[S-H] Special Session Ends with Incentive Approval, Acrimony
The Mississippi House voted to approve a $48.4 million dollar incentive package believed to be aimed at luring a PACCAR engine plant to Lowdes County, Miss. PACCAR is the parent corporation of Peterbilt, known for its tractors and heavy construction equipment. The bill looked to be in trouble with House members tacked a $10 million medical burn unit onto the legislation and, in response, the Senate ended the session.
The incentives package sailed through the Senate, but hit a snag when the House leadership tacked $10 million in funding for a burn center onto an unrelated appropriation bill - which would have paid for the special session. The Senate packed up and went home.
According to the Sun-Herald, a burn unit at University Medical Center in Jackson is a key issue for a number of House leaders, including Steve Holland, who are frustrated that the center didn’t pass during the regular session.
“I’m going to fight for a burn center. It’s my number one issue,” said House Public Health Committee Chairman Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. “I don’t give a flip who’s opposed to it.”
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