Yesterday we received a firm date for the legislative special session that will include the proposed Aerotropolis tax credits — […]
Visiting the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field
There is no ballpark quite like Wrigley Field. Although I am a diehard Cardinals fan who passionately despises the Chicago […]
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/233367/occupancy-july-1-aug-16-rotated.pdf”>St. Louis City Occupancy Permits July 1 Aug 16 (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/233367/occupancy-july-1-aug-16-rotated.txt”>St. Louis City Occupancy Permits […]
Report on Missouri Tax Credits Administered by the Department of Economic Development (February 2011)
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/237927/missouri-tax-credits-feb-2011-final.pdf”>Report on Missouri Tax Credits: DED (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/237927/missouri-tax-credits-feb-2011-final.txt”>Report on Missouri Tax Credits: DED (Text)</a>
Local Governments License Public Information In Order To Charge Exorbitant Fees
Every journalism student at the University of Missouri is taught that the state has pretty good laws governing access to […]
Both Kansas City Star and Kansas City Airport Question Aerotropolis
The Star‘s editorial board writes that the Aerotropolis tax credits, which would heavily subsidize warehouse and facility construction near the […]
Kansas City has recently begun to confront its future pension crisis. The issue is captured succinctly in the following quote […]
What’s Old Is New Again? “New Building” in Aerotropolis Legislation May Not Actually Mean “New Building”
We’ve talked at length about Emerald Automotive and how it would not have to use an airplane or export a widget […]
Early in the morning on July 29, 2011, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund spoke to a large and enthusiastic […]
In July 2010 E-mail to NCBE, Tyson Executive Saw “Very Little Opportunity” in Beef Export Plan
Note: Tyson Foods is the largest exporter of beef from the United States. In response to an e-mail from the National […]
As people in Saint Louis County continue to appeal their assessments, the city of Blue Springs on the other side […]
So the NCBE’s “Mystery Meat” Study Won’t Be Published Until… After the Special Session?
We reported yesterday on the National Center for Beef Excellence’s Beef Study That Wasn’t, and last night KMOV reporter Andre Hepkins, […]
In this video, Show-Me Institute policy analyst Audrey Spalding tells of a little-mentioned portion of the proposed Aerotropolis legislation. This […]
Last week KMOV reported that a “non-profit agency” commissioned by the Midwest China Hub Commission had conducted a study about […]
In this video, Show-Me Institute policy analyst Patrick Ishmael tackles another aspect of the proposed Aerotropolis bill: it may be […]
So, Does This Mean Taxpayers Will Own Half of Stifel Nicolaus’ New Building?
For Saint Louisans, it’s a Good News/Bad News/Worse News sort of situation. The Good News? One of the region’s big […]
David Stokes Appearing on KMBZ with Chris Merrill Monday Morning
I’ll be on the Voice of Merrill this Monday morning at 10 AM on 980 AM KMBZ. We’ll be discussing […]
This is a depressing sign of the new reality. A group of young entrepreneurs is requesting government assistance. This new […]
Maybe They Should Try Drive-By Assessments in Jackson County
Last week, the Kansas City Star ran an excellent story on radically higher property assessments in Kansas City. The key […]
If you like alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline — though, of course, not all at the same time — then this video […]
