Missouri Auditor Susan Montee has found that fiscal notes relating to tax credit programs severely understate their costs. From the […]
I’ll be appearing on the Mike Ferguson Show on The Eagle, 93.9 FM in Columbia, this afternoon to discuss ethanol. Everyone […]
A blogger, commenting on my recent editorial about the wasteful nature of Missouri’s green tax rebate program, recently expressed skepticism […]
Here are two examples of government privatization moving forward in the St. Louis area: First, Festus is selling its municipal […]
As our regular readers know, we blog a lot about the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program here. It tends to generate […]
Tonight, the Saint Louis Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs will announce their picks for the first round of the […]
According to an AP article dated yesterday: Education officials from across Missouri joined Gov. Jay Nixon’s call to rein in […]
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval for a proposal by Gov. Jay Nixon to consolidate the Department of Elementary […]
Today, I spoke with Maria Keena of KMOX about my editorial, published today, arguing that Missouri’s green tax rebates are […]
On April 19, Missouri began a weeklong program of providing $5.6 million in rebates and eliminating the state sales tax […]
Yesterday, I was invited to attend an informal meeting in Jefferson City between members and staff of the state’s Board […]
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In the recent election, a surprising number of tax issues were […]
Last week, I wrote about how Missouri residents enjoy relatively low taxes on alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and gasoline. Friday, on Prime […]
According to an article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch from Friday, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley encourages the […]
From the Columbia Daily Tribune: A recent demonstration by the Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT team had students ducking for […]
In yesterday’s “Political Eye” column in the St. Louis American, the author welcomed the Show-Me Institute to the city of […]
Megan McArdle over at The Atlantic is one of my favorite economic bloggers. She has a very good post up […]
The editorial board for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published a piece denouncing politicians who support payday loans. The editorial […]
Last week, I wrote that we needed many more options in education than the traditional public school. In his latest […]
