Mo. Senate Leader Says Tax Credit Legislation has Future
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Mo. Senate Leader Says Tax Credit Legislation has Future

Date: October 18, 2011
By: Scott Kanowsky
State Capitol Bureau

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Tax credit reform stalled in the Missouri legislature, but a Senate leader says it may crop up during regular session.
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Wrap: Missouri Senate Pro-Tem Rob Mayer says he doesn't see much of a reason for continuing the ongoing special session.

But he says he still thinks wide-ranging tax credit reform has a future in the state.

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Description: "You know the possibility exists that we could once again pass tax credits for freight forwarders to export Missouri and U.S. products out of Lambert. So, you know, I'm not ruling it out."

Missouri House representative John Diehl says, though, "now was the best opportunity" to pass the legislation.

The Senate sent a version of the bill, which lacked termination dates, back to the House Monday.

In Jefferson City, I'm Scott Kanowsky, NewsRadio 1120 KMOX.

Intro: 
A Missouri representative blames the state Senate for killing a tax credit reform package.
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Wrap: St. Louis representative John Diehl says the House was ready to pass the tax credit legislation.

But the Missouri Senate refused to go into a joint conference committee.

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Description: "The House was willing and we indicated on a conference call last week that we were willing to go to conference where there was a mechanism where the was a regular review of tax credit programs. The House was ready and able to go to conference to talk about those issues."

Senate leaders refused to pass a House-approved tax credit bill because it didn't have termination dates.

Diehl says the best time to pass the bill was during the legislature's special session.

In Jefferson City, I'm Scott Kanowsky, NewsRadio 1120 KMOX.