JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon talked taxes, storm response and the state’s economy during remarks Thursday at the Governor’s Mansion to members of the press.
Nixon, speaking before reporters from across the state during the annual Missouri Press Association’s “Day at the Capitol,” expressed strong doubts about legislative and ballot petition efforts that would eliminate the state’s income tax and replace it with a statewide sales tax.
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