BREAKING NEWS
The Missouri Legislature has passed Governor Blunt’s Economic Development Package, including the Distressed Area Land Assemblage Tax Credit. By a vote of 125 to 19, the House today passed the Senate version of House Bill 1.
Among those voting in favor of the bill were St. Louis State Representatives T.D. El-Amin, Rodney Hubbard, Rachel Storch, Tom Villa and Robin Wright-Jones.
Those voting against included Mike Daus, Jamilah Nasheed and Jeanette Mott Oxford.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:48 am
THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE NORTHSIDE
August 30th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Time Will Tell.
August 30th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
finally we have a way to get developement in the North side and not just the South side. Complain all you want but I am tired of seeing progress in the South and then watching the continuous parade of people leaving my Mother’s neighborhood. I just hope after we begin to save the Northside we can continue our progress and get rid of Nasheed and Troupe. We must elect better people this next time. I am tired of being embarassed by my Alderman and State Rep.
August 30th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
What is wrong with Troupe, he now supports the Bill?
August 30th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
One thing more development will bring in is more/different voters who may have different expectations from their elected officials.
I could see some individual aldermanic resistance to changing their ward too much. That is a little pre-mature, I know.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
The overwhelming bipartisan support for the bill blunts (no pun intended) the partisan political fallout. It helps demonstrate how little difference there really is between the two major parties.
August 30th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
Or oracle, could it help demonstrate how easy it was for McKee to buy democratic votes? And for the St. Louis delegation to sell out North City to County developers?
August 31st, 2007 at 4:16 am
The high dollar donations went to republicans, there is little difference between the parties.