Voters in St. Louis and KC agree to keep earnings tax

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

ST. LOUIS -- Residents in St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., overwhelmingly agreed Tuesday to retain their 1 percent earnings taxes, passing on a significant tax cut but keeping a revenue source that provides a huge chunk of the budget in both of Missouri's big cities.

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