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Residents and visitors to Missouri paid $12.4 billion in taxes in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 14, 2021

Missouri collected $12.4 billion in taxes in 2020, a 5.9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Missouri ranks 25th in the U.S. for the most general sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 14, 2021

In 2020, Missouri collected $3.8 billion in general sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 25th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Missouri collected $446.6 million in insurance premiums sales tax in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 14, 2021

Of the $12.4 billion in taxes collected by Missouri in 2020, 3.6 percent, or $446.6 million, came from insurance premiums sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Missouri collected 7.4% more in property taxes in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 14, 2021

Of the $12.4 billion in taxes collected by Missouri in 2020, $36.5 million came from property taxes, a 7.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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66 deaths recorded in Missouri after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 14, 2021

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 3,049 across the US, with 66 deaths being in Missouri, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

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Missouri collected 1.7% less in taxes on motor vehicle licenses in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 14, 2021

Of the $12.4 billion in taxes collected by Missouri in 2020, $300.7 million came from taxes on motor vehicle licenses, a 1.7 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Census Bureau: 77.4 percent of people in Missouri were old enough to vote in 2019

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 13, 2021

Of the 6,104,910 citizens living in Missouri in 2019, 4,723,298 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 2.6% of people in Missouri identified as multi-racial in 2019

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 13, 2021

Of the 6,104,910 citizens living in Missouri in 2019, 97.4 percent said they were only one race, while 2.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in Missouri increases from 2019 to 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 13, 2021

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Missouri in 2020 was $220,052, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Missouri ranks 27th in the U.S. for the most sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 13, 2021

In 2020, Missouri collected $5.5 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes, ranking it 27th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Missouri ranks 19th in United States for non-farm payroll employees in October

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 13, 2021

Missouri's payroll numbers reveal it is ranked 19th for non-farm payroll employees in October, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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13 people in 25-44 age group in Missouri are estimated to have died during week ending May 15

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 13, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 13 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 15.

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Missouri ranks 26th in the U.S. for the most property taxes paid in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 12, 2021

In 2020, Missouri collected $36.5 million in property taxes, ranking it 26th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Missouri ranks 20th in United States for non-farm payroll employees in September

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 12, 2021

Missouri's payroll numbers reveal it is ranked 20th for non-farm payroll employees in September, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Missouri implements no new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 11, 2021

Missouri implemented no new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2020, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).

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Missouri ranks 25th in the U.S. for the most total taxes paid in 2020

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 11, 2021

In 2020, Missouri collected $12.4 billion in total taxes, ranking it 25th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Springfield nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.1% since May 2021

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 8, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the Springfield metropolitan statistical area was 219,500, a 0.1 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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St. Louis sees 1.4 million nonfarm payroll employees in May

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 8, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in Missouri's St. Louis metropolitan statistical area was 1.4 million, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

June 7: Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 7, 2021

“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” was published on pages S3953-S3956 of the Congressional Record on June 7.

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St. Louis nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.1% since May 2021

By Show-Me State Times | Jun 7, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June 2021 in the St. Louis metropolitan statistical area was 1,356,900, a 0.1 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.