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Linking a bill to provide tax breaks so Ford keeps its Claycomo plant humming with an overhaul of the state worker pension plan irritates leaders in the House, who insist it isn’t necessary.
Rep. John Diehl (R-Town and Country) supports providing a $100 million incentive for Ford to maintain full production in Kansas City and he opposes the conditions placed on it in this special session.
“This bill is high-jacked with a different proposal,” according to Diehl. [Read more...]
Governor Nixon says he’s pleased with the progress of the special legislative session, though the House has gone beyond the call he issued to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol.
Nixon says he appreciates the quick work of the House to approve the two bills he wants completed during this special session, even though the jobs bill has taken on extra baggage. [Read more...]
Incentives for Ford to keep its factory in Kansas City running at full capacity and an overhaul of the state worker pension system cleared the House and have moved to an uncertain reception in the Senate on the first full day of this special legislative session.
The Ford Motor Company could receive tax breaks totaling $100 million at its Claycomo plant under an auto manufacturing bill (HB 2) approved by the House. Sponsor Jerry Nolte, a Republican from Gladstone, has high hopes the Senate will be receptive. [Read more...]
Two bills requested by Governor Nixon have passed in the Missouri House during this special legislative session, but neither is in the form the governor prefers.
In fact, questions have been raised about whether the House has acted within the scope of the special session call. The governor’s chief of staff has issued a letter warning that expansion of a bill that would provide up to $100 million to the Ford Motor Company to keep its Claycomo plant in Kansas City at full capacity makes it vulnerable to a lawsuit. Some Democrats in the House picked up that theme during debate, accusing some members of endangering nearly 4,000 jobs simply to push their pet projects. [Read more...]
Legislative leaders seem open to a special session, but its success is dependent on agreement that couldn’t be reached at the end of the regular session.
House Speaker Ron Richard, a Republican from Joplin, says the House is anxious to approve the Missouri Automotive Manufacturing Jobs Act. [Read more...]
