Checking Medicaid’s Pulse
Are dead people on Missouri’s Medicaid program? Shockingly, the answer appears to be yes. Last month, the Missouri State Auditor’s...
Districts Denied Once Again
Unfortunately, it seems unlikely we’ll get reform for community improvement districts (CIDs) and transportation development districts (TDDs) this year. The...
Audit the Kansas City Water Department
Water rates in Kansas City may soon go up, according to two ordinances just passed out of the city council’s...
State Auditor Calls for CID Reform
Having completed a soon-to-be-released paper on Missouri’s profligate special taxing districts such as transportation development districts (TDDs) and community improvement...
Marketing Water?
It might not surprise readers to learn that government bureaucrats overspend. But the Kansas City Water Services Department spent a...
2018 Blueprint: Special Taxing Districts
THE PROBLEM: Special taxing districts (SDs) are political subdivisions of the State of Missouri that fund specific services and improvements,...
Is an Audit in the Works for the City of Saint Louis?
A lack of clarity regarding how the City of Saint Louis manages taxpayers’ money has pushed some residents to demand...
One More Lap around the Ice Rink
As our readers might remember, the Chesterfield Hockey Association (CHA) wants to raise $7 million from the Chesterfield Valley Transportation...
Mike Ferguson Explains The Problems with Special Taxing Districts on The Allman Report
Show-Me Opportunity’s Mike Ferguson appeared on ABC 30’s The Allman Report on Wednesday, April 12, to discuss a report on transportation development districts...
Higher Property Taxes: The Cost of Doing Business?
Taxes are, unfortunately, a necessary evil. But when we have to pay them, we should at least expect that they...
Ain’t No Sunshine: What’s Going On Behind Government’s Closed Doors?
This month, the Missouri State Auditor’s office released a report on state and local government compliance with Missouri’s Sunshine Law....
The Quality Jobs Tax Credit Program Is Not High Quality
The Missouri State Auditor recently released a report on the Missouri Quality Jobs Incentive Program and the results are not...
It Is Time To Increase Public School Transparency
In the past three years, the Missouri State Auditor has chastised public school districts for irresponsible spending, excessive pay for...
