Show Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael joins host Don Marsh of KWMU and and Jack Strauss, Director of the Simon Center for Regional Forecasting at Saint Louis University to talk about the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage.

Innovation comes from the private sector. You don’t have to be a radical capitalist to agree with that simple truth. For example, a private inventor, not a government water company, devised the water meter. St. Louis residents will benefit from the proposed consulting deal with a private company to improve the city’s water division.

Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Kacie Galbraith appeared on the McGraw Show to discuss transit oriented development.

On March 15, Rick Edlund hosted a guest spot on KTRS. During the spot, Rick interviewed the author of the latest Show-Me Institute policy study, Andrew Biggs.

The topic of the paper was the looming financial crisis of underfunded public pensions.

Shrewsbury is the latest city within Saint Louis County to consider Tax Increment Financing (known as TIFs) to subsidize a new Walmart. TIFs have been ravaging our region for twenty years, despite strong evidence they don’t help the economy.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as Stokes' role as a member of the Electoral College, how someone becomes such an elector, the actual process of voting for electors, why the Electoral College exists, and what freedom electors have to vote as the wish.

David Stokes breaks down the Tax Increment Financing District proposal before the City of Joplin.

David Stokes on KZRG (audio)

In an hour-long interview with host McGraw Milhaven on the Big 550 KTRS, Show-Me President Rex Sinquefield spelled out the economic dangers facing Missouri. Listen as he talks about the threat of low taxes in Kansas and the need to eliminate the corporate income tax.

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David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss how they spent their Thanksgiving, the current state of the proposed Richmond Heights TIF, the effect of TIF on small businesses and communities, the current state of the McKee/Northside TIF, the pervasive flaws in TIF proposals generally, and whether Stokes thinks that a TIF would be justified in an are that is actually economically depressed.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the proposed TIFs for Whole Foods and a new Mercedes dealership, locations where TIFs make the least sense, historic tax credits on home renovations, the Show-Me Institute's new paper on teacher salaries, how to attract more math and science teachers to public schools, Stokes' election day plans, the elimination of straight-ticket ballots in MO.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the speed limit change on Forest Park Parkway in Saint Louis, traffic safety policy generally, the city of Florissant getting a new WalMart despite turning down the requested TIF, the difference between pro-market and pro-business, and the final ballot initiative: the special school district tax increase.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the sudden lowering of the speed limit on Forest Park Parkway in Saint Louis, the benefits of synchronized stoplights, the Saint Louis County sales tax pool and why it should be kept, the issue of "local control" in the city of Saint Louis, and the issue of ticket scalping.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the proposed reduction in size for the Saint Louis Board of Alderman, the effects of increasing proportional representation, the lower speed limit on Forest Park Parkway in Saint Louis, the proposed Central West End TIF, and David Stokes' status as a Republican elector.

Kansas has slashed its tax rates, and Show-Me Institute President Rex Sinquefield thinks that means big trouble for Missouri. He talked about it with guest host Rick Edlund and policy analyst Patrick Ishmael on the Big 550 KTRS.  Listen in…

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the recent debate on the possibility of merging Saint Louis City and County government services, the tobacco tax increase on the November ballot in Missouri, smoking bans and tobacco taxes generally, and what may become of Ballpark Village.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as whether the Richmond Heights TIF is gone for good, the economic impact of sports tourism to Columbia, MO, Governor Nixon's veto of the recent legislation that would have changed the way car sales are taxed, and a rundown of some of the issues on the November ballot.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the latest on the Ellisville argle-bargle, the recent news relating to how car sales are taxed in Missouri, how online sales are (or aren't) taxed in Missouri, Kansas' competitive economic policies, and the latest Show-Me Institute events.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program.

In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as Stokes' eldest son's first day of kindergarten, the latest with Ellisville (where movement towards a recall election was responded to with an attempt to change the city charter), the actual results of the recent election that seemed to have been decided by one vote, and the recent editorial proposing that the Sheriff in St. Charles be appointed rather than elected.

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program.

In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, Claire McCaskill's "Truth About Todd Akin" website, Stacey Newman's victory in the primary by just one vote, and Stokes' personal experience appealing his property tax assessment ("It was fun!").

David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven's KTRS radio program.

In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss topics such as the recent supreme court decision overturning Missouri's legislatively imposed cap on non-economic damages in lawsuits, the cost of malpractice insurance, the back-to-school sales tax holiday, the state's uniquely low cigarette tax rate, and the imminent primary election.