Missouri and Utah Compete for Filmmakers’ Favor Using Tax Credits
While I was up in the air traveling over the weekend, I found an article in my in-flight magazine that...
Audrey Spalding on ‘St. Louis on the Air’ Thursday at 11:00 a.m.
Audrey Spalding will be on KWMU, 90.7 FM, tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. to discuss the city of Saint Louis’ landholding...
David Stokes Guest Hosting on the Marconi Machine This Afternoon
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst David Stokes will be guest hosting on the Dr. Gina Loudon Show this afternoon from 4:00...
A Perfect Storm of Sales Taxation
A lunchtime trip to the The Loop in Saint Louis taught me that local sales tax rates are getting out...
A-Rod Moves Into a TIF District, Pays No Property Taxes
The Yankee’s third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a 10-year, $275 million contract — surely he has enough to pay his...
The Time for Wishful Thinking Is Over
For years, Saint Louis officials have engaged in virtual hand-to-hand combat with the U.S. Census Bureau over the city’s population....
Is Saint Louis Now Open to All Development?
Last night, Channel 4 aired reporter Craig Cheatham’s investigation into why the city of Saint Louis was rejecting offers to...
Why Is There So Much Vacant Land in Saint Louis?
The Saint Louis Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) owns more than 9,000 parcels of land, and the agency’s purpose, according to...
Why Not Sell City-Owned Vacant Property?
I appeared on the McGraw Milhaven show on KTRS AM this morning, discussing my research on the city of Saint...
Paper Questions City Landholding Policy
Why does the city of Saint Louis hold so many vacant homes and properties without selling most of them? How...
How Much Will Pujols Pay in Taxes?
I appeared on “McGraw in the Morning” on KTRS today to discuss my recent commentary about Albert Pujols’ economic value...
Pujols Is Worth Every Penny (All 3 Billion of Them)
We are rapidly approaching the deadline imposed by Albert Pujols and the Cardinals’ front office to secure a new contract...
Spotted: Food Trucks and the Free Market
When I was in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, I encountered a food truck parked next to the Woodley Park...
Using Your Property to Criticize Us for Taking Your Property? You’d Better Believe That’s Illegal
On Wednesday, lawyers from the Institute for Justice will argue before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Saint...
Is Albert Worth 30 Million?
It seems that all of Saint Louis and much of the baseball world are asking that question these days about...
Anything Can Be Replaced With Something “Better”
Show-Me Daily writers have complained repeatedly about Saint Louis paying companies to move into the city. But in a new...
Gov. Jay Nixon Should Take a Page From California’s Budget
I know, California is usually the last place policy wonks look for sound fiscal policy. But that doesn’t mean that...
Private-Sector Investment Could Build Innovative Urban Corridor
The Show-Me Institute recently published a case study by Jerome J. Day that takes an expansive look at transportation infrastructure...
Learning From Home Means Never Having to Miss a Day
Most of Missouri, including much of the Kansas City and Saint Louis metropolitan areas, are still covered in snow. The...
Saint Louis Dodged a $40 Million Bullet
On Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee announced that the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be held in Charlotte, N.C., which edged...
