by Mike Lear | Feb 21, 2014 | News
The state House has passed two proposals for cutting taxes along very similar party-line votes. The bill sponsored by Representative T.J. Berry (R-Kearney) would cut corporate income taxes in half and allow half of business income reported on personal taxes to be...
by Mike Lear | Feb 4, 2014 | News
House legislation that would cut business taxes is ready for floor debate, but that won’t be happening this week. House Bill 1253 sponsored by Representative T.J. Berry (R-Kearney) would cut taxes on business income reported by individuals by 50 percent while...
by Mike Lear | Jan 13, 2014 | News
The House will have at least three different approaches to tax reform to consider in this legislative session. Representative T.J. Berry (R-Kearney) offered the tax cut proposal that last year was vetoed by Governor Jay Nixon, with that veto upheld after a summer of...
by Mike Lear | Sep 6, 2013 | News
The House Speaker says the votes aren’t there to overturn the veto of a tax cut bill. That bill’s sponsor says with the veto session looming, there are still “cards yet to be played.” Representative T.J. Berry (R-Liberty) sponsor of a...
by Mike Lear | Jun 11, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon and two of his advisory staff members will discuss his veto of what would have been the first cut to Missouri’s income tax in more than 90 years, in separate events today. Nixon will talk about veto after addressing a forum on higher education...