by the Associated Press:
Missouri lawmakers want to give Kansas a second shot at a truce in a long-running battle over businesses in the Kansas City area.
The Missouri Senate passed legislation Thursday that would re-open a two-year window for the states to agree to quit offering tax incentives for Kansas City area businesses to move across the state line.
Missouri passed a similar measure in 2014, but Kansas never agreed, and the truce offer expired in 2016. The new legislation would give Kansas a second chance to reciprocate before the offer again expires on August 28, 2021.
The bill now goes to the Missouri House.
Research by the Hall Family Foundation found Kansas spent $184 million and Missouri $151 million over the last decade enticing Kansas City area businesses to relocate.
