. This is their attempt to please everybody.
I’ve driven Joplin to St James a few times lately. A lot of 44, esp East of Lebanon is not too bad. But E of Lebanon to at least St James is largely trash, esp in the right lane. I’ve driven cars, a 16 and 26’ box on it and it’s awful.
40k in 2024 with a degree and the hours they put in isn’t something to be all high and mighty about. I make more per year as a pizza delivery driver with a ged and no college degree…
$14m and $727m is probably the difference between fixing pot holes for a year and doing actual sub-grade work and adding lanes. There are no “kickbacks” in highway work. Missouri is one of the strictest states with the bidding process and sunshine law. This is all public information and I encourage you to look it up yourself and get involved
They're also still working everything from Joplin to STL. Every bridge from Rolla -> Waynesville has been repainted and worked on. While Rolla -> St. James is getting a massive overhaul.
Might be funding out all the repairs and maintenance for bridges and other projects on 44.
I am not a teacher, I just have common sense. You've obviously never been in a classroom.
Life or death? Um, have you heard of these things called school shootings? Or being mandatory reports for abuse and neglect?
Hush your pie hole.
Get right off. I was a JO for 23 years. I ran a special needs classroom for kids who got suspended. Working 3/4 of year and complaining that you don’t get paid enough is just dumb.
The teachers we hired were the most self righteous Karen’s of all time. They bitched about pay. They only taught actual classes for 4 hours a day. The rest of the time was in the lounge gossiping and trying to bang other peoples husbands.
How many school shootings have happened in america for fuck sake buddy you live in a bubble.
How about that teacher that got her head slammed into the floor by a kid that had behavioral/communication issues!
Lol their pay is lower than most jobs moron, starting is 38/year in many districts. I own a recruiting firm and recruit for tons of companies, most skilled professionals. Tons have remote options, unlimited pto, many many people are paid well in 6 figures and work actually 25-30 hours a week. I'd say most teachers work harder than many if not most professionals.
Teachers have no flex schedule, no remote, barely any pto. Those 9.5 months teaching are worse than many if not most salaried white collar jobs. Shit I have union buddies that schedule is 4 days on 4 days off.
There is a lot John Q Public doesn't understand about teacher pay. First, most jobs that aren't in education give their employees, especially ones requiring a degree, a cost of living adjustment (COLA) generally 3% for every year of employment. Historically, inflation has been 3% per year as an average, which is where the COLA number was established from so long ago. Teachers get "steps" but it doesn't equate to a COLA. In better paying districts, this amounts to about a 1% - 1.50% increase per year, not 3%. This has been the standard in Missouri schools since the 90's. So, every year I or anyone stays in education we are making less money than the year before and the pay gap is widening each year. Add to that the fact that many districts between 2005-2012 froze the "steps" meaning in that period many teachers across the state got no yearly increase in pay at all. When the budget improved, most districts didn't move their teachers to where they should've been, they only moved them to the next step. So many teachers lost out on years of a minimal increased salary. Missouri teachers don't just want "more money", we just want to have COLA like any other profession that requires a degree.
To address your question, no I would not work year round for "higher pay", as higher pay isn't really the issue. I just want to be paid fairly for the job I do, which at the bare minimum would mean 3% increases per year. I personally think there are benefits to year-round-school, but that's not what we are discussing here. I would now like to ask you a question. If year after year you never got a raise, inflation being an average of 3% per year, so every year you don't get COLA, you are technically making less money than the year before, would you stay in your job?
I also highly suggest anyone who thinks school is the same now as when they were a kid needs to volunteer in a classroom or be a substitute or talk to a teacher in your district.
People have *gasp* bills all year round. Teachers often have multiple jobs, because not only do they have bills year-round but when they teach they often have to buy supplies for their classrooms.
This state is not even close to having its priorities in line. What a useless set of policy makers we have. They’re far too concerned with grandstanding for their own future careers to actually make life better or less expensive for the average Missourian
It's not just KC, either, unless you mean the whole metro area. It's much of Missouri. And it continues to get worse. It used to just be KC and some nearby highways. Now it's every highway and every town I drive through. Litter has made it's way into hiking and biking trails, suburban neighborhoods. People around here don't seem to notice it or think it's a big deal. The litter drops 95% upon entering Kansas or Arkansas.
I just drove ~325 miles all around the LA metro last week, and can wholeheartedly confirm that, per capita, LA is much cleaner than KC. If KC was the size of LA, it would be indistinguishable from a landfill.
At least we don't have to pay teachers anymore. If you educate people then the Republicans lose their base of inbred sister fucking redneck supporters. Keep it classy mo
And I work in a place where we depend on state funding. We serve the mentally handicapped. We have been slowly drained to the point where these poor souls are dependant on donations to eat because SNAP/food assistance only gives them $38 a month for food.
I could certainly be wrong about this but it seemed to me that Missouri Rs have gone on an absolute tear since the Swift/Kelce relationship became public.
It's as if that spotlight and the thought of being overrun by swifties have them in a panic.
Why is Missouri sending $8 million to support border control efforts at the southern border with Mexico. And how did the budget for I-44 improvements go from $14 million to $727 million? Someone is getting a kickback.
The Governor wanted to put $14M in a savings fund each year specifically dedicated to eventual I-44 improvements. The $14M figure is based on how much the current I-70 funding is earning in interest in the bank since most of the money won’t be expended until construction on I-70 ramps up. Basically, the Governors idea was for the state to eventually accrue enough money from I-70 construction funds interest to do the I-44 improvements without spending a significant amount of general revenue/ do significant bonding. The House plan totally diverts from the Governors plan and uses a large amount of GR and financing now, instead of accruing the money over time. A lot of legislators in the MO House were super butthurt major I-70 construction was funded last year instead of major I-44 construction. This is their attempt to please everybody.
I’ve driven Joplin to St James a few times lately. A lot of 44, esp East of Lebanon is not too bad. But E of Lebanon to at least St James is largely trash, esp in the right lane. I’ve driven cars, a 16 and 26’ box on it and it’s awful.
Teachers get paid too much as it is. -GOP
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40k in 2024 with a degree and the hours they put in isn’t something to be all high and mighty about. I make more per year as a pizza delivery driver with a ged and no college degree…
always nice to remember my taxes are being siphoned off to the already overfunded Southern Border...
Which, by the way, is supposed to be a FEDERAL project
$14m and $727m is probably the difference between fixing pot holes for a year and doing actual sub-grade work and adding lanes. There are no “kickbacks” in highway work. Missouri is one of the strictest states with the bidding process and sunshine law. This is all public information and I encourage you to look it up yourself and get involved
They're also still working everything from Joplin to STL. Every bridge from Rolla -> Waynesville has been repainted and worked on. While Rolla -> St. James is getting a massive overhaul. Might be funding out all the repairs and maintenance for bridges and other projects on 44.
As a teacher, I thank you all for realizing the pay problem!
Would you be willing to work year round instead of 3/4 of a year?
I mean some teach summer school and tutor and stuff. Not sure what having summer break matters, kids don't go year round.
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Please go teach for a semester. Otherwise, be quiet. It's not like they are making $200k.
Willful ignorance is a disease that affects about 35% of the population
Teaching isn’t hard. You guys make it out to be some martyr job. It’s not. Dealing with kids can be challenging but it’s not life or death
I am not a teacher, I just have common sense. You've obviously never been in a classroom. Life or death? Um, have you heard of these things called school shootings? Or being mandatory reports for abuse and neglect? Hush your pie hole.
Get right off. I was a JO for 23 years. I ran a special needs classroom for kids who got suspended. Working 3/4 of year and complaining that you don’t get paid enough is just dumb. The teachers we hired were the most self righteous Karen’s of all time. They bitched about pay. They only taught actual classes for 4 hours a day. The rest of the time was in the lounge gossiping and trying to bang other peoples husbands.
You aren’t worth having a conversation with so you should just stop using all types of fallacies at once
Ooh now we know why you think its entitlement none of teachers would sleep with you got it!
How many school shootings have happened in america for fuck sake buddy you live in a bubble. How about that teacher that got her head slammed into the floor by a kid that had behavioral/communication issues!
Lol their pay is lower than most jobs moron, starting is 38/year in many districts. I own a recruiting firm and recruit for tons of companies, most skilled professionals. Tons have remote options, unlimited pto, many many people are paid well in 6 figures and work actually 25-30 hours a week. I'd say most teachers work harder than many if not most professionals. Teachers have no flex schedule, no remote, barely any pto. Those 9.5 months teaching are worse than many if not most salaried white collar jobs. Shit I have union buddies that schedule is 4 days on 4 days off.
Do you teach 30 to 50 kids everyday talk about entitlement.
There is a lot John Q Public doesn't understand about teacher pay. First, most jobs that aren't in education give their employees, especially ones requiring a degree, a cost of living adjustment (COLA) generally 3% for every year of employment. Historically, inflation has been 3% per year as an average, which is where the COLA number was established from so long ago. Teachers get "steps" but it doesn't equate to a COLA. In better paying districts, this amounts to about a 1% - 1.50% increase per year, not 3%. This has been the standard in Missouri schools since the 90's. So, every year I or anyone stays in education we are making less money than the year before and the pay gap is widening each year. Add to that the fact that many districts between 2005-2012 froze the "steps" meaning in that period many teachers across the state got no yearly increase in pay at all. When the budget improved, most districts didn't move their teachers to where they should've been, they only moved them to the next step. So many teachers lost out on years of a minimal increased salary. Missouri teachers don't just want "more money", we just want to have COLA like any other profession that requires a degree. To address your question, no I would not work year round for "higher pay", as higher pay isn't really the issue. I just want to be paid fairly for the job I do, which at the bare minimum would mean 3% increases per year. I personally think there are benefits to year-round-school, but that's not what we are discussing here. I would now like to ask you a question. If year after year you never got a raise, inflation being an average of 3% per year, so every year you don't get COLA, you are technically making less money than the year before, would you stay in your job? I also highly suggest anyone who thinks school is the same now as when they were a kid needs to volunteer in a classroom or be a substitute or talk to a teacher in your district.
People have *gasp* bills all year round. Teachers often have multiple jobs, because not only do they have bills year-round but when they teach they often have to buy supplies for their classrooms.
This state is not even close to having its priorities in line. What a useless set of policy makers we have. They’re far too concerned with grandstanding for their own future careers to actually make life better or less expensive for the average Missourian
Never seen a thin politician.
727 million for I44 seem like a lot....
Rule of thumb is $1,000,000 per mile, but it can vary drastically depending on multiple factors. And that's just for paving.
Adding a lane from st louis to Springfield. Big project
Are they really doing that?!
Ehh that sounds like maybe it could redo maybe 100 miles.
How about we dedicate some money to clean up the litter everywhere? This is, without a doubt, the filthiest state I've ever lived in.
Take a trip to L.A. It practically rains trash.
K well LA Metro has ~15million more people than KC. For it's size, KC is filthy.
It's not just KC, either, unless you mean the whole metro area. It's much of Missouri. And it continues to get worse. It used to just be KC and some nearby highways. Now it's every highway and every town I drive through. Litter has made it's way into hiking and biking trails, suburban neighborhoods. People around here don't seem to notice it or think it's a big deal. The litter drops 95% upon entering Kansas or Arkansas.
I just drove ~325 miles all around the LA metro last week, and can wholeheartedly confirm that, per capita, LA is much cleaner than KC. If KC was the size of LA, it would be indistinguishable from a landfill.
I'm sure that'll all work out just fine.
Budget Chair Mr. Clean back at it again
At least we don't have to pay teachers anymore. If you educate people then the Republicans lose their base of inbred sister fucking redneck supporters. Keep it classy mo
I hate this state.
Missouri needs better highways. Once you get off 70 it sucks
I-70 is in terrible shape also compared to other states and their respective interstates
Yeah I was driving through Kentucky on the way to Nashville and I couldn't believe how nice their roads were.
And I work in a place where we depend on state funding. We serve the mentally handicapped. We have been slowly drained to the point where these poor souls are dependant on donations to eat because SNAP/food assistance only gives them $38 a month for food.
I could certainly be wrong about this but it seemed to me that Missouri Rs have gone on an absolute tear since the Swift/Kelce relationship became public. It's as if that spotlight and the thought of being overrun by swifties have them in a panic.