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Legislation and petition initiatives have moved forward that would eliminate the state’s personal and corporate income taxes and replace them with a greatly expanded sales tax.  These proposals are wrong for Missouri.  To learn more, click here.  Read More

This morning, Wednesday, 2/9, the House Committee on Tax Reform will hear a mega sales tax proposal, which would eliminate personal and corporate income taxes and replace them with a greatly expanded sales tax.  A broad range of groups say this is unwise policy, and the Read More

The Missouri Budget Project is disappointed that Governor Nixon missed an opportunity this evening to engage the legislature in a real conversation about our state’s future.  While acknowledging next year’s expected revenue shortfall, the administration’s Read More

According to reports, initial paperwork will be filed on January 7th to circulate a ballot measure proposal to eliminate the state’s income tax and replace it with a greatly expanded sales tax.  Missourians know that if it sounds to good to be true, it probably Read More

An issue likely to be debated in the 2011 Missouri Legislative session is the proposal to replace state income tax — both individual and corporate — with a greatly expanded sales tax.  Proponents of the legislation refer to it as the "fair tax," but Read More

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law 6 months ago.  On September 23, many Americans will benefit  from changes that include requiring insurers to cover children with a pre-existing condition, ending lifetime benefit limits, limiting annual limits and more.  Read More

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon today announced an additional $301.4 million in budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 (FY 2011), which begins on July 1, 2010.  These significant cuts come at a time when the Governor has announced his interest in holding a special legislative session Read More

Two proposals up for consideration during a special legislative session of the Missouri General Assembly would expand spending on tax incentives for Ford Motor Company by $10 million per year and ‘pay for’ this increase through significant cuts to pension benefits for Read More

Click here to read a news release on the end of the 2010 Missouri legislative session. Read More