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• 2B' Wednesday/April 5/1995/Star Tribune <br />i <br />• <br />- ~\ <br />~~''~-~~~ CAPIT~LBRIEFING <br />Top story: House committee OKs bill <br />to crack down on `corporate welfare'/1 B <br />Sy a vote of IZ-11, the House Tax two years. It also would have to <br />Committee approved a measure, pay ali new employees at least the <br />which its supporters have dubbed federal poverty level wage for a <br />the "corporate welfare bill," that family four, which is $7.21 per <br />would require businesses to create hour. Rep. Karen Clark, DFL- <br />' jobs and pay at least poverty-level Minneapolis, who is the chief <br />wages in return for state aid. Un- sponsor of the bill, said the wage <br />' der the bill, any business receiv- requirement "is a very, very mod- <br />ing a state grant, loan or tax incre- est threshold" that would only af- <br />ment financing for economic de- feet "those companies that are at <br />velopment, would have to demon- the public trough." <br />strafe a net increase in jobs within <br /> <br />