I’ve discussed previously that, although Gov. Jay Nixon likes to talk tough about tax credits, he frequently demonstrates support for […]
On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon announced his first priority for the coming legislative session: Requiring prescriptions for medicines that contain […]
When I was driving into work yesterday, I heard a story on NPR reporting that the decision of whether to […]
A small, private water company in Southwest Missouri is in the news because one of its pumps failed a few […]
I will be part of a panel discussion of education at Washington University in Saint Louis tonight, from 7:30 to […]
The Post-Dispatch has an excellent article that illustrates one reason why government tax incentives for private development almost always fall […]
Last week, I attended a Legislative Action Seminar sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce here in Saint Louis. Sitting […]
Last week, I spoke to Roseann Moring at the Springfield News-Leader about the Tax Credit Review Commission‘s recent recommendations. (Here […]
While driving back to Saint Louis from Wisconsin yesterday, I stopped at the Road Ranger gas station in South Beloit, […]
The popular New England origin story of Thanksgiving (there are other claims to the first American Thanksgiving) might not have […]
A couple of weeks ago, I embarked on an audacious experiment. I dreamed an impossible dream that one day, if […]
When the Tax Credit Review Commission was created in June, I predicted that it would not call for scaling back […]
On Sept. 30 of this year, at Dressel’s Pub in the Central West End, a small crowd gathered to watch […]
In this Jan. 22, 2009, lecture at the Kansas City Public Library's Plaza Branch Truman Forum, sponsored by the Show-Me […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education ran a fascinating article by a guy who claims to write academic papers for struggling […]
As much as our society changes, some ideals stand the test of the centuries. One of these ideals is law. […]
In Mound City Money, David Nicklaus highlights a recent study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that demonstrates […]
The Tax Credit Review Commission is beginning to deliver its final recommendations on targeted tax credit programs. From an article […]
Maybe I spoke too soon. The Tax Credit Review Commission just voted to recommend cutting the film tax credit program […]
I will not be old enough to be elected president until 2019. However, in light of the fact that I […]
