Missouri lawmakers are once again taking a closer look at property tax changes.

State Sen. Joe Nicola—who represents part of Jackson County in the Kansas City area—said the real challenge is crafting a system that works for both urban and rural counties.

“In Jackson County, we don’t need personal property tax, but in other counties you have to have it. Like you’ve got to get some kind of tax revenue because every county is different,” said Nicola. “You have agriculture, counties, small counties, large counties, and we as lawmakers are stuck within that that all the counties have to be the same when we pass a law.”

Senate committee chair Sandy Crawford, R-Buffalo, said finding the right solution won’t be easy.

“We hear about how this is going to impact all the ambulance districts, the f

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