I used the Show-Me Institute’s newest web tool, IDEAS: Interactive Database for Economic Analysis and Synthesis, to compare the tax […]
Municipalities that employ tax stacking — levying multiple sales taxes above the state cap of 1.5 percent — may soon […]
St. Louis Public Radio posted a piece yesterday about $54 million in stimulus funds that Missouri has received to spend […]
In an article in yesterday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bill McClellan asked his readers to “Support St. Louis’ Culinary Landmarks.” I […]
Today is the Saint Louis Cardinals’ home opener, and — like all good Saint Louisans — I am excited about […]
Today is Tax Freedom Day! That means that Americans have earned on average enough money to pay all federal, state, […]
A group of idealistic young whippersnappers marched in Columbia to protest the campus’ use — and, by extension, the entire […]
As we are all aware, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23 (P.L.111-148). […]
Meanwhile, the General Assembly, through House Bill 1812 and Senate Bill 784, is focused on reform of the […]
In an article published today at Kansas Liberty, Holly Smith used Show-Me Institute’s newest web tool, IDEAS: Interactive Database for […]
The Post-Dispatch had an excellent article Monday about the city’s issues with such a sizable proportion of land in St. […]
In an unexpected turn of events, Paul McKee, the developer behind a projected $8.1 billion development project in the city […]
Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams recently published the third edition of Rich States Poor States: ALEC-Laffer […]
Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams recently published the third edition of Rich States Poor States: ALEC-Laffer […]
It is no secret that I believe Congress has no constitutional authority to mandate that citizens purchase a product they […]
The passage and signing of the president’s massive health care reform legislation are the latest chapters in the socialization of […]
Last Wednesday, I traveled to Jefferson City in the hopes of testifying about payday lending before the House Committee on […]
The Springfield News-Leader today features a good op-ed about current plans for regulating Missouri’s payday loan industry. Good bit: The […]
I play in a fair amount of trivia night competitions — not as many as I used to before having […]
Today, the Show-Me Institute launched a new online tool that enables users to research economic aggregates, fiscal policy measures, and demographics across […]
