Overall, higher education would get a 6.0 percent increase in general revenue while the total state budget in general revenue would increase 5.0 percent.
General revenue covers state funds lawmakers are free to appropriate as they wish.
It does not include federal funds and income raised by agencies such as student fees. The legislature appropriates one lump sum for the University system's general operating budget. Dean Bruce Walker of MU's School of Business and Public Administration expressed pleasure at the governor's recommendations. Rep. Ted Farnen, D-Mexico, said from what he thought MU had little to complain about. From what I know right now I don't have any complaints.