By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning.
The tax code can be unforgiving if you own a car in Missouri. Counties know where you live, what you drive and what you owe.
Private aircraft can be a different story.
Today’s lead story looks at a federal proposal backed by two Missouri Republicans that supporters frame as a privacy protection for pilots. But local officials say it could make it much harder to collect taxes that are already owed on private planes and helicopters.
What the records show, and why tax officials are worried, is below.
(Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)
by Jason Hancock
U.S. Rep. Bob Onder wrote the proposal. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves helped advance it. Missouri’s own tax officials say they are already losing the ability to find the planes — and the state can’t say how much money is at stake.
(Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)
by Jason Hancock
Missouri schools will be able to hire a new class of armed guards, and high school athletes will get a state-run avenue to appeal some eligibility and competition decisions.
(Chase Castor/The Beacon)
by Thomas White
A planned $100 million regional housing fund could help finance thousands of homes. But its early model also shows why the shortage won’t disappear quickly.
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