Missouri lawmakers, you have a lot of work ahead in 2023. Put the public’s needs first
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 5 months agoMore than 10% of Missouri’s elementary public school children now attend classes four days a week,...
Fines, fees used to fund criminal justice too often come from those disenfranchised by it
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhile the nation’s imprisoned population has declined since peaking in 2009, incarceration levels...
I-70 plan, tax cut demands slow Missouri budget talks as deadline looms
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLegislative budget negotiations hit an impasse as Friday’s constitutional deadline approached, with Missouri House leadership demanding the Senate pass a massive tax cut in exchange for agreeing ...
Boone County, municipalities pass sales taxes on recreational marijuana
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMultiple marijuana sales tax questions in Boone County passed Tuesday, but the question of if they can be stacked on top of other sales taxes remains. The amendment passed by voters in November ...
How much tax money is Kansas City required to give police? KCPD argues for millions more
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“I think they believe that they’re entitled to anything that may go through the coffers or checkbook...
Joplin voters to decide property tax question
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 30—A proposed property and personal property tax increase that Joplin city officials have committed to public safety purposes will be decided Tuesday by Joplin voters. Voters will be asked ...
Christian County to vote on marijuana tax, Nixa recall process
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNixa voters will consider several ballot questions as they head to the polls next April — including...
Joplin city officials to research funding options for public safety needs
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 13—Ways to fund increased police officer and firefighter wages will be reassessed in May after city officials take steps to do what they can for the public safety departments in upcoming ...
Flush with cash, states planning big cuts to taxes
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState lawmakers preparing to convene legislative sessions in the new year are confronted with a scenario unlike any they, or most of their predecessors,...
Meet the candidates running for Dallas County supervisor, representing Grimes, Urbandale
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIncumbent Brad Golightly, a Republican, is facing Democratic challenger Robert Greenway for the Dallas County Board of Supervisors in District 1, which includes the cities of Perry, Woodward ...