Change to bill cutting Missouri sales tax on food transformed it into massive tax hike thepitchkc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepitchkc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A bill in the Missouri House to expand the sales tax exemption so that includes food purchased with food stamps became a bill virtually ending the exemption., making it a $416 million tax increase.
Rep. Brenda Shields, R-St. Joseph, said fewer than 40 percent of schools in Missouri offer a gifted program, "leaving thousands of students without the opportunity to unlock their potential and grow academically."