August 22, 2011

On Monday, Governor Nixon issued his “call”  for a Special Session of the legislature to begin Tuesday, September 6th.

The Governor’s “call” can be found at the following link(s):

2011 Special Session

Gov. Nixon calls special session of General Assembly to create jobs ensure continued fiscal discipline

• Enacting the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA) to encourage the growth of science and innovation businesses in the state;
  
  
• Enacting the Compete Missouri Initiative to provide additional incentives and benefits to attract and retain businesses, to streamline and update Missouri’s training programs, and to increase the efficiencies of the state’s business development incentives;
  
  
• Enacting legislation to increase exports and foreign trade through the development of an international air cargo hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport – a project with the potential to create thousands of construction jobs, and thousands of additional jobs once the hub is operational; and
  
  
• Enacting legislation to help construct and develop high-tech data centers.

Gov. Nixon also asked the General Assembly to take up three additional proposals during the session:

• Enacting legislation moving Missouri’s Presidential primary to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each Presidential election year;
  
  
• Enacting legislation authorizing the transition of governing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from a board of police commissioners to the City of St. Louis; and
  
  
• Authorizing tax credits to help attract amateur sporting events to Missouri.

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