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9:34 am
Mon March 18, 2013

Analysis: Mo. Senate bills could raise tax revenue

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The Missouri Senate has passed an unusually large number of tax cuts, credits, deductions and increases at the midway mark of the legislative session.

The bottom line could be a net gain in state revenues, if all the proposed changes become law.

A calculation prepared for The Associated Press by former legislative tax analyst Brian Schmitt shows that Missouri may reap $355 million in 2016, with that gradually decreasing to $118 million by 2019.

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Politics
11:23 am
Thu January 26, 2012

ACLU sues St. Louis over prison grievances

Credit St. Louis Landmark Association website
Missouri State Penitentiary

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against the city of St. Louis, asking a judge to make the city turn over jail records related to inmate grievances.

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