Missouri Republicans Fail To Override Tax-Cut Veto
Source: NY Times
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s Republican-dominated State Legislature failed Wednesday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a sweeping tax-cut bill, a showdown that had inflamed partisan passion and mobilized supporters and opponents in all corners of the state.
After a summer of escalating confrontation and more than an hour and a half of debate on the House floor, 94 members, all of them Republican, voted in favor of overriding the veto and 67 against it, including 15 Republicans, falling well short of the 109 votes needed.
The bill would have slashed taxes for businesses and lowered the state’s income tax rate for the first time in more than 90 years. “It’s a defining moment,” Gov. Jay Nixon said at a news conference in his office after his veto was upheld. “Today was about protecting our economy, our communities and, especially, our school from this costly and misguided bill.”
It was, on the surface, an unlikely victory for the governor. He prevailed against a Legislature with Republican supermajorities in both chambers on one of the party’s core issue.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/us/missouri-legislature-fails-to-override-tax-cut-veto.html?_r=0
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