JEFFERSON CITY — A House committee is revisiting a cellphone tax to remedy diminishing funds for 911 call centers in Missouri. The call centers are supported by an existing tax on landlines; the measure would also impose a tax on cellphones.
House committee seeks new tax on cellphones to support 911 call centers
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | 9:17 p.m. CST;
updated 11:19 p.m. CST, Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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