Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has released a new report that identifies what he calls significant inadequacies in Missouri's property tax credit program, which is known as the circuit breaker. Auditor Fitzpatrick, a Republican, gives the program a rating of "poor" and says the program lacks sufficient oversight. Auditor Fitzpatrick also says more than 188,000 taxpayers may have been eligible for the credit in 2022 while only 140,000 claims were approved for the credit during the same time period. State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) joined us live on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri". She'll leave office in December after eight years in the Missouri House. She notes she's been helping seniors and disabled residents in the Hallsville area with the circuit breaker for about 30 years. She says while the state Department of Revenue (DOR) should follow the auditor's recommendations, more can be done to make the program more simple and reduces its complexities:

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