No, Missouri Is Not Running a Budget Surplus
Governor Parson, in his final State of the State address, said, “Actually, with the budget we outline today . ....
Taking Stock of Inflation and the Recent Fed Pause
The Federal Reserve announced last week that it was pausing its campaign of inflation-fighting interest rate hikes, leaving the target...
Debt Ceiling Deal Q&A
After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the...
Federal Lawmakers to Consider (Longshot) Income Tax Repeal Bill
It’s tax season—that magical time of the year when we revisit our past year of income and find out whether...
New Report Highlights Excessive Energy Subsidies
A new report released by the Texas Public Policy Foundation documents federal subsidies received by the energy industry over the...
LIHTC 101: Program Basics
Since the program’s inception, the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) has been the federal government’s primary tool for increasing the...
Tax Reform and Tax Hypocrisy
Conservatives have long argued that taxes matter. Sure, they matter, progressives have countered – if all you care about is...
Was It Something We Said?
For many years, both Atlas Van Lines and United Van Lines have compiled data on the number of moves into...
Missouri’s Most Valuable Export Continues to Grow. . . . and That’s Not a Good Thing
If you had to guess what Missouri’s most valuable export was, what do you think it would be? Beer? Cars?...
