Missouri residents could soon find it easier to update their addresses for voter registration under a settlement that voter advocates reached Thursday with the state’s Revenue Department. The League of Women Voters of Missouri and the Kansas City-area chapter of ...

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When a citizen declares personal bankruptcy, federal law shields him or her with an “automatic stay” — a mechanism that blocks creditors from trying to collect debts that arose before the bankruptcy filing. But does an automatic stay mean that ...

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Reporter Scott Lauck's second Capital Report takes a look at how the General Assembly is seeking to reverse two rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court pertaining to the state's sales tax.

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Reporter Scott Lauck's second Capital Report takes a look at how the General Assembly is seeking to reverse two rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court pertaining to the state's sales tax.

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Gov. Jay Nixon renewed his commitment to revamping the state’s driving while intoxicated statutes today in Jefferson City. But the first-term governor said that finding common ground on the substance of those changes wouldn’t be a simple task. “It’s a ...

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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against Missouri Department of Revenue agents who conducted what turned out to be an illegal seizure of "contraband" cigarettes. The series of raids against Dirt Cheap Cigarettes and Beer in St. Louis won approval from a trial judge but was reversed by a state appeals court last year.

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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against Missouri Department of Revenue agents who conducted what turned out to be an illegal seizure of “contraband” cigarettes. The series of raids against Dirt Cheap Cigarettes and Beer in St. Louis ...

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The Missouri Department of Revenue has awarded Tim Fila of Lake Saint Louis the right to operate the motor vehicle/license office in Harvester. Fila is the incumbent agent; then-Gov. Matt Blunt awarded the office to Fila in 2005. The office ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court rejected an attempt from a petroleum company to credit overpayment of cigarette taxes to underpayment of taxes for other transactions. MFA Petroleum Co. owns a number of convenience stores across the states that sell cigarettes. After ...

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The Missouri Department of Revenue cannot reject an application for a specialty license plate based on an organization’s viewpoint because it would be a violation of free speech, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. The court ...

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A Jackson County class action suit against a health information technology company accused of improperly charging fees and taxes has settled for more than $2.2 million. The settlement included $861,639 in taxes refunded by the Missouri Department of Revenue, plus ...

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