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MO State Board of Education Approves Tobacco Tax Initiative to Fund Schools
Missouri’s State Board of Education has issued a press release with news of their approval of a proposed new sales tax on tobacco products. This tax would raise funds for public education in the state. Approval came at the board’s June meeting last week in Jefferson City: Missouri State Board of Education Affirms the Healthy … Continue reading
Missouri Supremes Listen to Arguments on November Ballot Issues
Reblogged from 20 Pounds Of Headlines: (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court questioned Monday whether voters should still get a say on a trio of pocketbook initiatives this November if it rules that the auditor didn’t have the authority to estimate the measures’ effect on state revenues. At issue before the seven-member high court are … Continue reading
