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    January 24, 2012

    Fight Over Missouri's Cigarette Tax Heats Up; Lung Association Gives State Failing Grade

    ​Missouri received its annual report card last week from the American Lung Association. The result ain't pretty. The state earned an "F" for tobacco prevention and control (spending just $58,693 last year to prevent tobacco use statewide); an "F" for smoke-free air (with legislators refusing to pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Lawsuit Filed Against Latest "Fair Tax" Proposals

    Lawuit: Ballot language provides bad road map for voters.​Missourians for Fair Taxation last week filed a lawsuit attempting to change the ballot language for two recent proposals that will ask voters to eliminate state income tax in favor of higher sales taxes in Missouri.The group -- composed of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Time For Missouri To Lose Its Hillbilly Status on Cigarettes

    Cigarette machine or Missouri voting booth? You decide!​Fred Teutenberg would call Missouri "the last refuge of the persecuted smoker." That's one way to describe the state with the lowest cigarette taxes in the nation. Another would be to call it a hillbilly outlier, and justifiably so. When even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Study: "Fair Tax" Would Cost Missouri $2.5 Billion, Reduce General Revenue By a Third

    Latest analysis predicts dire consequences of "fair tax."​The Missouri Budget Project is out with a new study that it says shows that several "fair tax" proposals for Missouri would cost the state billions. The report suggests that the efforts of financier Rex Sinquefield to replace Missouri's inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Missouri Latest State to Push for Online Sales Tax

    Local retailers want to wipe that smug smile off those Amazon.com boxes. ​Two state representatives held a press conference today in the University City Loop, calling attention to legislation that would add sales tax to purchases Missouri residents make over the Internet. State representativ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Fair Tax Proposal Passes House Committee on Party Line Vote

    Andrew Koenig​A resolution to replace Missouri's income tax with a so-called "fair tax" passed the House Tax Reform Committee yesterday. All eight Republicans on the committee voted in favor of the proposal; all four Democrats rejected the effort. The proposal (HJR8) by state representative Andrew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Missouri's New Republican Auditor Shows His Stripes on Income Tax

    Tom Schweich: Would you believe this guy is an accountant?​Missouri's new state auditor, Tom Schweich, said yesterday that he would not provide a financial impact statement to nine different ballot measures calling for the elimination of the state's income tax. The effort to replace Missouri's inc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Sinquefield's Tax Reform Labeled "Fiscally Untenable"; Could Require 12% Sales Tax

    jamesrmoody.comJames Moody​An analysis of nine ballot initiatives financier Rex Sinquefield submitted to state officials this month calling for the elimination of Missouri's income tax has concluded that the state would require a sales tax of 12 percent in order to make up for lost revenue if any ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Bills To Increase Missouri's Cigarette Tax Face Uphill Battle; State Has Lowest Tax in Nation

    ​With Missouri scrambling for money to fund its budget, you'd think that hiking up the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax of 17-cents per pack might be an easy place to start. Think again. As St. Louis Public Radio reports state Rep. Mary Still (D - Columbia) has filed two bills to raise t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Sales Tax Could Reach 10-13 Percent If Rex Sinquefield Has His Way

    Something like that.​Financier Rex Sinquefield, via his attorneys, filed nine initiative petitions Friday with the Secretary of State's Office calling for the elimination of the state income tax. Before being placed on the November 2012 ballot, the petitions would require signatures from two-third ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    St. Louis Named 11th-Worst City for Sales Tax

    It adds up.​Another day, another city-ranking listing St. Louis as the worst city for __________ (insert blank). Today's survey comes from the website Business Insider that names St. Louis as one of the "15 Cities with Ridiculously High Sales Tax."St. Louis ranks in at No. 11 according to Business ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Missouri's Sales Tax Holiday Begins Today; Don't Pay Tax on Clothes, Computers

    'Cause really, this is what the Tea Party was all about.​Rejoice ye patriots! Today through Sunday in the land of Missouri back-to-school shoppers can free thyselves from the shackles of government tyranny. That's right, this weekend is Missouri's sales tax holiday for "school" goods, such as clot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Future of St. Louis Public Transportation Up for Vote Today

    Will Metro make it this time?​Voters in St. Louis County today will be asked to approve a half-cent sales tax hike for Metro. If approved, Proposition A would also trigger quarter-cent tax increase in the city. All told, the tax hike would raise $70-$80 million a year for Metro, which plans to use ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Tax-Exempt Missouri Yacht Buyers Might Be Drowned by Bills

    Wikimedia CommonsAhoy, Jeff City! Days may be numbered for yacht owners' tax exemptions.​OK, what's more surprising about this scoop from the Kansas City Star? A) that Missouri is home to some 16,000 yachts, or, B) that none of 'em are subject to state sales taxes.The Star reports that as Jeff Cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Hey St. Louis, About That Billionaire Knocking on Your Door...

    ​Attention St. Louis City residents: If this guy knocks on your door in the next few weeks, don't worry. He's not -- we repeat not -- a Jehovah's Witness. Though he is attempting to convert you. His name is Rex Sinquefield, and he wants your help eliminating the city's 1 percent earnings tax. Sinq ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Metro to Voters: Pass Our Tax or We'll Cut Ya' in Half

    That's pretty much the message that Robert Baer, president and CEO of the Metro transit agency, delivered to St. Louis County voters in today's Post-Dispatch. Baer says that if county voters do not approve a half-cent sales tax in April, the agency will be forced to cut half its service beginning ne ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2008

    Trolley Song: A new source of funds pushes forward the plan for streetcars on Delmar Boulevard

    That's pretty much the message that Robert Baer, president and CEO of the Metro transit agency, delivered to St. Louis County voters in today's Post-Dispatch. Baer says that if county voters do not approve a half-cent sales tax in April, the agency will be forced to cut half its service beginning ne ... More >>

  • News

    February 6, 2008

    North- and south-side rec centers: separate and equal

    That's pretty much the message that Robert Baer, president and CEO of the Metro transit agency, delivered to St. Louis County voters in today's Post-Dispatch. Baer says that if county voters do not approve a half-cent sales tax in April, the agency will be forced to cut half its service beginning ne ... More >>

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    Bowling for Dollars

    Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Passing Gas

    Jackass-riding Alderman Tom Bauer and QuikTrip join forces to test the limits of eminent domain

  • News

    March 6, 2002

    Giants' Lesson: Part 1

    Building a baseball stadium without buckets of public money

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    Stiffed by TIF

    City schools are being asked to give back tax dollars to developers

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    The Health (Club) Menace

    Competition is healthy for the marketplace -- except when the government tips the scales

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Taking the Plunge

    St. Louis' suburban cities have been competing for years to build the biggest and best places to play. Around here, keeping up appearances is serious business.

  • News

    May 16, 2001

    Base Motives

    Well-heeled cities and developers keep TIF reform at bay

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Missing the Big Picture

    Missouri's tax system needs an overhaul, not a holiday

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    Take the Public Out of This Ball Game

    Missouri's tax system needs an overhaul, not a holiday

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