Governor Highlights Medicaid Expansion’s Extraordinary Cost
Missouri’s next budget will include Medicaid expansion, and the price tag is going to be enormous. Recently, the governor warned...
Who’s Driving the Bus on School Openings?
Students and families are nearing the one-year mark of schooling in COVID times. For many, traversing this ever-shifting education landscape...
What to Know About Local Fuel Taxes
All drivers are familiar with Missouri’s state fuel tax, which raises money for road maintenance. But what many Missourians don’t...
CID Dies
I don’t know what the City of Chesterfield is thinking by rejecting the recent community improvement district (CID) proposal for...
Objections to Tolling Only Tell Half the Story
In his recent State of the State address, the governor mentioned the need to keep Missouri’s roads in good shape....
Town Hall – Make it Permanent: COVID-responsive Reforms After the Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Missouri took important steps in 2020 to increase the supply of health care across...
Don’t Forget the Basics of Occupational Licensing
There are several occupational licensing bills being considered in the legislature right now. In general, occupational licensing is red tape...
Kansas City and St. Louis Receive D’s in Fiscal Health
Kansas City and St. Louis City ranked poorly in Truth in Accounting’s Financial State of the Cities 2021 report, meaning...
Sleepless in Sedalia – Or Further Discussion of Online Sales Tax Issues
Online sales taxes are one of those things where the more you study it the more questions you have. It’s...
Local Government Is a Managerial Convenience to the State, Not a Blank Check
With the Missouri Legislature back in session, important proposals are already on the move in both chambers. Educational choice appears...
More to Be Done on LIHTC
2020 was a big year for Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit program (LIHTC). In September, the governor and Missouri Housing...
2020 Missouri Tax Landscape
Ever wonder how many different taxes you pay in Missouri? Or how much tax revenue your city collects? Check out...
Taxable Sales Down in Many St. Louis Areas
Most of us know that when you shop, the price on the tag is not the price you pay at...
The City of Lake Ozark Should Consider a Local Fuel Tax
The City of Lake Ozark is looking for more funding for road improvements. A local fuel tax could be the...
Lake Ozark Area Going in the Wrong Direction with Transportation Funding
It is disappointing to read that Lake Ozark leaders want to address legitimate road issues along the heavily used Bagnell...
New Poll Shows Missouri’s Educational System in Crisis
Download the infographic here Additional Findings Missouri students are being left behind academically. A poll released today by the Show-Me...
New Gas Tax Bills Highlight Missouri’s Transportation Needs
Missouri’s roads are getting some attention from the legislature. Two nearly identical bills that would increase Missouri’s fuel tax by...
A Crisis of Trust
A version of this commentary was published in the Jefferson City News-Tribune. What a difference a year makes. A year...
Will there be an Online Sales Tax in Missouri?
David Stokes joined Gary Nolan on Thursday, January 14 to discuss the possibility of a new online sales tax in...
It Is Time to Change How We Collect Sales Taxes in Missouri
Comprehensive online sales tax collections in Missouri are likely inevitable. Because of the ongoing pandemic, they are also necessary. Covid...
