Historic defeats for Missouri GOP priorities raise questions about what comes next

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 1,961

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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At the Oct. 9, 1912, annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Anti Horse Thief Association in Monett, members passed a resolution denouncing a proposed constitutional amendment to restructure Missouri’s tax system.

Backers promised their proposal would ease the burden of government and fire up Missouri’s economic engine by sweeping away almost all state and local taxes in favor of a property tax that applied only to the value of land.

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