Collecting the Earnings Tax on Remote Work is Illegal. ‘Nuff Said
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has had two recent columns criticizing the Missouri House for passing legislation that would further clarify...
A New Way to Tax, Redevelopment Retry, and Close the Gap
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Detroit’s land tax experiment, redevelopment subsides in North...
The St. Louis Demographic Decline: One Explanation Among Many
Most St. Louisans I know are die-hard fans of the city they call home. Maybe it’s because we are blessed...
An Opinion of Michigan’s Stay-at-Home Order from Someone Stuck in Michigan
Though I’m a St. Louis resident, I have been social distancing in my hometown in Michigan for the past few...
But How Will They Get to School?
A common point of resistance to school choice programs is figuring out how to make sure that each student has...
St. Louis Blight Authority: Philanthropy Might Provide What Markets Cannot
St. Louis has many serious problems. One is the city’s downwardly spiraling population, which has been in decline for decades....
Great News for Students and Parents . . . in Tennessee and Florida
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond...
Great News for Students and Parents . . . in Tennessee and Florida
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond...
The GO Bond Doesn’t Risk Your Home-Just Your Wallet
Citizens for Responsible Government (CFRG) have circulated emails claiming that if Kansas City defaults on the proposed GO Bond payments,...
A New Agenda for Cities Must Come from Cities
Recently, Kansas City, Missouri’s mayor, Sly James, wrote in The Hill that America needed a new agenda for cities. No...
The Saint Louis City Earnings Tax: Lifeline or Noose?
On April 2, Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson gave a speech on the Earnings Tax to...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
Census Report: St. Louis City Continues to Shrink
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today that while the St. Louis region grew marginally over the last year, St. Louis...
Kansas City Deep in Debt
Back in 2013, when we examined Kansas City’s spending relative to other regional peer cities, what we found wasn’t good:...
Bad for Borrowing: Saint Louis Bond Ratings Slip
Recently, Moody’s, a prominent credit rating group, downgraded Saint Louis’s debt rating. While the changes are nothing drastic (and the...
Does Kansas City Need Rail Transit?
After downtown voters rejected a taxing district for the expansion of Kansas City’s streetcar, rail proponents are looking for a...
Let’s Fix The Transfer Problem ‘One Piece At A Time’
First and likely only Johnny Cash reference of the night. #moleg — Jason Hancock (@J_Hancock) April 9, 2014 “One Piece...
The Sorry State Of The Professional Left In Missouri
Yesterday, the Springfield News-Leader published a supposed scoop about the Show-Me Institute and the blase art of grant applications, a story...
Is St. Louis the next Detroit? (Not in my view)
As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on August 16, 2013: When the St. Louis Cardinals played the Detroit...
Let Detroit’s Pension Problems Be An Example
People’s eyes often start to glaze over when we at the Show-Me Institute start talking about public employee pensions. Actuarial...
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