JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's special session on job-creation incentives appears to be fading to failure - in part because of a rush to proclaim success.
Republican legislative leaders rushed to upstage Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon this summer by announcing that they had struck an agreement on a sweeping package to curtail many of Missouri's existing tax credits and create new incentives for businesses.
In hindsight, it's clear that there was no agreement - at least not among rank-and-file lawmakers.
Now in its fourth week, the special session has essentially been suspended. Lawmakers have left the Capitol. There are no more votes scheduled on the economic development legislation. And there weren't any negotiations over the weekend between House and Senate leaders.
If no action is taken, the session will automatically end by early November.