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Governor Jay Nixon has vetoed legislation that would have repealed a tax credit for low-income seniors who rent their homes.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...
by Mike Lear | Jan 23, 2013 | Health / Medicine
A hearing in the House Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities on a proposal to extend so-called “benevolent” tax credits turned into a discussion about abortion and birth control on Tuesday. The hearing was on a bill that would...
