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The Taxman Confuseth

The Taxman Confuseth

Sep 28, 2023

Some Missouri counties are moving forward with passing property tax freezes for seniors. This is unsurprising, as it is a...

20 Missouri Districts Get the Green Light to Try New Assessment System

20 Missouri Districts Get the Green Light to Try New Assessment System

Aug 21, 2023

New beginnings are in the air in Missouri. Some families are sending their children off to college for the first...

20 Missouri Districts Seek Exemption from the Missouri Assessment Program

20 Missouri Districts Seek Exemption from the Missouri Assessment Program

Jun 30, 2023

At the most recent state board of education meeting, 20 school districts requested a federal waiver to be exempt from...

Brain Versus Heart on Amtrak in Missouri

Brain Versus Heart on Amtrak in Missouri

Feb 9, 2022

Rail advocates are arguing for an increase in Missouri’s Amtrak funding. They want the taxpayer subsidy for the little-used route...

Springfield Should Reject Subsidies for Sports Town

Springfield Should Reject Subsidies for Sports Town

Dec 2, 2021

A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. It is important to learn from one’s mistakes, and when it...

A New Sales Tax for Law Enforcement in the Lake of the Ozarks

A New Sales Tax for Law Enforcement in the Lake of the Ozarks

Jul 15, 2021

There is a one-quarter cent sales tax increase on the ballot for August 3rd in Camden County. The extra revenue...

An IRC Bonus Pay Program Would Benefit the Ozarks

An IRC Bonus Pay Program Would Benefit the Ozarks

Jun 14, 2019

A survey released earlier this year suggests the Ozark region has a workforce problem. The survey asked businesses in the...

Film Tax Credits: Facts and Fiction

Film Tax Credits: Facts and Fiction

Jul 31, 2018

Over the weekend, the St. Louis Post Dispatch published a piece about yet another Missouri-based television program that is being...

Ballparks of the Ozarks Land Foreclosed On After Two Year Odyssey

Ballparks of the Ozarks Land Foreclosed On After Two Year Odyssey

Sep 27, 2017

Back in 2015, we wrote about (and Salvy-splashed some cold water on) an Ozarks project that aimed to build a...

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