The Alabama House has approved a bill to grant incentives to the film industry, a measure that's been introduced in the last two sessions to replace incentives that expired in 2006. The legislation now goes to the let's-not-approve-anything State Senate. But if they do take a vote, the Senators might want to consider what happened in 2008 in Wisconsin, where the state paid almost as much as the production of the movie "Public Enemies" created in increased economic activity. Forbes Magazine has the AP story. And will the state have approval rights over the script? Will only films rated PG13 or higher be considered? The Montgomery Advertiser has an editorial in favor of the legislation, but you have to wonder is this isn't the same game other industries play...playing one state against the other to squeeze out as much cash as possible.
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