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Missouri House proposes tax exemption on utilities for making food

Posted on April 26, 2016

Representative Craig Redmon (photo courtesy; Missourinet)

(Missourinet)-The state House has proposed a tax exemption for the use of utilities that go into making food.

The bill aims to exempt the state’s sales and use taxes for restaurants and others who make food to be sold to directly the public for the electricity, water, gas, or other utilities used to make that food.

Representative Judy Morgan (D-Kansas City) said its passage would cost the state.

“It would reduce the total state revenue by $51.2-million, annually,” said Morgan of the bill’s fiscal impact as assessed by state legislative staff. “This is a very bad bill designed for one special interest group. As most bills designed for special interest groups, the taxpayer gets stuck making up the difference.”

Bill sponsor, Representative Craig Redmon (R-Canton) said that estimate is overblown.

“The fiscal note on it took into account things like coolers and freezers, lights and everything else, when in actuality it only takes in electricity on the oven, or the gas used on the fryers,” said Redmon.

He denies the bill is being proposed for a special interest group.

“Yes it will help other people, but when I took this bill on it wasn’t for the big guy, it was for the little guy,” said Redmon.

Representative Lyndall Fraker (R-Marshfield) said taxing both the food and the utilities used to make it is double-taxation.

“Why should the taxpayers, or why should the consumer have to pay tax on a product twice?” asked Fraker.

Critics say a similar exemption has been struck down by the state Supreme Court, but Redmon argues his bill address the Court’s concerns.

The proposal, HB 1448, goes now to the Senate.

Fuel tax increase proposal to be considered by Missouri House Committee

Posted on April 25, 2016

(Missourinet) – A state House committee will consider Tuesday a proposal to raise Missouri’s fuel taxes to pay for roads and bridges. That plan has already been approved by the Senate but House Republican leaders don’t favor a tax hike.

House Speaker Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) says his caucus’ position is the same as it’s been for a while.

“A tax increase of any kind is going to be very difficult to do,” said Richardson.

Still, he says it will go through the committee process.

“We’ve got some members that are interested in giving it a fair hearing and we’ll see where it goes from there,” said Richardson.

The bill would ask voters whether Missouri’s fuel tax should be increased by 5.9-cents. The state’s 17-cent fuel tax is among the lowest in the country.

KFEQ Trading Post 4-23-2016

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016

. Looking for a CB radio

816 238 7907

. Cub cadet 1250. hydrostat. 42 inch deck. tractor is fairly rough. needs a motor overhaul. everything else works on it. need to get rid of it and the deck. $200 obo

Old wheelhorse garden tractor. doesn’t run.

Old pushmower.

816 294 0785

. Looking for some used corregated barn tin. about 15 feet.

816 898 4470

. Late 80’s model 3 bedroom 2 bath. 16×80 trailer house. new insulation and siding.

Catfish bait. BJ all sorts of that

burn, trash barrels.

filet knives.

Cherokee boat. 23 foot with a 90 horse mercury. needs a little work on it.

3 boat trailers.

816 617 4646 north of Amazonia on the interstate

. Kenmore gas dryer. white with XL capacity. $100 would deliver to a reasonable distance within the st. joe area

816 261 2148

. Bayliner fiberglass boat with trailer. has a motor. $500 obo

95 Vulcan. needs a little welding on the front. $400 obo

Push mowers that are ready to go.

White brand riding lawnmower

China cabinet.

Bicycles. different sizes. call and ask for details

816 233 6496

. Self propelled push mower. $100

riding lawnmower. $600

about 15 nice musical boxes. whole collection of them but would sell sseperatly.

816 685 3236

. Bedliner for a pickup.

816 262 4038

. Bunch of old fishing lures. about 300 of them. would sell one or however many you want, prices negotiable

816 390 2108

. Garage sale at 36th and lafayette. all kinds of clothes, yard equipment

816 244 4557 for info on how to find the place

. Drywall tape gun. called a bazooka. tape gun and the pump to load

816 261 4345

. Looking for some Stevens old shotguns, double barrels or rifles

looking for parts from a 52 chevy car. you would also consider a whole car

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. 97 Audi. 6 cylinder with new transmission. $2200

816 344 8648

. Looking for a computer

looking for cabbage patch kids dolls.

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. Looking for some blacksmith tools. like an anvil and forge

816 378 2021

. 55 gallon metal trash barrels or burn barrels $16 each

plastic trash barrels with lids. $16 each

water barrels $16 each

looking for lawnmowers running or not. self propelled, push or riding

Craftsman riding lawnmower. motor behind the seat. $700 obo

816 671 0234

. rear tractor tires. 18. 4 42’s. all radials. $250 for the pair

14.9 30’s in the same condition. $150

816 383 3875

. 2005 chevy impala that runs and drives. $900

2000 Dodge durango RT. 3rd row seating 4 wheel drive. $1000

97 Oldsmobile. Aurora. $850

816 238 8013

. Large bird cage. 3 foot tall. 23×16 on the bottom. $20

2 decanters. one is a donkey and one is an elephant. $30 for the pair.

Will also pick up leftover garage sale unwanted items

816 261 9524

. New oldstock radiator. for an model 8n ford tractor. $90

Baldwin full keyboard organ with foot pedals. FREE to a good home.

either one of these items can meet in Maryville if it will help you

712 542 0266

. Video arcade game. Ms Pac man and dig dug on it. $600

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. services and repairs all kinds of mowers.

816 341 4903

. Couple of CB radios. one is a 23 and one is a 40 channel. will take any reasonable offer

816 382 9494

. Troy build weedeater. brand new. 4 cycle. $100

Neighbor has a Riding lawnmower. Massi fergusion. brand new blades and battery. 17 horse 40 inch cut. $200

816 266 7624

. Couple of Antique gasoline blow torches. one is brass and the other isn’t. $20 for the pair

816 233 6275

. John Deere wheel weights. 500 lbs each fits 40&50 series with 38″ or 42″ cast wheels.

Call 660-442-6236.

. Looking for a fresh water tank. 200 gallon.

looking for a stackable washer and dryer. gas or electric.

2002 Chevy silverado. 4 wheel drive with a camper shell. well seasoned.

816 390 4521

. 1998 Ford F150 4 wheel drive with extended cab. $3500 obo

816 279 8334 OR 816 262 5792

. 2000 Grand Am 4 door. 6 cylinder. $1800 obo

660 541 4256

. 67-72 GMC truck parts

15 inch 5 lug steel wheels fo ra trailer.

chrome autobox valve covers for a chevy or GM

big screen TV. works but has a little differnt color in it

looking to pick up scrap metal and applinces

looking for a riding lawnmower.

816 351 9976

. antique wood stove. $200

816 351 6268

. 1969 Mustang. new recorders for it. $1500 obo

816 351 3340

. 96 Chevrolet. 4 door one ton dooley. flatbed. 54 automatic. $3200 obo

816 390 5298

. 96 Ford F150 shortbed with 4 wheeld rive. runs good. $5500

816 383 0858

. Taurus PT809 9mm. Comes with 2-17rd mags, 3-interchangeable back straps, Hard case. $300.00

text or phone 816-262-0241

. HITACHI PLASMA FLAT SCREEN TV WITH REMOTE $350.00

KING SIZE MATTRESS EXCELLENT SHAPE NO STAINS IN PLASTIC $150.00

KING SLEIGH BED WITH DRAWERS AT BOTTOM OF BED $300.00

FIBERGLASS BOX TOP FOR 6.5 FOOT TRUCK NAVY BLUE IN COLOR LIKE NEW

CALL 816-262-1704

. 03 dodge ram 2500 slt quad cab long bed 4wd 5.7 gas auto 114500mi $9500

call or text 660-541-0126

St. Joseph Senator threatens filibuster on proposed drug monitoring program

Posted on April 21, 2016

(Missourinet) – Unless voters get to make the final decision on a proposed prescription drug monitoring program, Senator Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph) will filibuster it. Schaaf says he would support the measure if ballot language and a referendum clause were added so that Missourians can vote on the program.

The House measure passed out of that chamber last month and is being considered by a Senate committee. Sponsor Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) says Missouri needs the program as soon as possible.

“He (Schaaf) uses those as a stall tactic. He doesn’t want this bill to get through. We have experienced deaths this week. We’ve experienced overdoses this week. We’ve experienced addiction being fed this week,” said Rehder.

The program would let doctors and pharmacists see if a person is having more prescriptions filled than needed. The intent is to prevent those addicted to opioids from overdosing and to stop those who profit from the illegal resale of those drugs.

Schaaf says such programs don’t work.

“There are a lot of people who go to the doctor once a month, get a month’s worth of medication, take it home and sell it for $50 a pill. They make a good living on that. The PDMP will never catch those people from doing that,” said Schaaf. “More people die of alcohol abuse and the effects of smoking of cigarettes than will ever die of opioid overdose.”

Senator Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) is carrying the Senate version of Rehder’s proposal. He wants to find a compromise.

“Are you just at the point where again this is your way or no way?” asked Schatz. “You say you’re not going to let this come to a vote if it isn’t your way.”

“No, I’d be more than happy to allow the way that is palatable that will protect our liberty,” said Schaaf.

A Senate committee is also considering Schaaf’s plan that he argued would better protect Missourians’ privacy. Under his proposal, the state Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs would track prescriptions. Pharmacists and doctors wouldn’t have access to the information. Bureau officials would inform authorities of potential cases of abuse. It is projected to cost the state $6 million compared to $4 million for Rehder’s plan.

Missouri is the only state without a monitoring program for prescription drugs.

Missouri House rejects limited medical marijuana legalization

Posted on April 21, 2016

House Voting Photo courtesy Missourinet — House Voting
Photo courtesy Missourinet

(Missourinet) – The state House has rejected a limited legalization of medical marijuana.

The chamber earlier this week gave initial approval to the measure, which would have legalized the use of marijuana only by those in hospice care for terminal cancer. It was a reining in of an earlier, broader version of the bill that would have legalized marijuana use by patients being treated for several specified conditions.

Several lawmakers changed their minds on Thursday’s vote to defeat the proposal, after the vote Tuesday to adopt it.

See how House members voted by clicking on the links below:

Thursday’s vote (defeated the proposal)

Tuesday’s vote (adopted the proposal, prior to its defeat)

Missouri House initially approves limited medical marijuana bill

Posted on April 20, 2016

(Missourinet) – The state House has given first-round approval to asking voters whether to approve a very narrow legalization of medical marijuana.

The bill would allow for the growing of marijuana and limit its legal use to those in hospice care for terminal cancer. An earlier version had broader allowances for use by patients with other medical conditions.

Bill sponsor Dave Hinson (R-St. Clair) called the 91-59 vote a step forward.

“Yes, I would have preferred we would have kept it with Alzheimer’s and ALS and other cancer patients that have a need,” said Hinson.

Hinson said during debate he believes medical marijuana might have helped his father, who died of cancer.

“So why don’t we stand up, get the politics out of this room, and do what’s right for dying patients,” asked Hinson.

Some lawmakers stood by their opposition to medical marijuana. Representative Keith Frederick (R-Rolla) said states that have passed such laws have seen increases in illegal use of pot.

“The amount of usage in 12- to 17-year-olds, the high-usage states, it’s all states that have medical marijuana, with the couple of recreational use states way up at the top,” said Frederick.

Some lawmakers who support medical marijuana, including Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin), voted against the bill, saying it was too “watered down.”

“This bill does not advance the cause of providing compassionate care. It does not advance the cause of getting us toward a more rational place on our marijuana policies,” said Dogan.

Other legislators like Representative Lynn Morris (R-Nixa) said the bill could help some patients nearing the end of their lives.

“I just don’t want to be one … to deprive someone, after the physician, the patient and that family decides that may be the last thing that they could use during their last hours of life,” said Morris.

The debate comes as a petition is being circulated that would put a medical marijuana ballot question before voters. Some lawmakers urged for passage of this bill so that what goes before voters is something that has been vetted by the legislature.

Another favorable vote would send the measure to the Senate

Missouri Senate unanimously supports making sex trafficking advertising illegal

Posted on April 20, 2016

Missouri Senate Chamber (Photo courtesy Missourinet)

(Missourinet) – Advertising of sex trafficking would be a crime under a proposal that has been unanimously passed in the state Senate. Senator Bob Onder (R-Lake St. Louis) says Missouri is seeing more and more sex trafficking.

“The St. Louis metro area is said to be among the top 20 regions for sex trafficking,” said Onder. “It’s a serious problem.”

The bill would make advertising related to sex trafficking a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Senator Gina Walsh (D-St. Louis) says that’s appropriate.

“For somebody to take over your life like that, take possession of your passport, threaten your family members. I can’t imagine being a 14-year-old girl and somebody is telling me all these things they are going to do to my family if I don’t cooperate. Of course they’re going to cooperate,” said Walsh.

Walsh says sex trafficking victims are not just young girls.

“A lot of times we forget in some of these crimes against people in domestic violence, human trafficking, young boys and adult men can be victims too,” said Walsh.

The Senate made changes to what was a House proposal so the bill now goes back to the House.

New learning standards adopted for Missouri K-12 schools

Posted on April 20, 2016

(Missourinet) – The State Board of Education has approved new learning standards for Missouri’s K-12 students. The changes are for math, English, social studies and science.

Missouri currently follows standards based on federal guidelines known as common core, but the Legislature passed a requirement in 2014 to develop new standards. The changes will begin next school year.

Department of Education Assistant Commissioner Blaine Henningsen calls these minimum standards.

“They don’t differentiate between urban and suburban and rural or anything like that. They don’t differentiate between whether a student has a disability in one area or does not have a disability. They are learning expectations created for all students in Missouri,” said Henningsen.

Ann Jarrett with the Missouri National Education Association is pleased with the changes.

“This ends this period of uncertainty. For two years, teachers have been uncertain about what would the new learning standards would look like. Now we have something we can move forward with,” said Jarrett. “Many of the changes in all of the areas actually deal more with trying to help students understand on a conceptual level rather than just memorizing things,” said Jarrett. “That requires a different way of teaching. It requires some resources for manipulative materials.”

During a public hearing in October about proposed changes by several work groups, opponents said the proposed standards were disjointed and too closely mirrored Common Core guidelines.

The Department of Education received more than 3,600 comments during a public feedback period on proposed standards. The Department says that feedback was considered in the approved changes.

Local districts will determine curriculum to meet the new standards. The Department will work with educators during the transition and will develop new assessments to measure student progress. New assessments for English language arts and math will be administered in spring 2018

Missouri Gov. prefers lesser fuel tax increase proposal to latest, 5.9-cent version

Posted on April 16, 2016April 15, 2016

(Missourinet) – Governor Jay Nixon (D) supports increasing Missouri’s gas tax to help pay for Missouri’s infrastructure, but he’s not a fan of the proposal that passed out of the Senate last week. The bill would ask voters if Missouri’s gas tax should be increased by nearly 6-cents per gallon.

“If I was to order what we should get done, I think the original version of Senator [Doug] Libla’s bill was something that would have made a short term but important step forward. I thought especially with gas prices were they were and are, that would’ve been a doable,” said Nixon.

Libla’s original bill called for an increase of 1.5-cents for unleaded and 3.5-cents per gallon for diesel. He says the Legislature’s failure to find a transportation funding fix led him to propose a greater increase.

Libla’s newer version is headed to the House where leadership is less favorable to increasing taxes to help pay for roads and bridges.

“Let’s get something done while the prices are low and let’s get a couple of cents and let’s start moving forward,” said Nixon. “I’d like to see us do something that we can get done and get done quickly that would have a small but incremental effect.”

Lawmakers are also considering reinstating a cost-sharing program that would create a partnership between state and local governments to split the cost of infrastructure projects.

KFEQ Trading Post 4/16/2016

Posted on April 16, 2016April 16, 2016

. New Taurus PT809 9mm. Comes with 2-17rd mags,3 different back straps, Hard case. $350.00

phone 816-262-0241

. Coop Agri Radials Tractor Duals. Adjustable Rims 18.4 – 34 – 6ply. $850.00

Call Billie 816-487-4046

. Need to cash rent approximately 19 acres east of Oregon, MO. Nothing planted on acreage last year. Disc and ready to go. $1,500. 00.

Call or text 816-244-0050.

. Trampoline assembled and would have to dissasemble. $75 CASH

Foozeball table in excellent condition $150

Fish aquarium. rectangle in shape. 20 gallon with everything including the fish. $100

816 671 1807

. Equalizer sway controlled hitch. $300

816 254 5653 OR 816 377 2907

. Flea Market in Tracy, MO. about 200 vendors or so set up. lots of antiques, lawn equipment. will be ther until 3 pm

. Bayliner with 85 Farce motor on it. and the trailer. look at it and make an offer

Kawaskai Vulcan has been hit in the front. but everything else is good. look and make an offer

Child’s four wheeler. battery operated.

lawnmowers. push ready to go. and one rider ready to go

Bicycles for children.

Aluminum wheels for a Ford Pickup. 4 wheel drive tires but could work on a 2 wheel drive pickup. 5 hole 15 inch by 8. 6 of those

816 233 6496

. Manna electric stove. self cleaning. $300 obo

816 261 9725

. RCXA camcorder like brand new. $50 obo

816 248 1646

. 1998 Ford F150 extended cab. Black in color. 185,000 miles. $3600 obo

816 279 8334

. JC penny’s roll away bed. like brand new. only been used once or twice. $100

816 294 4543

. Bed liner for a full sized pickup short bed. $200 obo

wheel weed eater and an outside antennae for FREE

816 262 4038

. Nice big generator. Beatrice Nebraska. on tires and only used once. have to have a tractor hooked up to it and then you hook it up. always shedded. $700 but can talk

Sickel mower blue in color. has been outside. worked fine but needs a new board. really reasonable price

402 673 4595

. Looking for: CB radio

816 238 7907

. Native lumber came from a barn that blew down during a storm

300 gallon diesel tank on a stand.

Miscallaneous items.

15 or 20 musical boxes would like to sell them

816 685 3236 in Dekalb

. Looking for a set of 4 stock aluminum wheels for a 2004 Lexus GX 470.

816 868 2997

. Craftsman riding lawnmower. 13.5 horse. just about like brand new. motor behind it. $700 obo

Craftsman 1982 riding lawnmower. 12.5 horse like brand new. $400 obo

Burn barrels. $16 each

Plastic trash barrels with lids $16 each

Water barrels $16 each

55 gallon metal drum with a lid. $22

looking for: running or not. Push, riding or self propelled. cheap

Kawasaki 21 horse. brand new muffler with it. $900 obo

816 671 0234

. 75 fett of 42 inch chain link fence with post and top rail. $35 for that

42 inch Jonhn Deere blade. $50

Finco lawn sprayer 3 nozzle. $125

816 262 2459

. 4 APRI registreed Chihauhah puppies. two males and two females/ one female is long and one female is short haired. ready this coming Friday and can text pictures

Chain link gate. 47×47 $20 obo

microcell booster that boosts signal, 5 cell phone cases Samsung Galaxy S4 active, emerson bluetoot. $125 for all 3 items or best

660 928 3238

. Swap meet down at the ballpark in Fillmore. Today and tomorrow

. ten wheel high capacity hay rate.

john Deere 345 riding lawnmower. with 48 inch deck. power steering and hydraulic deck. liquid cooled

660 582 9798

. Roper riding lawnmower. 38 inch cut. new battery but does need some work. $125 obo

816 344 0594

. Panasonic plain paper fax machine. handles two phone lines. cordless phone and base has a digital answering machine. will include an extra ink film cartridge. $75

816 279 2626

. Farm fresh brown eggs. $2 a dozen. can deliver to st. joe if wanted

Looking for: upright deepfreeze and a net playpen. and a dine net table and 6 chairs

816 271 3070

. Looking for a flemished giant rabbit

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. 2001 Chevy cavalier. 2 door automatic. 88,000 miles. brakes are good. $2500

Bell collection of glass bells. about 60 of them $25 for all of them

Will pick up unwanted garage sale items

816 261 9524

. 67-72 Gmc

15 inch 5 lug steel wh3els.

chrome autobox valve covers

chrome bumper for a dodge dakota.

looking to pick up scrap appliances and scrap metal.

looking for a riding lwanmower with a snowblade

couple of tires. 225 75 15 inch tires. just the tires.

816 351 9976

. 4 rims 16 inch. 8 lug. will fit on 99-2007 Chevy 3 quarter ton. plastic center caps that go on there. all look real nice. no tries on them. $300

Looking for: water poly tank that would sit in the back of a truck

2000 Chevy Silverado. 250,000 miles plus. runs and drives. extended cab. driver side door got stolen off of it and back window is broken out. $2500

816 752 0568

. Riding lawnmower. signature series. 1990’s mode. 14 horse. 42 inch cut. excelelnt condition. $300

Big troy built shredder chipper machine. $150

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. Big garage sale at 2910 commercial street. right by the Rec center. two familes out there. all kinds of things to choose from and out there until 3. Signs and everything along the way

. 2 single faced 15 horse fans for grain bins. $3500 each

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. 3 8 foot flatbeds. that will fit a half ton trucks and other sizes ask for more details . good shape. 300 to start and then talk from there

816 261 6505

. Titan 440 airless paint sprayer. .

100 foot of hose

12 foot extension that telescopes out.

filters and screens and all kinds of attachments. $300 obo for all

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. 1987 Honda elite. 150 cc scooter. vintage model. 1500 miles on it. $800

set of collection of barbie dolls from 1989-2000 all in the box except for one. $400 for all of them

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. 2000 Pontiac montana van. $1500 on it

1999 Mercury mountainer. $1300

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. 2 heavy duty roping saddles.

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. Looking to buy old pedal tractors and farm toys.

Please call 816-244-4036

. Swap meet at the fairgrounds in Tracy. From 8-3 today