Earnings Tax

After St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay threw his support behind raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, state Sen. Kurt Schaefer issued a stern warning.The…

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - When Better Together, a group tasked with studying a potential reunion between St. Louis and…

Court upholds election for earnings taxThe Missouri Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires residents in St. Louis and Kansas…

Several civic leaders from Kansas City have gone to court challenging a voter-approved state law on municipal earnings taxes.The ballot measure approved…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 25, 2011 - The Easter Bunny was the first to go. I was still in kindergarten when it struck me…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 14, 2011 - On Tuesday, April 5, St. Louis voters finally got a chance to voice their opinion in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 6, 2011 - Mayor Francis Slay basked in the overwhelming victory for retention of the city's 1…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 6, 2011 - With more than 65 percent of the precincts reported in St. Louis, the proposition to…

City Voters Overwhelmingly Agree to Keep Earnings TaxNow that voters in both of Missouri's large cities have renewed their earnings taxes, leaders of both…

Election Day in St. LouisIt's election day in Missouri and voters in St. Louis and Kansas City will head to the polls to decide whether to retain each…