Lauren Stenzel has more from Jefferson City.
People wearing "Fair Tax" buttons filled the senate committee room in support of Republican Representative Ed Emery's bill that would get rid of income tax, but raise sales tax.
Emery said the measure would attract businesses to Missouri, generating revenue.
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Carrie Shapton, an advocate for child care, opposes the bill saying if sales tax is raised on services such as child care people will go out of state.
Reporting from the State Capitol, I'm Lauren Stenzel.