The Not-So-Special Session: Lessons Learned From a Public Policy Viewpoint
Talk about laying an egg! Missouri lawmakers are going home at the end of the 50-day special session of the...
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The Job-Killing Effect of the ‘Do Something’ Mentality
The big news last week was a dismal national jobs report. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there was...
What Will The Neighbors Think?
Despite the recent adjournment of the Missouri Legislature’s special session (which cost Missouri taxpayers more than $280,000), it wasn’t a...
It’s Not About China, It’s About Corporate Welfare
During the special session of the Missouri Legislature, there was no shortage of personal attacks levied at individuals and organizations who...
A Victory for Missouri Taxpayers
The Missouri General Assembly has finally adjourned its special session without creating $360 million in new tax credit programs. This is great...
We’re Not All That Different
Occupy Saint Louis is in full effect, and my co-worker Patrick Ishmael and I dropped by last Friday for the...
No Mas
No mas. No more. Boxing fans will remember that famous line that a thoroughly frustrated and perplexed Roberto Duran uttered as...
Tax Credit Sunsets: A Step Toward Reform
Over the last few months, we have worked hard to make the following point crystal clear: Tax credits that are narrowly...
Show-Me Newsletter: 2011, Number 2
In this issue: A reminder call for the repeal of the earnings tax in Saint Louis and Kansas City. Executive...
Witches, Economic Development Promises, and Baseball
I had no idea that there were so many witches in Romania. Or that European politicians (including French President Nicolas...
US-China Chamber President ‘Doesn’t See Significant Economic Value’ in Midwest China Hub
Missouri Digital News reports in a series of segments this morning that Siva Yam, president of US-China Chamber of Commerce,...
The Moberly Mirror: Pressured For Asking Too Many Questions About Tax Handouts
A Show-Me Institute supporter contacted me last week to relay the story of the Moberly Mirror, a small newspaper that...
An Open Letter to Jamie Allman and 97.1
Jamie, I hope all is well in “common sense radio” land. I heard you had John Beck, your senior vice-president,...
China Hub Document: “We need someone, not a government agency, to make things happen”
The quote comes from notes the NCBE made from a meeting with Jens Tubbesing, “the lead person for Aerostrata to...
Leviathan: Special Session Bill Balloons to Nearly 400 Pages
Embedded below, at Show-Me Sunshine, and on our DocumentCloud. You can search the entire bill below.
A Starry-Eyed Proposal To Rescue an Airport and Revitalize a Region
In 1998, the airport authority in St. Louis approved the construction of a third runway at its 70-year-old airfield (the...
How (Not) to Create Jobs: Some Advice for Gov. Jay Nixon
Gov. Jay Nixon says that he’s fed up with “right-wing extremists.” Does that include everyone who thinks that the governor...
Has the Public Records Runaround Begun?
On July 27, we requested e-mails from Governor Jay Nixon’s office that pertained to the China Hub/Aerotropolis legislation. Specifically, we...
An Open Response to St. Louis Magazine Co-Owner Ray Hartmann
Yesterday, St. Louis Magazine co-founder Ray Hartmann wrote about how the Show-Me Institute has been raising questions regarding a proposal...
According to China Hub Reports, Warehouse Space is Sufficient
We’ve been working for a while to get studies, draft studies, or reports from the Midwest China Hub Commission that...
