Cheers to Sarah Steelman for supporting HJR 41, (sponsored by Rep. Jane Cunninghan) which would prohibit Missouri judges from ordering tax increases. Neighboring states Arkansas and Kansas have had nightmarish experiences with their judicial branches and tax increases. Lawsuits brought by school boards challenging Missouri’s funding formula threaten to leave our own state in the […]

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“Bottom line — if MO lands this deal it would be a huge benefit for the state and more importantly, Kansas City. At the same time — this is a massive amount of money. I’ve been impressed with the debate. The work the Senate has done on this bill so far has made it a […]

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Seems the grassroots effort to defeat the Bombardier tax credit orgy bill has ran into a few obstacles. From Prime Buzz: The Senate Fiscal Oversight Committee this morning rejected a bill creating the tax-credit program that Bombardier Aerospace would use to bring an aircraft-assembly plant to Kansas City. The committee voted 5-to-2 against passing the […]

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Why does this foreign company need tax credits! 4/3/08 Bombardier is soaring to record heights, thanks to strong sales, cost-effective planning and increasing demand for the aircraft and train maker’s forward-looking product line.[The] Montreal-based Bombardier reported robust results in its fourth quarter and fiscal 2007 financial statements. Double-digit increases in sales and net income for […]

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 A contentious battle in the Missouri legislature came to a head last week when an education compensation bill was set aside in the House. According to legislators, the education establishment’s setback was largely due to its inability to come to terms with parent demands for special needs scholarship tax credits. A protracted floor debate ended […]

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By Joseph Haslag Senate Bill 1234 is currently rolling through the Senate. It expands the enterprise enhancement zone, and by identifying “megaprojects” that consist of capital investment of at least $300 million over an eight-year span, it is intended to create more than 1,000 jobs that pay higher-than-county-average wages. Under the new law, megaprojects would […]

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The Missouri Political News Service has learned that “Hold ’em and Fold ’em” state Senator Jeff Smith, was invited on a lobbyist sponsored junket to see Paris Hilton at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles on February 24th. We’re not sure if you need a player’s card to get into the nightclub, but for a […]

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(Springfield) – In the second “Missouri Viewpoints” interview from Springfield, Republican State Representative Shane Schoeller discusses health care, taxes and biofuels. Schoeller, who represents part of Springfield and northern Greene County, says he likes the overall idea of Governor Blunt’s Insure Missouri Plan, but wants to see more privatization of health care, saying the plan […]

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Term limits and petition reform activist Paul Jacob sent this update email to his supporters today. Jacob, a member of the so called “Oklahoma three” was arrested and charged late last year with the heinous crime of petitioning the Oklahoma state government. A similar measure in Missouri (HB 1407) is being sponsored by Cole County […]

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