We Spent $279,737.59 on a Special Session and All We Got Are These Ineffective Legislators

This notably unproductive special session is costing tax payers a decent chunk of change. 

A Missouri special legislative session has rung up a bill of $279,737.59, the Jefferson City News Tribune reports.

Progress in the session had stalled, despite early indications that lawmakers had reached key agreements before it started on Sept. 6. The core job-creation bill — which included benefits aimed at keeping Kansas City-area jobs from hopping the state line to Kansas — ended up at a standoff between the differing House and Senate versions.