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Missouri Voters Reject Tax Reform | Kansas City News
Missouri voters decisively rejected Governor Mike Kehoe’s sweeping plan to eliminate the state income tax, with over 83% voting “no” to Amendment 5. Despite a massive campaign touting economic growth and modernizing the tax code, skepticism ran high—especially around claims of fixing a “big tech loophole” and fears that lower-income residents would bear the brunt while public services suffered. The amendment also granted lawmakers broad power to raise sales taxes and even tax services, leaving uncertainty about who’d be targeted. For Kehoe, newly elected and facing his first major legislative…
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