by Mike Lear | May 14, 2014 | Education, News, Transportation
The state legislature is asking Missouri voters if they want to raise the state sales tax to support transportation. The Senate changed the proposal from a 1-cent sales tax increase to a three-fourths-of-one-cent increase and sent it to the House 22-10. The House on...
by Mike Lear | Apr 25, 2013 | News
The House has passed its version of legislation Republicans hope will level the playing field for Missouri among neighboring states. The proposal would cut income taxes for individuals and businesses will increasing the state sales tax. Estimates from legislative...
by Mike Lear | Sep 14, 2012 | Legislature, News
One of the organizations that helped develop and supported HB 1329 in the last legislative session says it will try another piece of legislation in the 2013 session. Deputy Director Richard Sheets of the Missouri Municipal League says its attorneys helped craft 1329,...
by Mike Lear | Sep 12, 2012 | Legislature, News
House Republicans could attempt overrides of several vetoes by Governor Jay Nixon, but two issues are expected to be at the forefront of today’s veto session. Republicans will have to start in the Senate to attempt an overturn of Senate Bill 749, to allow...
by Mike Lear | Sep 5, 2012 | Business, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
With the veto session a week away, Governor Jay Nixon continues to make his case that the legislature should not overturn his veto of HB 1329, a bill to allow the collection of sales taxes on vehicle purchases made out-of-state. Nixon says of the more than 122...
