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by Joe Mueller, The Center Square  | May 04, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article If you’re good at keeping receipts and filing for refunds, the proposed gas tax in Missouri won’t cost you a penny. If you’re not that organized, Senate Bill 262 will raise the tax on a gallon of gasoline by 2.5 cents starting in October. It will increase 2.5 cents a gallon in each fiscal year until it reaches an additional 12.5 cents a gallon on July 1, 2025. “With this particular bill, I believe it makes both sides happy,” said bill sponsor Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan and Senate Presi...

by Joe Mueller, The Center Square  | May 03, 2021 04:00 PM Print this article Businesses might have struggled to find employees before the COVID-19 pandemic as unemployment was at record-low levels in early 2020. But as Missouri and the rest of the nation begin to more fully open restaurants and other venues, some businesses are severely hampered by a shortage of workers. “It is even more difficult now for businesses than it was before the start of the pandemic,” said Karen Buschmann, vice president of marketing and communications for the Missouri Chamber of Comme...