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Housing, tax credits and unions: Missouri economic development bills to watch in 2025

For the next five months, lawmakers will consider what kind of businesses to boost, how landlords will be allowed to manage their properties and whether to overhaul Missouri’s income, sales and property taxes.

These bills are only proposals for now. They could be amended — in some cases, dramatically — before they ever come to a vote. More than 1,000 bills have been proposed this year, and only a few will pass the House and Senate and get a signature from Gov. Mike Kehoe. You can find a guide to following the legislative session here.

Here’s a guide to some of the legislative proposals that could affect development, taxes and the economy.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s cautious approach to spending taxpayer dollars in 2025

Gov. Laura Kelly is taking a cautious approach to spending taxpayer money.  Her proposed budget for Kansas anticipates just a 0.7% increase on the already approved 2025 budget. As a result, the state can’t afford large increases in government services.  The Legislature passed a $2 billion tax cut last year. The full impact of that […]

Posted inHealth

New Missouri rule tries to protect mail-order medications from extreme cold and heat

If your mail-order prescription landed in a pile of snow on your doorstep last week, you may want to proceed with caution. Pharmacists warn that extreme temperatures — cold or hot — can change the chemical makeup of medicine, often making it less effective. But medicine coming through the mail in overheated UPS trucks or […]

Posted inHousing

Healthy Homes found nearly 75 health code violations at Quality Hill Towers. So why is it considered habitable?

Correction: This article has been updated to clarify that Sentinel communicated with the Quality Hill Tenant Union during 2024. The company added that a third-party tested the water systems at 929 Jefferson in November 2024 and found no health issues. Hell Woods has been couch-surfing between two friends’ apartments since their landlord refused to renew […]

Posted inLocal Government

Historic winter storm forces City Hall, MoDOT to make tough calls on clearing Kansas City roads

For most people, a major snowstorm means stocking up on groceries, keeping a stack of blankets handy and maybe even a surprise day at home from work or school. But the Kansas City area’s weather response agencies have been working around the clock to clear up major highways, sidewalks and local roads to make sure major infrastructure can remain functional.

Now that the snow is finally clearing, those agencies are looking back at what worked well and what to change for next time.

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