Richard Sheets

A tax on lawn care? Never, if Missourians vote to ban sales taxes on services

Jason Rosenbaum

Missourians are slated to vote on a constitutional amendment that would ban sales taxes on services.Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander certified the…

Government, Politics & Issues

This year's limits on municipal fine revenue get first approval in the Missouri Senate

Jason Rosenbaum

Updated 6:40 p.m. Jan. 26 with Senate vote - The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would place further limits on cities…

Sen. Eric Schmitt's legislation limiting traffic fines could make it easier for cities to dissolve. The current process involves collecting hundreds -- if not thousands -- of signatures, and is only available to certain classes of cities.

Government, Politics & Issues

Bill limiting traffic fine revenue includes risk of 'death penalty' for municipalities

Jason Rosenbaum

There are times the Missouri General Assembly can be a factory of cynicism. Simple proposals can get massaged, manipulated and altered so much that the…

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Glendale, Nov 11, 2014

Government, Politics & Issues

Schmitt Files Bill Lowering How Much Cities Can Make From Traffic Tickets

Jason Rosenbaum

A Republican state senator has pre-filed legislation that would lower the amount of traffic fines a city can keep. Sen. Eric Schmitt's, R-Glendale,…

Meldon Moffitt says he had a bad experience paying a municipal fine in Jennings. Policymakers from across the political spectrum may change how cities administer their municipal courts.

Government, Politics & Issues

Policymakers Eye Big Changes To Missouri's Municipal Courts

Jason Rosenbaum

Ferguson resident MeldonMoffitt is part of a hardy group of protesters known as the Lost Voices, mostly young people willing to sleep on the street to get…