Large tax credit bill debate brings out opposition among Senate leaders
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Large tax credit bill debate brings out opposition among Senate leaders

Date: August 30, 2011
By: Stacey Kafka
State Capitol Bureau

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After hours of debate Missouri State Senators still express doubts about a major tax credit bill.
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Wrap: Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Chuck Purgeson is still unsure of some pieces of a bill providing major tax credits to large corporations.  

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Description: "I still have my reservations, but at some point you have to let the will of the body decide."

Purgeson says the bill's creation of an international trade hub in St. Louis leaves a lot of unanswered questions.

After both open and closed meetings, Purgeson says he is not entirely supportive of the bill he sponsors.

Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.

Intro: 
One State Senator was not alone in opposition to a bill creating tax credits for an international trade hub in St. Louis.
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Wrap: Southeast Missouri Senator Jason Crowell attacked the bill during an open meeting Tuesday, resulting in little compromise.

Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Chuck Purgeson says Crowell wasn't the only one opposing the legislation.  

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Description: "There's an opportunity to have a lot of changes based on conversations I've had with individual Senators on directions they think the bill needs to go, you know, that's part of our legislative process."

Lawmakers will discuss the bill next week during a special session.

Reporting from the state capitol, I'm Stacey Kafka.