Tune in or listen online! Show-Me Institute Policy Analysts Audrey Spalding and Christine Harbin will be on the Mike Ferguson […]
Yesterday, Christine Harbin and I testified about the proposed “Aerotropolis” subsidy bill before the Missouri Senate Jobs, Economic Development and […]
Airport Expansion Failed in the Past; Why Will This Time Be Any Different?
Lawmakers in Missouri are doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Government officials tried to […]
Coming up this Thursday, there will be two chances for liberty-minded or simply curious folks in Saint Louis to hear […]
Steve Giegerich had a great article about tax credits on the front page of the Post Dispatch yesterday. I encourage […]
I recently hit the streets of the Central West End in Saint Louis to find out what folks think about […]
Voters in Kansas City and Saint Louis have clearly stated their desire to maintain those cities’ earnings taxes. Macroeconomic municipal […]
Did any of our readers see last week’s “30 Rock” episode? They talked about state film tax credits! As regular […]
Food trucks are growing in popularity in the Saint Louis area. Some area legislators want to restrict their freedom of […]
Where’s the Evidence That the China Hub Makes Financial Sense?
In August 2010, Mike Jones, chairman of the Midwest China Hub Commission, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that a key […]
Yesterday’s Washington Post had a fascinating article about the only-in-Washington logic behind a recent agreement to keep the federal government […]
ACE Learning Centers is a private company that contracts with districts in the Kansas City and Saint Louis area to […]
Supporters of tax credit programs argue that they won’t cost taxpayers a dime, but this is far from the truth. […]
Funny Violation (Possibly) of the Sunshine Law in Greenwood
Greenwood, Mo is a suburb of Kansas City with an amusing example of a legal disclaimer run amok on its […]
Wait … Shouldn’t Missouri Have a Firm Commitment From China Before Awarding $480+ Million?
Several Missouri legislators are looking to pass a tangled package of state tax credits and other subsidies for developers, cargo […]
Audrey Spalding and Christine Harbin Talk China Hub Tomorrow Morning
Tune into the McGraw Milhaven radio show on The Big 550, KTRS, tomorrow at 9 a.m. to hear Audrey Spalding […]
Benefits of China Hub Focused on Saint Louis; All Missouri Taxpayers Forced to Pick Up $480 Million Tab
Tax credit programs like the proposed China hub are a form of wealth redistribution: Only the favored few benefit, and […]
Saint Louis Public Schools Special Administrative Board Names New LRA Commissioner
When St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) last appointed a member of the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) Commission, Bill Clinton was […]
China Hub Tax Incentives More Expensive Than Advertised
Saint Louis politicians, media, and bloggers have enthusiastically embraced proposed legislation that would create a package of tax credits and […]
Attorney General Chris Koster’s Amicus Brief Only Goes Halfway
The Show-Me Institute has been one of the leaders in urging Missouri’s attorney general, Chris Koster, to join the lawsuit […]
