Gov. Eric Greitens calling Missouri lawmakers back for a special session

JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri lawmakers will be returning to work next week.

Gov. Eric Greitens’ office said Thursday that he would call a special session starting at 4 p.m. Monday that will focus on attracting a steel plant and an aluminum smelter to southeast Missouri.

“We are fighting to bring more jobs to the people of Missouri,” Greitens said in a statement.

Rep. Don Rone, a Republican from New Madrid County, attached language to several bills during the session that would have allowed the state to grant lower utility rates to the companies if they locate in the Bootheel, which Rone said could have led to 500 new jobs. But opposition in the Senate killed the proposal.

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