by admin | Mar 8, 2001 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
An opinion by the Supreme Court of Missouri dashes hopes of business groups and others trying to force the state to issue more than 500-million dollars in additional Hancock Amendment refunds. The court issued an unusually quick opinion in the case heard a week...
by admin | Mar 2, 2001 | Crime / Courts
It’s now up to the State Supreme Court to decide two cases that will have a huge impact on the state budget. In one case lawyers argue the conservation sales tax should never have been used in the Hancock Amendment calculation. If they prevail, the state will...
by admin | Nov 21, 2000 | News
Governor-elect Bob Holden is steering clear of any of the controversy over new Hancock refunds. A Cole County judge last week ruled taxpayers should have been awarded an additional $244 million. Holden says he’s watching the legal process unfold and is prepared...
by admin | Nov 16, 2000 | News
A court ruling by a judge in Jefferson City comes as good news to those who filed a class action lawsuit against the state regarding Hancock Amendment refunds. Judge Tom Brown says the state of Missouri owes taxpayers an additional $244 million. The ruling is a split...
by admin | Oct 23, 2000 | News
Hancock Amendment refund checks totaling close to $99 million dollars are being mailed out. The mass mailing began last week and will run for the next eight weeks. The checks are signed by Treasurer Bob Holden, who happens to be running for Governor. But Department of...
