Back to work on an income tax cut plan. The Missouri House of Representatives is considering a Senate tax cut package today (Thursday) – with changes. The legislation would gradually cut the income tax rate from the current 5.3-percent to 4.8-percent – if Missouri makes enough money. State Representative Peter Merideth, a Democrat from St. Louis, says cutting taxes could put at risk state services to Missouri’s most vulnerable citizens. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith, of Carthage, fired back…

The plan would also get rid of the lowest tax bracket for those who earn less than 14-thousand dollars annually, which means they would not owe income taxes.