by Mike Lear | Mar 12, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News
The House has given initial approval to a bill that would increase the amount available in tax credits for pregnancy resource centers from $2-million a year to $2.5-million beginning in fiscal year 2015. The centers offer doctor services, counseling on alternatives to...
by Jessica Machetta | Feb 13, 2014 | Education, News
Gov. Jay Nixon says he’s working with legislators to pass a bill that cuts taxes for working Missourians. Nixon vetoed a tax-cut measure last year, saying it would have imperiled funding for K-12 education. The legislature failed to override that veto when two...
by Mike Lear | May 14, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have repealed a tax credit for low-income seniors who rent their homes. The legislation was built into the budget proposal the legislature sent to the Governor last week. House and Senate budget leaders say the...
by Mike Lear | Apr 23, 2013 | Business, News
The state House has passed legislation its sponsor calls a “starting point” for negotiations with the Senate on tax credits and incentives. House Economic Development Committee chairwoman Anne Zerr (R-St. Charles) tells the House the legislation combines...
by Mike Lear | Feb 22, 2013 | Business, News
A House Committee will vote next week on legislation to offer tax credits to people who invest in startup companies. Some of these so-called “angel investors” have taken their message to that committee. One of them, Jake Holloway, acknowledged that banks...