Jefferson County

Economy | ARTICLE | March 25, 2026

Herculaneum Is Doing Use Taxes Right

By David Stokes | Read Time 2 min

Amazon delivery, online sales taxes, use taxes, municipal revenue, Missouri taxes

Economy | ARTICLE | October 6, 2025

Use Taxes on the Ballot in Missouri This November

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Nuclear power plant, Missouri energy, grid reliability, cost of energy, electricity providers, nuclear power, renewables, Ameren Missouri

Economy | ARTICLE | October 14, 2024

Ameren to Shut Down Rush Island

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

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Economy | ARTICLE | February 26, 2024

Show-Me Energy: Decommissioning Power Plants Part 2

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | October 31, 2023

Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Sewer maintenance

Economy | ARTICLE | September 18, 2023

An Airing of Grievances about Sewer Sales in Festus

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | July 7, 2023

St. Louis Should Privatize Its Water System

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Disney World

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | May 5, 2022

Special Taxing District Don’t Stop Coming

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Labor | ARTICLE | September 12, 2018

Agency Fees in Government Aren’t Allowed in Missouri, But That Didn’t Stop Some Local Governments

By Patrick Ishmael and 1 more | Read Time 3 min

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