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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Ensure a healthy climate for business retention, expansion and attraction.
Session Priority
- Retain
the power of eminent domain for infrastructure expansion,
community improvement and continued economic well-being.
- Maintain
the use of tax increment financing as a responsible, effective
tool for job creation and economic revitalization.
- Fulfill
the promise of the Life Science Trust Fund by dedicating
25 percent of the tobacco settlement revenue to support
plant and life science research.
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Continued
Advocacy
- Protect
economic development tax credits which stimulate private
sector investment.
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TRANSPORTATION
Build a superior transportation system that will serve as a strategic
asset for economic growth.
Session Priority
- Complete
the funding plan and start construction on a New Mississippi
River Bridge.
- Ensure
the reconstruction of Interstate 64/Highway 40.
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Continued
Advocacy
- Develop
a strong constituency for a statewide funding plan with
new revenue for roads, bridges, and transit which will
leverage federal highway funds and strengthen Missouri’s
place as the nation’s transportation center.
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EDUCATION
Develop a high-quality, educated workforce that meets the requirements
of a dynamic regional economy.
Session Priority
- Guard
against revisions to the new foundation formula which
would harm St. Louis-area school districts.
- Provide
opportunities for students in disadvantaged school districts
to obtain a quality elementary and secondary education.
- Preserve
funding levels to higher education institutions in order
to provide access to higher education for all.
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Continued
Advocacy
- Escalate
funding to St. Louis area higher-education institutions
to meet the workforce needs of the region.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Foster an attractive environment where businesses and people thrive.
Session Priority
- Oppose
a ban on early stage stem cell research to allow the pursuit
of lifesavings cures to occur in Missouri.
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Continued
Advocacy
- Support
the tobacco tax initiative by the Committee for A Healthy
Future to improve the health of our region.
- Secure
funding to construct improvements described in the St.
Louis Riverfront Master Plan and for the Arch Grounds
Connector Project to bring together the central riverfront,
Arch Grounds and downtown.
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Session Priority
- Complete
the funding plan and start construction on a New Mississippi
River Bridge.
- Support
funding for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s
science facility in the state’s capital budget and the
continued funding for the new School of Pharmacy.
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Session Priority
- Support
passage of the Water Resources Development Act with funding
to modernize and strengthen the region’s locks and dams
and funding for the St. Louis Regional Greenways Proposal.
- Secure
funding to construct improvements described in the St.
Louis Riverfront Master Plan and for the Arch Grounds
Connector Project to bring together the central riverfront,
Arch Grounds and downtown.
- Achieve
National Heritage Area designation and funding for the
Confluence Greenway.
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