Missouri lawmakers passed a bill last week to raise the state s gas tax from 17-cents a gallon to 29.5 cents a gallon gradually over the next five years. Currently, Missouri has the second-lowest fuel tax in the nation.Â
Americans for Prosperity-Missouri, a Missouri conservative advocacy group, filed a petition to put the new gas tax on the ballot. If approved, the measure would go on the 2022 ballot.
The first set of child tax credits is set to go out on July 15. Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club in Columbia Valorie Livingston said many of her children are living in poverty and their families would benefit from the help. The effects of the tax credit will also allow the organization to open up more spots for children.
The first set of payments is set to go out on July 15. Over 39 million households will benefit from the credits.
COLUMBIA - President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion relief package into law on March 11. The bill included stimulus payments, jobless benefits and a child tax credit, among other items.
The package will enhance the child tax credit by supplying eligible parents $300 a month for each child under age 6 and $250 for each one ages 6 to 17.Â
Over 39 million households will benefit from the credit; it covers 88% of children in the nation. The first set of payments is set to go out on July 15
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Veterans United Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Enhancing Lives
March 17, 2021 GMT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 17, 2021
Veterans United Foundation is celebrating its 10 th anniversary in 2021 and the impact that Veterans United Home Loans employees have provided to communities across the country. Foundation staff is excited to preview big plans in store for the upcoming year, as sizeable donations will be awarded to military-based and community-centered charitable organizations in the Columbia area and throughout the United States.
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The Foundation was created in 2011 and is funded by more than 4,600 Veterans United Home Loans employees, Veterans United and its affiliated companies. Since its inception, more than $87 million has been donated to the Foundation, and officials expect the total to reach $100 million by the end of this calendar year. More than 90 percen