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Blueprint for a Blunder: Why Kansas City Should Quash Its Convention Hotel Plans
05 May

Blueprint for a Blunder: Why Kansas City Should Quash Its Convention Hotel Plans

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Taxes, Transparency

Kansas City wants another hotel for its convention center. Nobody wants to pay to get the project started, except … […]

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Tune In to Charlie Brennan at 10:00 a.m.
05 May

Tune In to Charlie Brennan at 10:00 a.m.

Posted by Thomas Duda Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transparency

Tune in to KMOX’s Charlie Brennan at 10:00 a.m. today to hear policy analyst Christine Harbin discuss the (de)merits of […]

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Good Morning, Springfield!
05 May

Good Morning, Springfield!

Posted by Christine Harbin Subsidies

Tomorrow morning, I will be talking “Aerotropolis” tax credits with Steve Helms on “Morningline,” on KWTO AM 560 in Springfield. […]

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Misconceptions About Walmart and Other Big Box Retailers
03 May

Misconceptions About Walmart and Other Big Box Retailers

Posted by Art Carden Uncategorized

On April 22, economist Art Carden of Rhodes College stopped by the Show-Me Institute’s office to talk to the staff […]

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Watch Live Tonight: What Washington Won’t Tell You About the Next Economic Crisis
03 May

Watch Live Tonight: What Washington Won’t Tell You About the Next Economic Crisis

Posted by Rick Edlund Budget and Spending

[The embedded video below is the archived copy of the footage that streamed live from Saint Louis University on the […]

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‘Aerotropolis’ Study: Too Little, Too Late?
03 May

‘Aerotropolis’ Study: Too Little, Too Late?

Posted by Audrey Spalding Subsidies

Show-Me Institute policy analyst Audrey Spalding gives her impressions on the “Aerotropolis” study.

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Changes to the “Aerotropolis” Legislation: A Critical Review
02 May

Changes to the “Aerotropolis” Legislation: A Critical Review

Posted by Audrey Spalding Taxes, Transparency

Last week, Missouri legislators worked late into the evening to iron out the details in a lengthy tax credit bill. […]

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Testimony on the ‘Aerotropolis’ Bill
02 May

Testimony on the ‘Aerotropolis’ Bill

Posted by Christine Harbin Subsidies

On April 20, 2011, the Missouri Senate Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee heard testimony from the public about […]

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Podcast: Rolling Back Big Government With Tom Woods
29 Apr

Podcast: Rolling Back Big Government With Tom Woods

Posted by John Payne Subsidies

Free-market historian and author Tom Woods is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is also the […]

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Designed to Fail
29 Apr

Designed to Fail

Posted by John Payne Economy, School Choice

George Mason University economist Donald Boudreaux wrote a post earlier this week describing a hypothetical world in which groceries are […]

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An Ignoble Attack
28 Apr

An Ignoble Attack

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

A few days ago, a rather innocuous blog post of mine came under withering attack from a blogger at the […]

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Am I Missing Something?
27 Apr

Am I Missing Something?

Posted by Thomas Duda Municipal Policy, Transparency

If you’re one of the more than 90,000 commuters who take Highway 40 through downtown Saint Louis every day, you might not know […]

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Saint Louis Agency May Be Hindering Development by Hoarding Vacant Land
27 Apr

Saint Louis Agency May Be Hindering Development by Hoarding Vacant Land

Posted by Brenda Talent Uncategorized

A new study by the Show-Me Institute trains a spotlight on the largest Saint Louis landholder. This is not any […]

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Tough Choices Coming
27 Apr

Tough Choices Coming

Posted by Rick Edlund Budget and Spending

That was the message Tuesday from Brian Riedl on KWMU’s radio program “St. Louis On The Air.” Riedl, the Heritage […]

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Indoctrinating, Not Educating, on the Taxpayers’ Dime
27 Apr

Indoctrinating, Not Educating, on the Taxpayers’ Dime

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Accountability, Taxes, Transparency

“Violence is a tactic, and it’s to be used when it’s the appropriate tactic.” That’s a quote from a video […]

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More Progress in Fight for Less Government in Missouri
26 Apr

More Progress in Fight for Less Government in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes, Transportation

This is shaping up to be a good week. Today, Combest again linked to a couple more stories that involve […]

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Who Am I? What Is the Show-Me Institute? And a Thank You to Hot Air
25 Apr

Who Am I? What Is the Show-Me Institute? And a Thank You to Hot Air

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Uncategorized

For long-time Show-Me Institute readers and supporters, my name is Patrick Ishmael. This month, I joined the institute as a […]

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Progress in Fight for Less Government in Missouri
25 Apr

Progress in Fight for Less Government in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

On Friday, Combest linked to several stories that involve less government in our state. First, the state Senate has approved a […]

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Herbert Hoover the Interventionist
25 Apr

Herbert Hoover the Interventionist

Posted by John Payne Economy

One of the projects I have been working on lately is a unit about the Great Depression for junior high […]

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Saint Louis County Sales Tax Pool Under Fire Again
22 Apr

Saint Louis County Sales Tax Pool Under Fire Again

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Taxes

The annual debate about the Saint Louis County sales tax pool is being treated more seriously this year in the […]

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