The Politically Speaking crew this week returns to a 鈥渟plit show鈥� format. On the first part of the show, 漏 2024 外网天堂 reporters Chris McDaniel, Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies discuss the expectations for the General Assembly鈥檚 home stretch.
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The trio also talked about whether the 鈥減rivate option鈥� in a wide-ranging student transfer bill will hurt or help its chances of being implemented. And they delved into the politics and policy behind animal control in St. Louis County.
House Majority Leader John Diehl returned for the second part of the show. The Town and Country Republican controls the House calendar, and therefore will have a major say in what occurs in the final week of session.
During the show, Diehl said:
- He rejects Gov. Jay Nixon鈥檚 argument that a recently-passed tax cut contains a 鈥渇atal flaw鈥� that would wipe out most of the income tax. Like other Republicans, he noted that former Supreme Court Judge William Ray Price discounted that possibility.
- He expects to be able to have at least one Democratic vote in the case of a tax cut override. He also said he鈥檚 confident that the lone Democrat who voted for the bill 鈥� Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart 鈥� won鈥檛 get bullied by the governor to change his vote.
- If the tax cut override isn鈥檛 successful, Republicans have several irons in the fire. That includes the possibility of putting a tax cut on the August ballot.
- It won't be easy for a sales tax increase for transportation projects to pass if it makes it to the ballot this fall.
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