Why Is the Department of Economic Development Keeping Secrets?
At a Missouri House hearing on the stadium bill, Michelle Hattaway, Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, opened...
Missouri Economic Development Incentives Aren’t Worth It
From January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, Missouri issued just under $233 million in economic incentives, according to the...
Another Opportunity to Learn
Trying to lure Hollywood productions to Missouri with tax incentives was always a fool’s errand, but a new report from...
Hollywood Fever Hits Missouri
As movie and TV production has picked up again following the pandemic, are Missourians becoming sentimental and showing symptoms of...
Federal Stimulus Money in Missouri: What We Know So Far
With the federal government handing out trillions of dollars in “stimulus” money (I would call it relief funds), you might...
Skepticism Is Warranted on Missouri/Kansas Border War Truce
A lot of people around the country have cheered a recent agreement by the governments of Missouri and Kansas to...
One Knot at a Time
When my mother was young, she decided to knit herself a sweater with her favorite flower, a daisy, on it....
Counting Economic Development Jobs
H&R Block, which once messed up its own tax accounting, has a weird way of counting job growth. This may...
New Year’s Resolutions for Missouri Lawmakers
As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Are you listening, Missouri lawmakers? This is the Ghost of Christmas Past....
