Opportunities Squandered in St. Louis Affect All of Missouri
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Opportunity cost. The concept is so simple that a...
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WATCH: Developer Seeking $60 Million TIF in Osage Beach, Missouri
The Osage Beach TIF Commission will meet on April 17, 2023 regarding the Oasis at Lakeport project. More information here....
St. Louis Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s...
Springfield Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s economic development...
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...
Chesterfield and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Large TIF
Chesterfield does not have a municipal property tax. There’s nothing wrong with that. It funds its local government primarily with...
Ballwin TIF Ends; Clear Failure Lauded as “Great Success” by Municipal Apparatchiks
In the great film “The Death of Stalin,” there are many fantastic scenes of a dark-comic nature where the members...
Corruption Allegations: Disappointing but Hardly Surprising
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In 1977, the Chicago Sun Times newspaper bought...
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...
Show-Me Institute’s March 2022 Newsletter
In this issue: An update on education policy reforms in the legislative session Free-market reforms in the electric vehicle market...
Brody Corners TIF—It’s Back
The previously delayed Brody Corners incentive package is back in front of the Springfield City Council. The plan would redirect...
Movement on TIF Bill
There’s potential for tax-increment financing (TIF) reform this legislative session. My colleague David Stokes and I recently submitted testimony for...
Brody Corners Decision Good for Springfield
Springfield has temporarily abandoned an incentive package plan for the Brody Corners multi-use project. The plan would have resulted in...
A Truly Terrible Idea for West County
The title of this article in the Post-Dispatch says everything one needs to know about the focus of far too...
A Policy Scare Story: TIF
Ghosts and chainsaws can be scary, but is there anything scarier than the misuse of tax dollars? Okay, maybe that’s...
“It’s A Mess” Up There in Hazelwood
The saga of the Hazelwood Mills Mall, also known as the St. Louis Mills Mall, is ongoing. The large tax-increment...
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...
Is the City Foundry Just Moving Vegetables Around the Plate?
When you were a kid, did you ever push your vegetables around your plate hoping that the different placement would...
Crestwood TIF Commission Considers Redevelopment Plan with $17 Million in Giveaways
The Crestwood TIF Commission is considering a proposal to redevelop the land that was once the Crestwood Mall. The plan...
