Making Sure Municipal Courts Are Not Tax Collectors
In recent sessions, the Missouri State Legislature has made great strides toward reducing the perverse incentives and effects of taxation...
House Wisely Overrides Veto on Funding Formula Cap
Yesterday, the Missouri house voted 113-43 to override Gov. Nixon’s veto of SB 586, which reinstates a 5% cap on...
The Idea That Would Not Die
Last month I talked with a restaurant owner who told me that a sizeable increase in Saint Louis’ minimum wage...
Choosing a Major, Picking a Winner
As first appearing in the Southeast Missourian: Several decades ago, earning a college degree—almost any college degree—was all it took...
Missouri Stadium Funding Plan Is Bad Policy, Possibly Illegal
In a quest to build a new riverfront stadium to keep the Rams in Saint Louis, some state and local...
Saint Louis Has Plan B if Stadium Plan Fails
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported on what the city plans to do with the Near North Riverfront, the proposed site of...
House Bill 42, You Can’t Please Everyone
Nearly everyone recognizes that the transfer program, which allows students to transfer from unaccredited school districts, is unsustainable. If the...
Show-Me Now! Let Kids Cross School District Boundaries
HB42 is on Gov. Nixon’s desk. If he signs it, children in failing school districts would be able to cross...
Will HB 42 Hurt Alternative High Schools?
The Columbia Tribune reported that Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman and other superintendents across the state are telling Gov....
The Big Bad Bet
People of goodwill can debate some of the proper functions of government, but I think most of us can agree...
Thoughts on Gov. Nixon’s State of the State Address
The president’s State of the Union address is always filled with lots of pomp and formality. It’s the closest thing we...
Thoughts on the Latest Rams Press Conference
With the recent news that Rams owner Stan Kroenke is planning to build a new football stadium, the chances of the...
What Do Home Care Union Executives Really Want: A Wage Increase for Their Workers or a Union Contract?
On Christmas week, while many Missourians were exchanging presents or grabbing Chinese food, members of the Missouri Home Care Union...
We Are Thankful for Transparency
There has been a lot of talk lately about transparency, especially the notion that “lack of transparency is a huge political...
Thoughts on Gov. Nixon’s Rams Press Conference
With the Rams poised to do a power run out of town, are public officials planning to blitz unwary taxpayers and their pocketbooks?...
Missouri House Bill 253…Vetoed! (Part II)
Let’s make one thing clear: The state is required to have a balanced budget. If revenues do not meet current...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
Donnybrook: Brenda Talent Returns to KETC
Show-Me Institute Executive Director Brenda Talent was a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on July 26,...
Two Bad Transportation Vetoes
I wish Missouri had a line-item veto for more than just budget bills. That way, Governor Nixon could have vetoed...
Post-Dispatch Supports Difficult Decisions, Not “Cherry-Picking”
Even though the Tax Credit Review Commission has delivered its final recommendations, the debate about the appropriateness of targeted tax...
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