Business Climate

State and Local Government

The School Choice Wave, Fire District Recalls and Saving Federalism

Zach Lawhorn is joined by David Stokes, James Shuls, and Elias Tsapelas to discuss midterm election outcomes, the school choice wave, and how federal spending affects Missouri’s budget. Listen on […]

State and Local Government

Special Session Recap, KC’s Westside and Food Truck News

David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the special session, a property tax scheme in KC, the latest on food truck restrictions in Ladue and […]

WATCH: Clay County Voters to Decide on Tax Reduction

In November, voters in Clay County (and also Laclede County) will have the opportunity be the first counties in Missouri to reduce their commercial property surtax rate. See a map […]

WATCH: Taxes Have Consequences with Arthur B. Laffer, Jeanne Sinquefield and Brian Domitrovic

On September 20, 2022, Show-Me Institute and Show-Me Opportunity hosted a discussion with Arthur B. Laffer, Jeanne Sinquefield and Brian Domitrovic about their upcoming book Taxes Have Consequences: An Income […]

Opportunities for Tax Relief

On September 19, Show-Me Institute Senior Analyst Elias Tsapelas and Chief Economist Aaron Hedlund submit testimony to the Missouri Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding Senate Bills 1, 2, 3, 4, […]

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Would an Income-tax Cut Benefit Missouri?

Missouri’s economic growth has consistently lagged that of much of the country—so badly, in fact, that our state’s gross domestic product growth ranked 40th among the states between 2010 and […]

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