Use tax expert to address Republican Women

Former state representative Mike Sutherland will talk about use taxes at two Friday appearances.

The first is at 7:40 a.m. Friday at the Show Me Center during the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday Coffee, co-hosted by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. Doors for the event open at 7 a.m. for a continental breakfast.

November's First Friday Coffee is sponsored by CPU Inc. and the Southeast Missourian.

The Cape County Republican Women also will host Sutherland at noon Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 Broadview St., for a presentation on the topic.

Sutherland, regarded as a taxation expert, is the owner of Sutherland and Co. LLC, a government relations consulting firm, according to a Cape County Republican Women news release. He also works as a consultant to local governments concerning tax issues. Sutherland was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives representing Warren and Montgomery counties from 2002 to 2010, serving as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and as co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Tax Policy.

For more information on the Cape County Republican Women event, contact Holly Lintner at 200-4073 or holly.lintner@gmail.com.

Pertinent addresses:

1333 N. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau, MO

236 S. Broadview St., Cape Girardeau, MO