Missouri Voters Keep Income Tax | Jefferson City News

Missouri voters just rejected a historic ballot measure that would have phased out the state income tax and given lawmakers sweeping power to expand sales tax—marking the first time in over a century voters directly decided on eliminating income tax. The defeat signals strong public resistance to major tax restructuring, leaving Missouri’s current tax system intact and shutting down the proposed five-year sales tax expansion window. With Alaska being the only state to ever eliminate its income tax—and doing so via legislative vote, not ballot—the Missouri result underscores how rare and contentious such changes are, especially when voters say no. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e23293aa98accb19