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Jackson County, St. Louis County added to Fitzpatrick’s local government checkbook
By Raymore Journal staff
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced that Jackson County and St. Louis County have been added to the Local Government Checkbook, making spending data from Missouri’s two largest counties available to taxpayers. The Checkbook is part of his ongoing commitment to ensuring a more efficient and transparent government at both the state and local levels.
“As Treasurer, a priority of mine continues to be improving transparency at all levels of government because I believe...
Acting Governor Mike Kehoe issues Executive Order 22-05 in response to severe weather
Acting Governor Mike Kehoe issues Executive Order 22-05 in response to severe weather
By Raymore Journal staff
Tuesday, July 27, acting on behalf of Governor Mike Parson, Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 22-05 in response to severe flooding occurring in the St. Louis region.
The Order declares a State of Emergency exists in Missouri and activates the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan, which allows state agencies to coordinate directly with local jurisdictions in order to provide assistance.
“With record rainfall impacting the St. Louis region and the potential...
I-49 widening, dozens of Cass County transport projects receive state approval
This photo was taken from the Highway 58 bridge overlooking Interstate 49 at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 10. At the same time during the week, this section of I-49 is usually heavily congested. (Tyson Fisher / Raymore Journal)
I-49 widening, dozens of Cass County transport projects receive state approval
By Raymore Journal staff
It’s official. The I-49 widening project from 155th St. to North Cass Parkway is receiving funding from the state.
On July 6, the Missouri Highway Transportation Commission approved the $10 billion Statewide Transportation Improves Program (STIP). The program includes...
Republican Mike Haffner – Part 2
Republican Mike Haffner – Part 2
By Raymore Journal staff
Do you know your state representative, Mike Haffner, and what he stands for? The Raymore Journal caught up with Rep. Haffner and had him break down every bill he has introduced during the current session of Missouri’s General Assembly.
Elected to his first two-year term in 2018, Haffner is poised for reelection this November as he is running unopposed for District 55’s seat in the Missouri House of Representative. What can Cass County residents expect from Haffner during his next term?
The Raymore Journal reached out to the Cass...
Workers could sue over vaccine mandates under Missouri bill
Workers could sue over vaccine mandates under Missouri bill
By Raymore Journal staff
Workers required to get vaccinations for their jobs could sue if they have negative reactions under a Missouri bill advanced in the state House on Wednesday.
The Republican-led House voted 92-44 to give the measure initial approval. It needs another vote to move to the GOP-led Senate.
The measure would apply to any employer-required vaccines, although bill sponsor Rep. Mitch Boggs, R-LaRussell, said cited recent COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Under the measure, employers who make their workers get a vaccine could...
Missouri’s GOP-led House sends income tax break to Senate
Missouri’s GOP-led House sends income tax break to Senate
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press
Missouri’s Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would give rebates of up to $1,000 for state income taxes owed this year.
Lawmakers voted 103-44 to send the nonrefundable tax credit legislation to the GOP-led Senate, where Republican Majority Leader Caleb Rowden said it faces an uncertain path forward.
The House proposal would allow for rebates of up to $500 per individual or $1,000 for married couples.
In practice, if an individual owes $1 in state income taxes when they...
Missouri Senate backs limits on property tax increases
Missouri Senate backs limits on property tax increases
By Raymore Journal staff
Some Missouri homeowners could be spared from paying higher property taxes under a pair of proposed constitutional amendments approved Wednesday by the state Senate.
One proposal would authorize laws limiting the amount by which property values could be increased when being reassessed.
Another proposal would allow counties to adopt ordinances exempting people age 65 and older from increases in assessments used to figure their residential property taxes, beginning in 2023. That measure also would allow counties...
Missouri House OKs elections for transgender athletic bans
Missouri House OKs elections for transgender athletic bans
By Summer Ballentine Associated Press
The GOP-led Missouri House on Wednesday voted to allow local elections over whether to ban transgender girls from competing on K-12 girls’ sports teams.
House members voted 89-40 in favor of adding Republican Rep. Chuck Bayse’s proposal as an amendment to an elections bill in a late-session attempt to pass the contested legislation before lawmakers’ mid-May deadline.
Under the amendment, Bayse said public school boards and administrators could call elections over whether to allow...
Missouri House pitches using budget surplus for tax breaks
Missouri House pitches using budget surplus for tax breaks
By Summer Ballentine Associated Press
The Republican Missouri House budget leader on Wednesday proposed an idea to use some of a more than $3 billion budget surplus to give out widespread income tax credits.
House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith’s late-session proposal is aimed at doling out tax credits worth what workers owe in state income taxes.
Smith’s initial plan would set aside $1 billion for the tax credits and would cap the tax credits at up to $500 for individuals or $1,000 for married couples filing jointly.
In...