Richmond’s latest attempt in a yearslong effort to gain authority to seek voter approval of a local public-safety sales tax fell short, but another effort could begin during the next state legislative session.

District 53 State Rep. Terry Thompson, representing parts of Ray and Lafayette counties, recently told Richmond City Council members the city’s four-year effort could continue through another legislative proposal or a broader measure that would ultimately go before voters statewide.

Thompson explained the legislation made it through the Missouri House of Representatives with 13 other representatives adding their communities to the measure. It later reached the Senate as an amendment but did not receive a final vote. During discussion, Thompson clarified the measure did not fail because of the proposed sales tax. He said a senator opposed a separate amendment unrelated to Richmond and the other communities, leading to a filibuster that prevented a vote on the legislation.

Thompson no…