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Mo. Special Session
6:49 am
Thu September 8, 2011

Mo. Senate committee passes economic development bill

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A Missouri Senate committee has passed a massive economic development bill. The full Senate will consider the bill on Thursday, Sept. 8.

The legislation contains numerous tax incentives, but also places caps and expiration dates on some frequently used programs.

The bill caps historic preservation tax credits at $80 million per year and low-income housing incentives at $110 million per year. 

Kevin Klingerman with Catholic Charities St. Louis told the committee that capping the circuit breaker tax break for renters would hurt the poor and elderly in Missouri.

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Aerotropolis opposition
4:12 pm
Wed September 7, 2011

Tea Party members oppose Aerotropolis at Mo. Capitol

Credit (Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio)
Carolyn Scism of St. Charles, Missouri, holds a sign at Wednesday's rally at the Missouri statehouse.

About 30 Tea Party members held a brief rally today inside the Missouri Capitol, where they called on lawmakers to reject the Aerotropolis proposal.

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