Missouri parks tax won every county in 2016. Backers worry about crowded primary this year

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 1,463

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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For more than 40 years, Missourians have paid a small sales tax that supports state parks and soil and water protection programs. This year it is on the Aug. 4 ballot for a 10-year renewal.

After barely passing the first time it was on the ballot in 1984, the tax has been renewed four times by increasing margins, most recently in 2016 when it received 80% of the statewide vote and passed in every …

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