Get the Scoop! Two Pressing Issues Facing Missourians! Join us for the Show-Me Institute's Next Gen Connection Hour. Brenda Talent, David Stokes, and Avery Frank will discuss local tax policy and the disturbing decline in third-grade reading proficiency. We will cover these important topics with time to answer all your questions: Momentum is growing across […]
Building Better Cities: Free-Market Municipal Reform in Missouri How should Missouri’s cities, towns, and villages organize, fund, and operate themselves to better serve residents and taxpayers? Join David Stokes, director of municipal policy at the Show-Me Institute, for a discussion of municipal reform in Missouri. Drawing on his multi-part series A Free-Market Guide for Missouri […]
Do Incentives Deliver on the Promises? Springfield is planning a new convention center project, estimated to cost $175 million, with funding coming from a half-cent sales tax, state support, and private partnerships. Recently, the Springfield City Council unanimously approved placing a measure on the November 4 ballot that would increase the lodging tax from 13.1% […]
