by Alisa Nelson | May 12, 2021 | Business, News, Transportation
The Missouri Legislature has passed a proposal that would boost the state’s gas and diesel tax for the first time in about 25 years. The state House of Representatives voted Tuesday night 104-52 in favor of increasing the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five years....
by Alisa Nelson | May 10, 2021 | Business, News, Transportation
In this final week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session, a proposed gas tax hike is expected to jump into the driver’s seat. The House of Representatives is planning to work on a bill that would gradually raise the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 26, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News
The Missouri House of Representatives did not pass two of seven bills the governor wanted as part of his special session call to address the state’s violent crime rate. During a briefing today, Gov. Mike Parson says he is still pleased about the ones that did pass....
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 27, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
A Missouri Senate committee has given approval to the creation of a database designed to crackdown on potential abuse of addictive painkillers. GOP Representative Holly Rehder of southeast Missouri’s Scott City, who’s sponsoring the bill, says St. Louis County’s...
