The Missouri State Highway Patrol has activated its new Strategic Traffic Operations and Rapid Mobilization or (STORM) team. Lieutenant Eric Brown told Missourinet that the STORM team has been operational since September 1, and the unit is focused on cracking down on...
A Southwest Missouri lawmaker is calling for changes to the State Tax Commission. Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, told Missourinet affiliate KZRG in Joplin after the commission issued memorandums to 88 counties directing increases in property tax valuations, the move has...
Tax assessors in several Missouri counties are resisting a directive from the Missouri State Tax Commission to raise property tax valuations. The Commission recently issued memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to 88 counties, requiring them to ensure property values...
In Jefferson City, the special legislative session ended in a show of bipartisanship as the House approved three Senate bills intact and sending them to the governor, including his request to come up with a funding plan to keep pro teams the Chiefs and Royals in...
Jackson County citizens won’t be voting on a proposal that would have created a Chiefs-only sales tax. The Jackson County Legislature voted five-to-four against a measure that would have levied a 1/4th of 1% tax on sales throughout Jackson County. Proceeds would have...
