VIDEO: Senate Debates House Bill 1
As the Missouri State Senate continues to debate House Bill 1, the economic development package, PubDef is hitting the road.
Hopefully, we’ll catch tonight’s senate vote. But we’ll definitely be in Jefferson City tomorrow when the bill comes back to the House and heads to conference.
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
Bill Amended to Require Local Control
At yesterday’s committee hearing on Governor Matt Blunt’s economic development package, which includes the controversial Land Assemblage Tax Credit, State Rep. Rodney Hubbard* offered an amendment to require any redevelopment plan to be approved by the the Board of Aldermen. The committee passed the amendment 11-0.
Hubbard also offered an amendment to shrink the amount of [...]
Troupe: With Local Control, Bill OK
St. Louis Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe, a longtime critic of the city’s Land Reutilization Authority’s land-banking policy, testified today in Jefferson City that the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit would be good for north St. Louis — but only if it was amended to require any redevelopment plan eligible for the credit to first be [...]
VIDEO: Supporters of Tax Credit Bill
Supporters of the proposed Land Assemblage Tax Credit bill testified today before the House Special Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development in support of the legislation.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff Jeff Rainford; Rev. James Morris; John Cross of SEIU Local 2000; and Robert Tillman, a 19th Ward homeowner, were among [...]
Legislature Back in Session
The Missouri House and Senate both came back into session today to revisit the economic development package (HB 327) previously vetoed by Governor Matt Blunt. Of course, included in that package is the controversial Land Assemblage Tax Credit.
There was not much action today. In fact, the House was only in session long enough to first [...]
Cooper Given 24 hrs to Defend License
The Supreme Court of Missouri today issued an order directing attorney and former State Representative Nathan Cooper, who last week pleaded guilty to two federal felonies for immigration fraud, to show cause before 5:00 p.m. tomorrow why his law license should not be suspended.
Click here to read the court order.
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"Son of 327" Smaller Than Pop
When state legislators convene in Jefferson City for a special session next Monday, August 20, they will have a new version of the controversial Economic Development Bill, House Bill 327, to review. HB 327 was vetoed last month by Governor Matt Blunt because of the overall size and cost of the final bill.
According to House [...]
Cooper to Resign
The Post-Dispatch reports today that Representative Nathan Cooper (R-Cape Girardeau) will resign from the legislature within weeks. The resignation comes after Cooper pleaded guilty to visa fraud and making a false statement to the Department of Labor.
Cooper used his power as an immigration lawyer to obtain and falsely extend visas for foreign truck drivers, most [...]
Oxford on Immigration Legislation
Here’s a link to video of an interview from Milatino.com with State Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford on legislation in Missouri dealing with immigration.
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Oxford & Nasheed on Impeachment
State Representatives Jeanette Mott Oxford (whose birthday is today, according to the Arch City Chronicle) and Jamilah Nasheed recently appeared on a “A Nation Deceived,” a podcast dedicated to discussing the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
Listen to the entire show right here…
This year, Nasheed sponsored, and Oxford co-sponsored, HCR [...]
