A proposed constitutional amendment to go before the voters that would gradually increase the homestead exemption for non-school-related property taxes by $100,000 each year for 10 years advanced in a House committee Thursday.

President Donald Trump unveiled a multipart proposal on Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices and reducing health insurance premiums, as well as increasing pricing transparency. He also vowed to hold big insurance companies accountable.

While some local residents have organized to oppose a data center recently proposed for Wildwood Ranch on the west side of Joplin, another organization wants to circulate a petition that would impose a moratorium on data centers.

In less than a year, Florida voters could hold all the power when deciding whether to reduce or cut property taxes across the state.

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President Trump's proposal comes as the Senate is poised to vote on extending enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

McClain is the primary backer of the “Blue Ribbon Projects” proposal, which would create a set of standards for developments 10,000 acres or more. If the projects met those standards, the local government would have to approve them, regardless of how much they differed from the community’s desired growth plan.