UPDATE: Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, has offered a nuanced change to his position on the proposed bond issue. He’s still in favor of it, but he doesn’t approve of Nixon offering support of the plan in exchange for holding back…

A sales tax to pay for an emergency communications system in St. Charles County highlights a small set of special elections on Aug. 4.

The sales tax of one 20th of a cent is the only countywide proposal on the…

JEFFERSON CITY — If you blinked, you missed the Missouri House vote today on a plan for the state to take on $700 million in debt to finance a building boom at college campuses.

The House gave the measure (HJR32) initial approval…

JEFFERSON CITY — Democratic Rep. Chris Kelly of Columbia is teaming up with House Republican leaders to push for a $700 million bond issue to finance construction projects at state colleges and universities.

Kelly’s proposal, HJR32, will be heard at noon tomorrow…

St. Louis County’s future bond issue proposals will become a hard sell because officials can’t promote them as “no tax bond issues” if, as likely, the county council approves a reduction of 3.5 cents for each $100 assessed valuation in…