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The Steel & Breaks Bill
Alabama proposes steel grants and tax breaks to boost factories
Creates the Steel and Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; creates Steel Industry Relief and Investment Grant Program; creates the Manufacturing Innovation and Modernization Tax Credit
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would give money and tax credits to steel makers, hoping to create jobs but costing state taxpayers.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
Citizens should watch this bill because it could funnel public money into big steel firms while promises of new jobs may not reach everyday Alabamians.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Creates the Steel and Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness Act.
- Creates a Steel Industry Relief and Investment Grant Program.
- Creates a Manufacturing Innovation and Modernization Tax Credit.
- Sponsored by Rep. Thomas Jackson (D).
- Referred to the House State Government Committee.
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