Coalition prepares launch of massive campaign aimed at overriding HB 253 veto
July 23, 2013 / by Collin Reischman, Lead Reporter / 0 Comment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A handful of organizations across the state are going on the offensive with a large and well-funded advertising campaign to promote the veto override effort for the legislature’s tax cut bill, House Bill 253.
Groups like the National Federal of Independent Businesses, Associated Industries of Missouri, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and the pro-tax reform Club for Growth all form the statewide coalition called Grow Missouri. Their goal: to coordinate a statewide campaign aimed at encouraging reluctant lawmakers to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of HB 253 during a special veto session in September.
“The purpose was mainly to bring all these folks together that were in favor of serious tax reform,” said Club for Growth Executive Director Melanie Abrajano. “We’ve been pushing for this kind of legislation since we were founded, it’s our main purpose. Everybody is doing their own campaign and their own messaging, but we want a place where the campaign can be formalized into a message from all the supporters.”
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Blouin said that
Grow Missouri was using money almost exclusively from one large donor to fund a campaign aimed at changing public policy for all Missourians, and that traditional ad campaigns like that of Grow Missouri “distort” the reality of HB 253.
http://themissouritimes.com/5606/coalition-prepares-launch-of-massive-campaign-aimed-at-overriding-hb-253-veto/
Trying to turn Missouri into Kansas - One bill at a time.