Missouri soundly defeats Amendments 4 and 5
Missouri voters delivered clear results in Tuesday’s primary election, rejecting two closely watched constitutional amendments while approving measures tied to parks funding and county government operations. Voters turned down Amendment 5, a proposal that would have begun phasing out Missouri’s individual income tax as state revenues grew and allowed lawmakers to expand sales taxes to replace the lost revenue. The measure was one of the most heavily debated questions on the ballot and marked a rare attempt by a state […]
