Parson calls special session, setting up debate on contraceptives, Planned Parenthood
Rudi Keller
Missouri Independent
A special session to extend provider taxes essential to the state’s Medicaid program will begin at noon Wednesday, Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday afternoon.
The announcement was issued just minutes after a noon deadline set by Parson on Monday. The call came after seven members of the Senate Conservative Caucus sent him a letter demanding he include two issues pushed by anti-abortion lawmakers – to limit access to contraceptives and bar Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider.
At a news conference Monday, Parson laid out $722 million in budget cuts he would make if the provider taxes were not renewed. He issued an ultimatum to lawmakers as well, demanding they bring him a deal for a bill by noon Tuesday.
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