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May 12, 2021
Excellent: Legislature Passes Bill Holding Local Governments Accountable
Congratulations to Rep. John Wiemann and others for passing House Bill 271, a now greatly expanded bill whose original language, carried by Rep. Wiemann, addressed a reform near and dear […]
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Economy
May 6, 2021
Indexing Fuel Taxes
Paying tax on gasoline or diesel fuel by the gallon makes intuitive sense—the more gas you buy, the more tax you pay. But in this case, our intuition isn’t doing […]
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State and Local Government
Apr 29, 2021
Jackson County Assessment Facts, Part 3
This is the third in a series of posts on assessment practices in Jackson County, Missouri. It comes a mere 8 years after the first two posts. (My time in […]
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State and Local Government
Apr 29, 2021
Missourians May Lose Their Homes Because of State-Supported Loans
As reported by ProPublica’s Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne, more than 100 homes with PACE loans in metropolitan Kansas City and St. Louis are at risk of being sold at […]
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State and Local Government
Apr 27, 2021
Is it Time to Merge Two St. Louis County Police Departments?
On Tuesday, April 27, David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, joined The Mcgraw Show on The Big 550 KTRS  to discuss push back from a local […]

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