Tom Shrout

Missourians decisively rejected a sales tax increase earmarked for transportation projects, making for a striking defeat for a well-financed campaign from…

Missourians will vote Aug. 5 on a 0.75 percent sales tax increase for transportation projects. The proposal — commonly known as the transportation tax —…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 3, 2009 - Bus routes returned to the road Monday and riders and employees breathed a collective…