Fulton Public Schools joins lawsuit against stadium subsidies bill
Matthew Sanders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Fulton Public Schools is adding its name to a suit challenging a state law to provide subsidies for pro sports teams.
The Fulton Board of Education voted last week to join the lawsuit filed by state Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), state Rep. Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) and a Maries County man. The lawsuit alleges that Senate Bill 3 is unconstitutional because it has provisions related to numerous subjects.
The lawsuit also claims the bill allows elected officials to use campaign funds for personal use to pay attorneys to defend legal challenges brought against them related to the bill, and that it allows some, but not all, counties to vote on the adoption of the tax credits for property tax relief.
The board also voted to retain the law firm Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C., to represent FPS in court.
FPS said in a statement sent to ABC 17 News that the district is challenging the law’s property tax credit portion.