Backers of the plan said the Western District Court of Appeals exceeded its authority with ballot language last week.
The Missouri Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a last-minute appeal filed by proponents of a measure to repeal the state income tax seeking to revise the summary voters will see on the Aug. 4 ballot. Acting on a request filed Sunday, the court declined to review changes made by the Western District Court of […]
The proposal directing lawmakers to eliminate the state income tax by expanding or increasing sales taxes will remain on the Aug. 4 ballot but the summary voters will see must be changed, the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The decision, which is subject to appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court, upholds the […]
The city of Herculaneum is licking its wounds after an overwhelming defeat of its proposed use tax on internet sales.
Jefferson County residents will see some tax relief in two years, and Festus residents swept out four City Council members as the fallout from…
With internet sales increasing every year, the city of Herculaneum is hoping to pass a use tax on internet sales to equal the tax brick-and-mo…
A proposed state and local sales tax exemption on groceries is drawing strong opposition from local officials in Jefferson County and beyond.
At least three ambulance districts and two fire districts in Jefferson County will ask voters on April 7 to approve an increase in the sales t…
The Jefferson County Council recently approved a $165,575,765 budget for 2026. That’s $14 million less than last year’s budget.
Festus residents overwhelmingly rejected Proposition Public Safety in the election today, Nov. 4, casting 325 yes votes, or 30.29 percent in f…