Springfield Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s economic development...
Brody Corners Decision Good for Springfield
Springfield has temporarily abandoned an incentive package plan for the Brody Corners multi-use project. The plan would have resulted in...
A Policy Scare Story: TIF
Ghosts and chainsaws can be scary, but is there anything scarier than the misuse of tax dollars? Okay, maybe that’s...
Lee’s Summit Is Generous to a Fault
A bad idea doesn’t get better with age. Bad ideas aren’t wine, jeans, or your high school memories. The tax...
Show-Me with McGraw Monday Mornings 550 KTRS
In the February 24, 2014, segment with McGraw Milhaven, David Stokes talks about the tax-exempt status of hospitals. David Stokes’s...
Morningline, Tuesdays on KWTO
James Shuls, Ph.D., Policy Analyst with the Show-Me Institute, talks with Tim Keithley of News Talk 560AM in Springfield, MO. Shuls...
Show-Me Minute: Tax Subsidies
The Show-Me Minute is a short radio advertisement to inform listeners about the work of the Show-Me Institute in a...
Free Enterprise, Taxpayer Subsidies – Bass Pro Gets Best Of Both
As first appearing in the Springfield Business Journal on August 27, 2013: “Bass Pro Shops could only have happened in...
TIF Gives Cities An Unfair Advantage Over Other Governments
Would you like to be able to unilaterally take some of your neighbor’s money and spend it in ways that...
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