 From Site Selection magazine, November 2004 
U.S. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
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Massachusetts
Legislature okayed $2.5 billion bond bill for transportation projects. Approved transportation reform legislation aimed at improving delivery of transportation services. Gov. Mitt Romney vetoed an anti-outsourcing bill.
Michigan
The Michigan Economic Growth Authority program was given more muscle, allowing jobs at multiple work sites to count toward the minimum total required for a company to receive benefits. Legislation was passed to allow the MEDC to designated tax-free zones for eligible tool and die companies.
Minnesota
The merger of the Department of Economic Security and the Department of Employment and Economic Development was approved. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced plan to make state a leader in renewable fuels with a goal of reducing state gas consumption by 50 percent through increased use of ethanol and hybrid vehicles. He also hopes to establish the University of Minnesota as a national center of biofuels excellence.
Mississippi
Gov. Haley Barbour's plan to eliminate Employment Security Commission and overhaul work force training in the state was approved. The Tort Reform Act puts limits on damage awards in lawsuits.
Missouri
The new Jobs Now economic development program allows use of $15 million to help retrain existing workers by advancing their skills to keep up with technology upgrades by their employer. Jobs Now also calls for Enhanced Enterprise Zones in areas of low-income residents and high unemployment that will offer tax incentives to businesses wanting to locate or expand in those areas.
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