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  "path": "/2026/06/18/missouri-voters-passed-a-sales-tax-cap-under-amendment-4-it-would-have-failed/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T10:55:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Amendment 4",
    "Garrett Hawkins",
    "missouri association of realtors",
    "Missouri Farm Bureau",
    "Scott Charton"
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  "textContent": "Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2016 barring state and local governments from imposing new sales taxes on most services — a measure its backers pitched as protection against future taxes on haircuts, car repairs, childcare and other everyday expenses. It passed with nearly 57% of the vote. Under a proposal on the Aug. […]",
  "title": "Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed"
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