TIF Decisions Should Be Made at the County, Not City, Level
The simplest thing Missouri can do to improve the decision-making process for tax increment financing (TIF) is move the responsibility...
What’s the Rush, Chesterfield?
Chesterfield leaders have scheduled a special city council meeting for Wednesday, December 14, to vote on (and likely approve) the...
To Make an Omelette in Branson, You Have to Break a Few Eggs
Last year, voters in Branson voted in a new mayor. Last month, they went further by voting into office a...
Crestwood TIF Update
Dierbergs has withdrawn its request for $17 million in subsidies ($13.5 million via tax-increment financing [TIF] and $3.5 million from...
Wayfair Bill Is Chock Full of Goodies
Gov. Parson just signed SB 153 into law. Most of the attention on the bill will focus on the largest...
Kansas City Council Should Say November Oscar to Hotel Bravo
The developers of a luxury hotel proposed for downtown Kansas City are back seeking major tax subsidies for their proposal....
Tides Turning Against TIF?
Public support is growing for efforts to protect local funding from bad tax-increment financing (TIF) deals, but will the elected...
Boonville TIF: A Slippery Slope
One of the first lessons I learned growing up in Boonville was to say what I mean and mean what...
A Big Win for Taxpayers in Maryland Heights
As far as I know, the biggest defeat of a tax increment financing (TIF) package or similar tax subsidy (and,...
