By Matthew Smith and Ray McCarty February 20, 2026 - – It was another busy week in the Missouri Legislature for pro-business legislation. Here is a recap highlighting some of our efforts on behalf of Missouri employers this week. Funding to Support State Administration of Air Pollution Laws (AIM supports) We previously told you about AIM's approach to providing funding to support the Air Pollution Control Program in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. SB 953 (Bean)

By Matthew Smith and Ray McCarty February 13, 2026 - – It was another busy week in the Missouri Legislature for pro-business legislation. Here is a recap highlighting our efforts on behalf of Missouri employers this week. Income tax bill passes Senate (AIM supports) SB 994  (Sen. Henderson), a bill that ensures taxpayers will not be liable for penalties or interest on an income tax balance due if such taxpayer is denied part or all of an approved tax credit due to lack of ava

By Matthew Smith and Ray McCarty February 6, 2026 - – It was another busy week in the Missouri Legislature for pro-business legislation. Here is a recap highlighting our efforts on behalf of Missouri employers this week. Accountability for Administrative Law Judges (AIM supports) In the Senate Judiciary Committee, SB 996   (Sen. David Gregory) was heard which brings accountability and transparency to Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). ALJs are responsible for deciding workers

By Matthew Smith and Ray McCarty January 30, 2026 - – It was another busy week in the Missouri Legislature for pro-business legislation. Here is a recap highlighting our efforts on behalf of Missouri employers this week. Legal reform and pushing back against frivolous lawsuits (AIM supports) We previously reported on the list of bills that stop lawsuits claiming a business is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), alleging these businesses have failed to p

Ray McCarty, president/CEO of AIM, testifies before the House Emerging Issues Committee 1/27/26 January 30, 2026 - At a hearing of the House Emerging Issues Committee on Tuesday, Associated Industries of Missouri president and CEO Ray McCarty testified against HB 2979 (Hardwick). The bill would legalize gambling devices, called "video lottery terminals" or VLTs, and regulate and tax them. Below are the reasons Associated Industries of Missouri is opposed to this bill. 1. The

Speaker of the House Jon Patterson January 29, 2026 - Governor Mike Kehoe called for an overhaul of the tax system used to fund state government in his State of the State Address. His plan is to eliminate the individual income tax and replace those revenues with an expansion of the sales tax base (taxing transactions that are not taxed today) and an increase in the sales/use tax rate. The plan was filed as HJR 173 (Davidson) and HJR 174 (Speaker Patterson) in the Missouri H

Sen. Jason Bean January 29, 2026 - The Missouri Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources today advanced SB 953 (Sen. Jason Bean). The bill contains an AIM-drafted solution to funding woes of the Air Pollution Control Program (APCP) and helps protect program funding in the future. Supported by many organizations , including INFRA, ACEC-MO, Missouri Forest Products Assn., Missouri Agribusiness Assn., Missouri Concrete Association, and the Missouri

By Matthew Smith, edited by Ray McCarty January 23, 2026 - – It was another busy week in the Missouri Legislature for pro-business legislation, so here is a quick recap of the activity this week. Legal reform and pushing back against frivolous lawsuits (AIM supports) Last week, we told you about the list of bills that stop lawsuits claiming a business is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), alleging these businesses have failed to provide accommodations

By Matthew Smith, edited by Ray McCarty January 16, 2026 - Here is a quick recap of some of our activities on your behalf this week. Today marks the end of the first full week of legislative activity. Of course, the top story of the week was the Governor Mike Kehoe's State of the State Address in which he unveiled a two-part plan to eliminate income taxes and replace the revenue with expanded sales/use taxes, as well as his budget priorities for the 2027 state fiscal year. Yo