Taxes

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A New Sales Tax for Law Enforcement in the Lake of the Ozarks

There is a one-quarter cent sales tax increase on the ballot for August 3rd in Camden County. The extra revenue would go to the county sheriff’s department. The sheriff has […]

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Online Sales Taxes Bill Finalized

Earlier this week, Governor Parson signed the so-called Wayfair bill, and it’s a big deal for Missouri. Named for the Supreme Court case South Dakota v. Wayfair, the legislation makes […]

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Podcast: Wayfair is Signed, More Sunshine and Nearly $2 Billion for Education

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, Patrick Ishamel and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recently signed online sales tax bills, the Missouri Supreme Court ruling on the state’s sunshine […]

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Making Missouri Resilient: Assessing State and Local Government Recession Preparedness

A massive infusion of funding from the federal government has obscured the fact that Missouri’s state and local governments were dangerously unprepared for the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.

Versions of this commentary were published in the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Tribune. Longtime United States Senator and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Russell Long of Louisiana used […]

WATCH: The Case for a Conservative Economic Agenda with Ramesh Ponnuru

Conservatives have traditionally favored freeing markets and shrinking government. But new political and economic trends are leading many conservatives to question these old commitments. On May 12, 2021, in partnership […]

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