A lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Missouri lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which counties would get a property tax cap, and how much, on “simply the whim of individual legislators.”

In a new attack on the bill that authorized state funding for professional sports stadiums , a group of taxing districts and property owners are challenging property tax caps authorized for 97 counties in Missouri.

A lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which counties would get a cap, and how much, on “ simply the whim of individual legislators.”

The bill was passed by lawmakers during a special session in June.

The bill’s fund

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