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Jefferson County 911 Dispatch may continue to collect its full 1/2-cent sales tax without further legal action after Gov. Mike Parson recently signed legislation ending a long-standing dispute about the tax.

Travis Williams, the Jefferson County 911 Dispatch chief, said language included in Senate Bill 24, a public safety bill, which Parson signed July 27, means the agency he heads up no longer has to worry about losing half of its funding source.