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Illinois Legislature Voting on Increasing Tax Collections in Missouri
06 May

Illinois Legislature Voting on Increasing Tax Collections in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Free-Market Reform, Taxes

Illinois is voting tonight on whether to raise their cigarette tax by a full $1. If this passes — and […]

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A Minor Point About Minimum Wage
06 May

A Minor Point About Minimum Wage

Posted by Josh Smith Economy, Regulation

The first job I ever got paid for was probably mowing lawns in the ’90s when I was a teen. […]

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Coming Soon: Using Tanks to Collect on Parking Tickets!
06 May

Coming Soon: Using Tanks to Collect on Parking Tickets!

Posted by John Payne Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Transparency

Video of a February SWAT raid in Columbia was recently released and has been causing something of an uproar. The […]

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Matt Holliday, Truman Day, and “Freakonomics”
06 May

Matt Holliday, Truman Day, and “Freakonomics”

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Economy

This post actually has nothing to do with Matt Holliday, but it does regard holidays in general, and I thought […]

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State and Local Government Employment and Payroll Data in Missouri Follows National Trend
06 May

State and Local Government Employment and Payroll Data in Missouri Follows National Trend

Posted by Christine Harbin Budget and Spending, Transparency

This month, the Cato Institute published a bulletin titled “Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments,” in which the author […]

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Dreadful Assessment Lawsuit in Platte County
05 May

Dreadful Assessment Lawsuit in Platte County

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Property Rights, Taxes

A simply atrocious lawsuit has been filed in Platte County (which includes part of Kansas City), according to the St. […]

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Monopolies Seek Further Rate Hike Legislation
05 May

Monopolies Seek Further Rate Hike Legislation

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Energy, Privatization, Regulation

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a piece yesterday about a number of bills in the legislature that would […]

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A Place That Puts Some Fun Into Life
03 May

A Place That Puts Some Fun Into Life

Posted by John Payne Economy, Property Rights

The Wall Street Journal ran an article over the weekend about Saint Louis’ beloved City Museum, its potential hazards, and […]

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Should Florissant Keep Its Strong Mayor System?
03 May

Should Florissant Keep Its Strong Mayor System?

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy

This weekend’s Post-Dispatch had an interesting article on Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery. The article discussed at length the political difficulties […]

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A Self-Defeating Proposal
30 Apr

A Self-Defeating Proposal

Posted by John Payne Energy, Taxes, Transportation

Writing in the St. Louis Beacon, Washington University professor of Earth and planetary sciences Bob Criss argues that raising the […]

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Tax Loophole Analysis Sinks in Its Own Metaphor
30 Apr

Tax Loophole Analysis Sinks in Its Own Metaphor

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Budget and Spending, Taxes, Transparency

Initially, when I saw the title of this piece from the Missouri Budget Project, “Missouri should close tax loopholes,” I […]

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Friday Night Live
30 Apr

Friday Night Live

Posted by Dave Roland School Choice

If you don’t have any other plans tonight, come out to the Plaza Frontenac Cinema to see The Cartel, a […]

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Farm Subsidies Are Not an Energy Policy
29 Apr

Farm Subsidies Are Not an Energy Policy

Posted by John Payne Energy, Transparency

The big news in Missouri today is President Barack Obama’s visit to an ethanol plant in Macon, so I thought […]

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Audit Confirms What Show-Me Institute Scholars Have Said All Along: Tax Credits Are Overhyped
29 Apr

Audit Confirms What Show-Me Institute Scholars Have Said All Along: Tax Credits Are Overhyped

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Budget and Spending, Economy, Taxes, Transparency

On Monday, Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee released a study of tax credit cost controls. The audit’s conclusions have been […]

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Taxes and Sports: The Earnings Tax (Part One in a Series)
29 Apr

Taxes and Sports: The Earnings Tax (Part One in a Series)

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, Taxes

This is the first in what will be a series of posts on taxation and professional sports in Missouri written […]

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Two Market Distortions Do Not a Free Market Make
29 Apr

Two Market Distortions Do Not a Free Market Make

Posted by Christine Harbin Municipal Policy, Taxes, Transparency

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed that New York City assess a $300 […]

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Missouri Again Leads the Way on Occupational Licensing (In a Good Way)
28 Apr

Missouri Again Leads the Way on Occupational Licensing (In a Good Way)

Posted by David Stokes Courts, Economy

Combest this morning linked to a story in the Post-Dispatch about the decision by the Missouri Supreme Court to adopt […]

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So Much Misinformation in This Editorial … So Little Time!
27 Apr

So Much Misinformation in This Editorial … So Little Time!

Posted by Christine Harbin Economy, Taxes, Transparency

On the subject of Illinois’ film production incentives program, the editorial board at the Chicago Tribune poses the question: What’s […]

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Painting a Rosy Picture
27 Apr

Painting a Rosy Picture

Posted by John Payne Budget and Spending, Taxes, Transparency

Missouri Auditor Susan Montee has found that fiscal notes relating to tax credit programs severely understate their costs. From the […]

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Tune in to Hear David Stokes Speak About Ethanol on the Radio This Afternoon
27 Apr

Tune in to Hear David Stokes Speak About Ethanol on the Radio This Afternoon

Posted by David Stokes Energy

I’ll be appearing on the Mike Ferguson Show on The Eagle, 93.9 FM in Columbia, this afternoon to discuss ethanol. Everyone […]

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