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This current budget proposal was created without including a proposed public safety tax, which will go before voters next month.
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture updated requirements for animals coming from areas at risk for New World Screwworms.
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Amendment 1 reauthorizes a sales tax of one-tenth of 1% that provides money for soil and water conservation projects and Missouri's state parks system.
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Four candidates are vying to replace state Sen. Brian Williams in a primary competing with ballot measures, a congressional race and the county executive contest.
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