COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Plenty of folks want to be on a school board in Cole County. Each board of education race in that county has drawn a number of candidates that at least doubles the number of seats available. Every ballot across Mid-Missouri will feature local races, including municipal governments and school boards. More on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This April election will be a busy one for schools, ambulance and fire districts and 911 centers. Ballots in Mid-Missouri are packed with issues that ask voters to raise or extend taxes to keep public safety operations funded. Such taxes are on the ballot in counties that include Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Maries,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local group No New Jail Boone Co. is pushing back against a sales tax increase set to appear on the November ballot. No New Jail Boone Co. includes members who are volunteers at other local groups. This includes COMO Mobile Aid, Room at the Inn, Loaves and Fishes and Boone County Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people have filed to run for the open Fourth Ward seat on the Columbia City Council in the Aug. 4 election. Tuesday was the deadline to file for the August election. The city clerk’s office confirmed the field includes former Columbia Utilities Director David Sorrell, Ryan King and attorney Sharon Jones,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County sheriff made a pitch to county commissioners Tuesday for a sales tax to expand the jail. Sheriff John Wheeler pitched to commissioners a half-cent sales tax that would expire after bonds used to expand the jail are paid off. Wheeler asked for the issue to be on the
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There’s been lots of talk since last year about Missouri’s congressional map and which version is in effect. Republicans insist the current map is the “Missouri First” map approved last year during a special session by the Missouri General Assembly. That map splits up the Fifth District, which currently covers Kansas City, effectively taking out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City and Columbia will be asked to approve new sales taxes this summer, while voters statewide will decide on whether to phase out the income tax. Ballot issues were due to election authorities on Tuesday, creating the first picture of which questions will appear on the Aug. 4 primary
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to put a 3/8-cent sales tax on the November ballot. Sheriff Dwayne Carey appeared before the commission last week to make his pitch for the tax. The commission was initially considering it for the August ballot, but moved it to November at Carey’s urging
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JEFFERSON, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters will see four statewide issues on their August primary ballots. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday chose to put those measures on the August ballot instead of the November general election ballot, according to a release from Kehoe’s office. The highest-profile measure would phase out income tax and create the legal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia public safety leaders are making their case to voters after the City Council on Monday approved putting a proposed 1% public safety sales tax on the August ballot, saying the measure is needed to address decades of understaffing, aging facilities and increasing strain on the city’s general fund. The tax would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey argued for his proposed 3/8-cent sales tax increase to be added to the ballot during a Boone County Commission meeting Monday. If approved by the commission, Boone County residents would be able to vote on the measure during the August election. Boone County Auditor Kyle Rieman estimated
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The amount of the proposed tax hasbeen corrected. It’s the season of sales taxes in Missouri, where local governments around the state are facing revenue problems and questions about future funding. Measures are now being considered for the August and November ballots. Boone County is considering a 3/8-cent sales tax to help pay
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon claims district lines in Boone County can’t be redrawn until the Secretary of State’s Office makes a move on a referendum petition. The Missouri Supreme Court handed down multiple rulings on Tuesday over the mid-decade redrawn federal House district maps within the state. Its rulings led to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate in Columbia’s Fourth Ward race is defending his record following after a former mayor called him out on social media. Former Columbia Utilities Director Dave Sorrell filed paperwork on Tuesday to run for the open Fourth Ward seat on the City Council. Former Mayor Brian Treece left a comment on
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former director of the City of Columbia’s utility department turned in his paperwork on Tuesday to run for the open Fourth Ward seat on the City Council. Dave Sorrell turned in his petition on Tuesday and it was deemed to be sufficient, according to City Clerk Sheela Amin. Sorrell had served
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Both the Columbia City Council and Boone County Commission are considering, or soon will, sales taxes on upcoming ballots to help pay for public safety. The City of Columbia’s proposal is already out there — a 1% sales tax for police and fire department staffing, new equipment and new facilities. Boone County Auditor Kyle Rieman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission is considering adding a sales tax increase to the future ballot, even as county residents might have to vote on tax measures from both the state and the City of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey brought the increase to the Boone County Commission to help fund the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night decided that a special election will be done to find the replacement for its Fourth Ward representative. Councilman Nick Foster announced last week that he intends to resign from his position on June 12. Nomination packets will be available at the city clerk’s office on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council voted 4-3 on Monday night to table a decision that would have put a proposed 1% sales tax dedicated to public safety on the August ballot. City staff has written an ordinance that would add a 1% general sales tax, with the revenue generated going solely to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Ward 4 City Councilman Nick Foster announced on Thursday that he will resign from his position this summer. Foster – who was reelected to his position during the spring 2025 election – announced on his social media that his last day will by June 12. He was first elected to the
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