House panel considers sales tax for highways

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's top transportation official warned a House committee Tuesday that the failure to pass a penny increase in the state's sales tax for highway funding could compromise road safety and cause slow economic growth.

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