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  "path": "/briefs/push-to-eliminate-sales-tax-on-food-and-groceries-in-missouri-runs-into-resistance/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T20:14:38.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Economy",
    "Legislature",
    "food",
    "grocery sales tax",
    "Mary Elizabeth Coleman",
    "sales tax"
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  "textContent": "Local officials pushed back this week against a Missouri Senate bill that would end both state and local sales tax on food and grocery items. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican, said the bill is an attempt to increase affordability for Missourians as prices rise. “Missourians are paying more and more for necessities,” […]",
  "title": "Push to eliminate sales tax on food and groceries in Missouri runs into resistance"
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