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Missouri Senate could take up vote to slash personal property taxes

2 years 10 months ago
A push to slash Missouri's personal property taxes is poised for a vote in the state Senate and could come with a steep price tag for local governments.  State Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, is running for governor in the 2024 GOP primary. His proposal could bolster his credentials as a small-government fiscal conservative.  "We have the third highest rate of personal property tax anywhere in the country," Eigel said.  His proposal would lower the personal property tax rate from 33.3% to…
Mark Maxwell

Missouri House passes bill that would put St. Louis Police Department under state control

2 years 10 months ago
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. House Bill 702 was passed by a vote of 113-40. The bill would put the department under the control of a five-member board made up of the mayor of St. Louis and four commissioners appointed by the governor of Missouri. The bill would also require the city to give police officers a raise by July of next year. In a debate on the bill last week, Republican and…
Sam Clancy

3 GOP states pull out of effort to thwart voter fraud

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three Republican-led states on Monday pulled out of a bipartisan effort among states to ensure accurate voter lists, undermining a system with a demonstrated record of combating voter fraud. The moves, encouraged by former President Donald Trump, are the latest indication of how conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential outcome [...]
CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JIM SALTER, Associated Press