Missouri Realtors Pour $1.9 Million Into Campaign to Defeat Amendment 5 Tax Plan

Editorial: Ballot language obscures who pays and who gains under Amendment 5

Ballot language obscures who pays and who gains under Amendment 5

Missouri Realtors pour $1.9 million into campaign to defeat Amendment 5 tax plan

(Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector).The Missouri Association of Realtors donated $1.9 million to the campaign opposing Amendment 5 on Tuesday, escalating the fight over a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a pathway for lawmakers to eliminate the state income tax through expanded or increased sales taxes. The contribution to Missourians for Fair Taxation came days after Missouri Promise PAC, the committee backing Amendment 5, repor…

Missouri’s drive to eliminate income tax leaves KC-area officials with more questions than answers

With a date set for when voters will decide whether to eliminate Missouri’s state income tax, Kansas City-area officials are left with questions on what the move would mean for local government operations. Takeaways The bill’s vague guidelines have made it difficult for Kansas City-area officials to predict its exact impact. But they worry that it could hamper local budgets and the ability to provide services. Local governments would have limi…