Some Facts About Tax Credit Programs in Other States
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Missouri Legislature is attempting to create tax credits that could be awarded up...
SLU and Mizzou Economists Weigh in on Aerotropolis Jobs Estimates
Saint Louis University professor Dr. Jack Strauss and University of Missouri-Columbia professor Dr. Joe Haslag (also Show-Me’s chief economist) have at...
Senate Removes $300 Million in Warehouse Construction Tax Credits From Aerotropolis Bill
Missouri Sen. Rob Mayer (R-Dist. 25) announced today that $300 million in tax credits for the construction of warehouses had...
Aerotropolis: The Wrong Way to Get-It-Done
At his July 21 press conference at the Danforth Plant Science Center in Saint Louis, Gov. Jay Nixon did his...
Air Cargo Expert Hammers Aerotropolis Plan in Industry Publication
And doesn’t pull any punches in doing so. Published in Air Cargo News under the headline “St. Louis Air Cargo—An...
Taxpayers Off the Hook for $360 Million
Good news: The $360 million in subsidies as part of the so-called “China Hub” or “Aerotropolis” bill did not pass the...
Charter Schools Boost Graduation Rates and College Attendance
A study (non-gated, working version) in the latest Journal of Labor Economics shows that students attending charter schools are significantly...
The Minimum Wage Hurts Those It Is Designed to Help
Two bills currently working their way through the Missouri General Assembly, House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 110, would tie...
Let the Free Market Turn Missouri Green!
Gov. Jay Nixon wants to make Missouri a green state. According to an article in the Missouri Watchdog, the governor...
The Best Job Creation Strategy? Government Non-Intervention
Last week, I attended a Legislative Action Seminar sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce here in Saint Louis. Sitting...
The Wall Street Journal Weighs In on Unicameral Legislatures
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an article about something that we here at the Show-Me Institute have discussed previously: the...
Truth in Advertising
As many fans of the Show-Me Institute will already know, I have spent a lot of time during the past...
Negative Consequences of Reviewing Tax Credit Applications in the Missouri Legislature
As Ben Wieder reported yesterday in the Columbia Missourian: Senators who would be responsible for reviewing tax credit applications under...
Can You Define “Tocologist”? How About “Polystyrene”?
You can learn so many new vocabulary words by tracking legislation in the Missouri General Assembly. “Tocology,” otherwise known as...
Tax Cuts Provide Better Stimulus Than Government Spending
It would have been impossible to predict in advance how the Missouri General Assembly finally decided to distribute the stimulus...
State Sen. Jeff Smith on Fixing Schools
State Sen. Jeff Smith writes about education reform in the St. Louis Beacon and touches on several different ideas. I...
The Locavores on the Bus
Public schools spend a lot of money and face little competition — a rent-seeker’s dream. So, it’s no surprise that...
Post on Resolutions Hits Close to Home
Brad Hollerbach’s post would be funnier if it didn’t sound so realistic: Since, Easter is fast approaching and a lot...
No Taxation Without Ambulation
Missouri’s budget crisis is certainly in the news, so some legislators are trying to innovate their way out. According to...
Women in the Missouri Legislature
This article addresses the issue of women and discrimination in the General Assembly. It sounds like some women legislators have...
