A state law that took effect last year has resulted in Ste. Genevieve County receiving far less tax revenue back from the state of Missouri. Presiding Commissioner Randy Ruzicka said the 2023 law included language that removed county local sales tax from any business...
The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed part of a public safety law passed nearly three years ago, ruling that it would create an unfunded mandate for the city of St. Louis. The wide-ranging bill that was signed into law in 2021 contained language requiring the city...
(This is the first story in Brian Hauswirth’s two-part series about Missouri transportation) Legislation that would increase Missouri’s gasoline tax from 17 to 19 cents per gallon has been filed by the Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public...
The state’s lieutenant governor says Missourians will have to decide whether a gasoline tax increase is needed. Missouri’s 17-cent gasoline tax has remained the same since 1996. Last November, voters rejected a proposed ten-cent gas tax increase. At his...
A Senate committee hears a proposal aimed at increasing the number of Missourians covered by health insurance. Senator John Loudon of Chesterfield sponsors SB 556 , legislation to expand health care access through what would be called the Missouri Health Insurance...
