WATCH: Parson signs income tax cut, farm tax break bills
Gov. Mike Parson signed off on the products of the special legislative session Wednesday.
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Missouri lawmakers approve $40 million tax incentive for agricultural businesses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday approved a $40 million tax-incentive package for agricultural businesses after a nearly three-week special session. The measure passed 26-3 and will benefit meat processing, biodiesel and urban farming companies. House Bill 3 extends the incentives for six years with a $2 million credit available each year, according
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Tax benefits for farmers one step closer to Parson’s desk
Lawmakers are one step closer to giving Missouri farmers tax credits for six more years.
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Columbia, Jefferson City officials prefer resources over arrests when it comes to homelessness
Starting in January, those who sleep on the streets could face legal consequences if found on state land in Missouri.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think Missouri’s income tax cut will provide real relief?
The Missouri General Assembly passed a bill to cut personal income taxes Thursday.
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Missouri income tax cut heads to governor’s desk
The Missouri House passed a bill to cut the state’s income tax Thursday, sending the measure on to Gov. Mike Parson for his signature.
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Missouri of House of Representatives committee passes income tax cut bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri House of Representatives committee passed an income-tax-cut bill Wednesday, which is expected to be discussed on the full floor Thursday. Budget committee members met for more than five hours about several proposed measures that cover income tax cuts. Gov. Mike Parson first called for the special session in July
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NAACP and League of Women Voters sues over voter ID laws
The NAACP and the Missouri League of Women Voters made their case to a judge Friday that the state’s new voter ID law should be blocked.
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Tax cuts, credits pass different chambers in Missouri General Assembly
Legislators passed three bills Wednesday cutting income taxes and providing agricultural tax credits.
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Missouri Senate passes individual income tax cuts
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri taxpayers could get a break on income taxes under a proposal passed by the state Senate. The GOP-led chamber on Wednesday voted 24-4 in favor of the bill. The measure now heads to the Republican-led House for consideration. The bill would cut the top
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Groups plan to host local events for National Voter Registration Day
The Missouri NAACP has partnered with the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs to hold voter registration events Tuesday, on National Voter Registration day and ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
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Missouri Senate approves initial income tax cut
First-round approval has been granted by Missouri senators for a proposed plan to cut individual income taxes.
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Missouri Senate moves on compromise plan to cut income taxes
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri senators have given first-round approval to a plan to cut individual income taxes. Senators on Tuesday advanced a compromise bill. Republican Gov. Mike Parson called lawmakers back for a special session on tax cuts because of higher-than-unusual revenue growth this year. Parson wants lawmakers
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Governor dashes hopes of special session on sports betting
Lawmakers in the capital city are discussing sports betting again, but the governor is dashing any hopes of legalization during the special session.
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Mid-Missouri meat processor benefits from tax credits that lawmakers are debating in Jefferson City
Gov. Mike Parson’s plan for tax change in Missouri includes extending and creating agricultural tax credits.
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As senators work on tax cuts, House clerk works on chamber renovations
Missouri lawmakers headed home for the weekend Thursday after two days of veto session and the start of a special session.
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Senators gavel in for special session same day as veto session
Missouri state senators gaveled in just before noon on Wednesday for the beginning of a special session.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should recreational marijuana legalization be added to Missouri’s special session?
Some Missouri lawmakers are pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to include legalizing recreational marijuana as part of his call for a special legislative session.
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Missouri’s special session set to start Wednesday
Lawmakers are set to be back in the capital Wednesday, as Missouri’s special session regarding tax cuts is set to begin at 11:30 a.m.
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Missouri Supreme Court won’t weigh recreational pot lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court won’t take up a lawsuit challenging a ballot proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. Supreme Court judges on Tuesday refused to take up a case seeking to knock the issue off the Nov. 8 ballot. The proposal would allow those age 21 and older to buy and
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