Corrigan

Bill Corrigan, the Republican candidate for St. Louis County Executive, released a tax reform plan Monday morning that would limit increases on property values and freeze the county’s tax rate.

“Unfair taxes are crippling the St. Louis County economy, halting growth, limiting prosperity…

UPDATE, 10:20 p.m. - This bill hasn’t been taken up in the House, and is apparently dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Here is the list of the services that would be taxed in Illinois under HB174, the deficit-reduction bill that may or may not…

Update, 4:25 p.m. - The full Senate has just voted 47-12 to approve the tax hike and other revenues. As Senate President John Cullerton noted in introducing the bill, that’s the toughest part, politically. They’re now moving on to the…

State Rep. Robert Prichard, R-Hinckley and other House GOP members have tea bags tied to their House floor microphones. Photo: Kevin McDermott/Post-Dispatch

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - To illustrate their opposition to Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed tax increase and to push their own…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A decade later, is Illinois headed for another epic showdown over the way it funds its schools?

Illinois organizers today unveiled an independent education-reform panel heavy with big political names — former Gov. Jim Edgar, former U.S. House…

Earlier this month, more than a dozen prominent Republican women — including Cape Girardeau Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson — were tapped for a “truth squad” to deflate rumors surrounding veep nominee Sarah Palin.

Now, the Barack Obama has countered with a truth team of…

Wondering what the state’s Republican leaders think about Democratic veep nominee Joe Biden’s visit to Missouri today?

Wait no more.

First, here’s a statement from Gov. Matt Blunt, courtesy of the Missouri GOP:

Obama and Biden want to raise taxes on personal income, on…

Here’s what two of the states leading Republicans had to say about tonight’s acceptance speech by John McCain in St. Paul.

Gov. Matt Blunt:

John McCain tonight outlined his record of service and accomplishments in fighting to change and reform Washington. Unlike his opponent,…

The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Tax Policy is set to hold a public hearing Wednesday in the Wainwright Gallery of the Wainwright State Office Building,111 N. 7th Street.

The session begins at 11 a.m.

The panel says it “welcomes comments from…

We already know that financial whiz Rex Sinquefield enjoys spending his money on candidates who share his views on taxes and school choice. 

But what else does he spend his money on? His other passion: Chess.

Earlier this year, the spry millionaire promised…