Rural Empowerment Zone

A bill going through the MO House and Senate currently deals with the interesting topic of the Rural Empowerment Zone. The Rural Empowerment Zone is an tax-exempt area a rural area with high levels of poverty and unemployment. This bill makes it illegal to have two Rural Empowerment Zones in one county, and allows Rural Empowerment Zones to exist in any county with 18,000 or fewer residents

Click on what you would like to see - more details about the bill, Rural Empowerment Zones, or just what taxes they are exempt from.