Changes to Tax Incentives in the City of St. Louis?
The Post-Dispatch ran a story recently about changes being made to how tax incentives are being awarded by the City...
Even Elon Musk Wouldn’t Support Missouri’s EV Tax Credit Bill
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity in Missouri and across the country. Thousands of Missourians buy EVs each year; Kansas...
St. Joseph Should Privatize Its Sewer System
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Joseph News-Press. The usual problems with water in St. Joseph, Missouri...
Douglas Murray: Reflections on the Revolution in America
Douglas Murray is a best-selling author, an award-winning political commentator, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute....
Land Bank History Unsurprisingly Repeats Itself
The Kansas City land bank was supposed to be better than the St. Louis version. Policymakers were supposed to have...
Douglas Murray: This Should Be A Lesson
Douglas Murray joined Colombo and Katie on NewsTalkSTL to discuss what we can learn from some of the elections held...
How Do We Improve Municipal Elections in Missouri?
There is a proposal in St. Louis County to make the county-level offices (and campaigns) nonpartisan. The sponsor argues that...
If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It
Some things are hard to face—the scale, your checking account balance—but ignoring them doesn’t make problems magically go away. The...
Community Improvement Districts Aren’t
The community improvement district (CID) that funds several programs in downtown St. Louis is having trouble. Big trouble. As in...
Policy Lunch: Missouri School Rankings Project (St. Louis)
Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects of reading and math, and the most recent test scores show that students...
What’s Coming Is a Tragedy that Historians Will Only Wonder About
National Review Institute’s Douglas Murray joined The Tim Jones and Chris Arps Show on NewsTalkSTL to discuss the recent shift...
What Should Washington University Do with All of That Money?
Should non-profits pay taxes? Well, as someone who works at a small non-profit and believes in low taxes, I am...
Here’s a Scary Halloween Idea: Restarting the Trolley
Later this month, St. Louis taxpayers will face a spooky scenario just in time for Halloween. Should the Loop Trolley...
Douglas Murray in St. Louis
You are invited to join the Show-Me Institute, Show-Me Opportunity, National Review Institute, and NewsTalkSTL on Wednesday, November 10 for...
911 System Cost Savings Are No Joke
Emergency 911 call centers represent one of the clearest opportunities in Missouri to combine regional services. It is a vital...
Colorado Governor vs. Income Taxes
Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently took a (perhaps surprising) stance against income taxes. At the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference, Polis...
Podcast: Mask Mandates in Missouri Schools, Plans for Economic Justice and Restrictions on Doctor Visits
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas and Mike McShane join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the impact mask mandates are having on the...
Companies Pushing Back Against Government Overreach
Three food delivery companies are suing New York City over its cap on commissions the companies can charge restaurants to...
Nevada 911!
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is seeking to improve the city’s troubled 911 response system by consolidating the heretofore separate...
We’re Not in Last Place—We’re Not Even in the Race
The release of the 2020 Census Bureau numbers brought bad news: The St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has dropped...
