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Senate perfects Modesta 2 package to extend downtown development incentives in Kansas City, St. Louis
Summary
Senators perfected a consolidated substitute for Senate bills 16‑94 and 16‑88 (Modesta 2) that modernizes and extends development incentives focused on downtown Kansas City and St. Louis, preserves a separate rural program and adds project safeguards; debate focused on geographic targeting, fiscal notes and competitive procurement.
The Missouri Senate perfected a consolidated substitute for Senate bills 16‑94 and 16‑88 — commonly described on the floor as "Modesta 2" — advancing changes to the state's economic development incentive toolkit aimed at attracting and retaining large investments in downtown Kansas City and St. Louis.
Sponsors described Modesta 2 as bipartisan modernization of an existing program that expands the set of eligible downtown projects, allows limited…
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