Illinois is voting tonight on whether to raise their cigarette tax by a full $1. If this passes and […]
The first job I ever got paid for was probably mowing lawns in the ’90s when I was a teen. […]
Coming Soon: Using Tanks to Collect on Parking Tickets!
Video of a February SWAT raid in Columbia was recently released and has been causing something of an uproar. The […]
This post actually has nothing to do with Matt Holliday, but it does regard holidays in general, and I thought […]
State and Local Government Employment and Payroll Data in Missouri Follows National Trend
This month, the Cato Institute published a bulletin titled “Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments,” in which the author […]
Dreadful Assessment Lawsuit in Platte County
A simply atrocious lawsuit has been filed in Platte County (which includes part of Kansas City), according to the St. […]
Monopolies Seek Further Rate Hike Legislation
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a piece yesterday about a number of bills in the legislature that would […]
The Wall Street Journal ran an article over the weekend about Saint Louis’ beloved City Museum, its potential hazards, and […]
This weekend’s Post-Dispatch had an interesting article on Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery. The article discussed at length the political difficulties […]
A Self-Defeating Proposal
Writing in the St. Louis Beacon, Washington University professor of Earth and planetary sciences Bob Criss argues that raising the […]
Tax Loophole Analysis Sinks in Its Own Metaphor
Initially, when I saw the title of this piece from the Missouri Budget Project, “Missouri should close tax loopholes,” I […]
Friday Night Live
If you don’t have any other plans tonight, come out to the Plaza Frontenac Cinema to see The Cartel, a […]
The big news in Missouri today is President Barack Obama’s visit to an ethanol plant in Macon, so I thought […]
Audit Confirms What Show-Me Institute Scholars Have Said All Along: Tax Credits Are Overhyped
On Monday, Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee released a study of tax credit cost controls. The audit’s conclusions have been […]
Taxes and Sports: The Earnings Tax (Part One in a Series)
This is the first in what will be a series of posts on taxation and professional sports in Missouri written […]
Two Market Distortions Do Not a Free Market Make
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed that New York City assess a $300 […]
Missouri Again Leads the Way on Occupational Licensing (In a Good Way)
Combest this morning linked to a story in the Post-Dispatch about the decision by the Missouri Supreme Court to adopt […]
So Much Misinformation in This Editorial … So Little Time!
On the subject of Illinois’ film production incentives program, the editorial board at the Chicago Tribune poses the question: What’s […]
Missouri Auditor Susan Montee has found that fiscal notes relating to tax credit programs severely understate their costs. From the […]
Tune in to Hear David Stokes Speak About Ethanol on the Radio This Afternoon
I’ll be appearing on the Mike Ferguson Show on The Eagle, 93.9 FM in Columbia, this afternoon to discuss ethanol. Everyone […]
