The Missouri Department of Revenue has released a newly enhanced version of the sales and use tax rate lookup map. The Missouri Sales and Use Tax Lookup is a Google-based map that provides some features that the prior map displayed but offers new features as well. This lookup tool is intended to provide customers with […]
(Missourinet) – Missouri’s new state budget year is in full swing with about $160 million designated to help address prekindergarten and childcare needs—a significant difference from the $800 million Governor Parson requested. Representative Brenda Shields of St. Joseph, who led the charge on the effort, says the Missouri Legislature still accomplished a lot of good […]
With renowned artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift gracing the stages of Missouri this summer, the American Heart Association (AHA) is seizing the opportunity to remind concertgoers that their favorite songs can do more than just entertain – they have the potential to save lives. The AHA emphasizes the critical role of immediate action when […]
Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) issued a statement on Friday expressing his support for the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act after voting in favor of the bill. The legislation, which recently passed in the House of Representatives, will now proceed to the Senate for further consideration. In his statement, Congressman Graves highlighted several key provisions of […]
New to the Missouri State Fair Budweiser Stage – the Show-Me Showcase, presented by 16/65 Digital. The Show-Me Showcase provides after-school rock band lesson programs with a chance to perform on a real stage at the Fair. Check out the musicians live on the Budweiser Stage at 2 p.m., Aug. 10-13 and Aug. 16-19. The […]
U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a convicted felon from Jefferson County, Missouri who was caught twice with guns to seven years, four months in prison. The charges against Kentrez Robinson, now 31, of Festus, stem from two incidents in 2020. On Aug. 11, 2020, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department surveillance cameras […]
The Department of Economic Development partnered with four companies throughout Fiscal Year 2023 to assist them with expansion and job creation that is helping Missourians prosper in the state’s northern region. In total, the companies are investing nearly $6 million and creating up to 31 jobs. “It’s exciting to see quality employers investing and creating […]
The Department of Economic Development (DED) is proud to have partnered with three companies throughout Fiscal Year 2023 to assist them with expansion and job creation that is helping Missourians prosper in the central region. In total, the companies are investing more than $65 million and creating up to 272 jobs. “It’s exciting to see […]
The Department of Economic Development partnered with 11 companies throughout Fiscal Year 2023 to assist them with expansion and job creation that is helping Missourians prosper in the St. Louis region. In total, the companies are investing approximately $91 million and creating up to 704 jobs. “It’s exciting to see quality employers investing and creating […]
The Department of Economic Development partnered with 16 companies throughout Fiscal Year 2023 to assist them with expansion and job creation that is helping Missourians prosper in the Kansas City region. In total, the companies are investing nearly $100 million and creating up to 654 jobs. “It’s exciting to see quality employers investing and creating […]
(Missouri Independent) – Time has run out for Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to appeal a judge’s decision limiting his authority over school districts and clarifying that school boards can establish disease mitigation methods, such as mask mandates. Bailey had 40 days from Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Marco Roldan’s May 27 ruling to ask for a new trial. […]
(Missouri Independent) – After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer’s program — forgoing tens of millions of dollars in federal aid. The problems administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program, or P-EBT, played a major role in the […]
(Missouri Independent) – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday decried the federal government’s “negligence” that allowed radioactive waste to sicken St. Louis-area residents for decades and invited Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to visit the community still suffering from the legacy of the atomic bomb. “You all have had enough of it,” Hawley said. “I’ve had […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against tax preparation companies H&R Block, Taxslayer LLC, and TaxAct, Inc. for illegally sharing the sensitive data of Missouri taxpayers with Meta, Google, and other Big Tech companies. The lawsuit asserts that the three tax preparation companies violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act when they shared this sensitive […]
Four people were indicted Wednesday in connection with the fatal robbery of a St. Louis, Missouri restaurant owner in May. Ronnie Adam Foster, 23, of St. Louis, Mekayla Johann, 20, Larob Harris, 24, and Shonyea Jones, 24, were each indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on four felonies: conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, […]
The former owner of a Kansas City, Mo., medical spa was sentenced in federal court for providing illegal treatments to his patients, several of whom suffered adverse effects from the foreign products. Richard B. Smith III, 47, of Shawnee, Kansas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to two years in federal prison […]
Small non-farm businesses in numerous Missouri counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans are intended to offset economic losses resulting from reduced revenues caused by the ongoing drought in Missouri and adjacent areas of eastern Kansas. Under the eligibility criteria, primary counties include […]
(Missouri Independent) – U.S. senators debated Wednesday how best to resolve a funding cliff within Social Security that will lead to a quarter reduction in benefits in about a decade, absent action from Congress. Democrats on the Budget Committee, led by Chair Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, called for lawmakers to increase taxes on the […]
(Missouri Independent) – Missouri’s school districts are struggling not just with a teacher shortage but a scarcity of bus drivers, custodians, and other essential personnel. In the 2022-2023 school year, teachers with inadequate teaching certification taught over 8% of Missouri public school classes, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The crisis has […]
(Missouri Independent) – Residents of five Missouri Senate districts – and perhaps a sixth – will have to wait until this fall to learn if the boundaries will be revised. At the end of a day-long trial Wednesday, Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem directed attorneys challenging and defending the map drawn last year to submit […]
