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Where Missouri Republican candidates for governor stand on personal property taxes
Missouri Republicans running to win the governor’s race are trying to harness frustration over 2023’s property tax assessment fiasco with varying promises of cuts. State Sen. Bill Eigel, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, has made eliminating personal property taxes on things like cars, farm and business equipment a top priority as a lawmaker […] The post Where Missouri Republican candidates for governor stand on personal property taxes appeared first on The Beacon.
Missouri Electric Co-Op Youth Program means education and fun
Timothy Norris, Licking; Hayden Riggs, Houston; Katelyn Redker, Mountain Grove; Olivia Park, Rolla; Ava Ennis, St James; and Joseph Cook, Plato, were among the 85 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 16-19, 2024, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City. These six students were sponsored by Intercounty Electric Cooperative.
FEMA sending disaster assistance to Missouri counties affected by May storms
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Tuesday it will provide federal disaster assistance to counties in southern Missouri that were hit by tornadoes, floods and severe storms from May 19-27, 2024. The assistance, approved by President Joe Biden, will provide federal funding to affected residents in Barry, Butler, Carter, Howell, New Madrid, […]
Your vote in August could lead to more options, lower costs for childcare in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Childcare experts say there’s a shortage of daycare centers around Kansas City which has left many families priced out of giving their kids a good start to an education to be ready for grade school. Some Missouri State lawmakers believe they found a solution...
Teachers union files lawsuit against MOHELA, claims business misleads borrowers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teachers labor union filed a lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan of Authority of the State of Missouri, also known as MOHELA, over claims the business misled borrowers. The American Federation of Teachers -- a teachers union based out of Washington D.C. -- represents 1.8 million public school teachers, health care The post Teachers union files lawsuit against MOHELA, claims business misleads borrowers appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
'They'll be all over': Cannabis lounges take root amid patchwork of regulation
As the marijuana industry blooms in Missouri, entrepreneurs seek to provide new avenues for consumers in cannabis lounges. The Treehouse Lounge, a cannabis lounge outside of Nixa, opened in November 2023 and eventually hopes to expand its presence across the state. “We're eventually trying to get to an area where...
Missouri, Arkansas ranked among US states with the lowest costs of living
With the cost of living rising everywhere in the United States, the prospect of moving to places with lower costs of living is more attractive than ever. Luckily, residents of Missouri and Arkansas reside in some of the cheapest states to live in the country. A new report from GOBankingRates ranked each of the 50 […]
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