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State and federal elected officials representing Jefferson County will speak at the Jefferson County Growth Association’s Legislative Forum on Thursday, June 4.
One person, one vote. The concept seems incredibly simple and sensible.
Voters approved establishing a sales tax for one Jefferson County fire district, while measures seeking sales tax increases failed for seven county ambulance and fire districts.
Festus leaders are deciding what to do – if anything – after staff failed to place the municipal city treasurer position on the April 7 ballot.
Voters overwhelmingly approved Question 1 on the April 7 ballot, with 13,454 “yes” votes (61.04 percent) to 8,587 “no” votes (38.96 percent).
The city of Herculaneum is licking its wounds after an overwhelming defeat of its proposed use tax on internet sales.
Jefferson County residents will see some tax relief in two years, and Festus residents swept out four City Council members as the fallout from the approval of a data center started to reshape the city’s leadership today.
With internet sales increasing every year, the city of Herculaneum is hoping to pass a use tax on internet sales to equal the tax brick-and-mortar businesses are already paying.
The Jefferson R-7 Board of Education has voted to place a $14 million bond issue on the April ballot to fund districtwide improvements, including traffic flow upgrades, safety and security upgrades, playground upgrades and new facilities.
