Crestwood Says No To Tax Incentives
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Rising Taxes And Tax Giveaways In Kansas City
In two weeks, Kansas City voters will consider a proposal which would eliminate the city’s land tax and replace it...
Taxes And TIF In The Liberty School District
Soon, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) may claim another win. And when that happens, taxpayers can claim a loss. Kansas City...
We Need TIF Reform, Not Higher Taxes
I am happy to report that voters on Tuesday defeated a proposed property tax increase in the Liberty School District. I...
Unnecessary Taxes
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) harms schools. At least that’s what the superintendent of the Liberty School District says. He claims...
Special Taxing Districts In Nixa, MO
Missouri has seen an explosion of new taxing districts during the past decade. These districts are used as vehicles to...
Saint Louis County Sales Tax Pool Should Be Expanded, Not Contracted
According to legend, Alexander the Great solved the riddle of the Gordian knot with one swing of his sword. I...
Saint Louis County Sales Tax Pool Under Fire Again
The annual debate about the Saint Louis County sales tax pool is being treated more seriously this year in the...
A Five-Year Plan for the Earnings Tax
Voters in Kansas City and Saint Louis have clearly stated their desire to maintain those cities’ earnings taxes. Macroeconomic municipal...
New Report: Tax Incentives Fail to Produce Results in Saint Louis
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments released a report that largely confirms what the Show-Me Institute has been saying all...
Proposals for New Hotel Taxes in Suburban Saint Louis Misguided
Unlike most other taxes within Saint Louis County, the hotel tax is nearly always the same wherever you stay. That’s...
Tax Incentives Are a Game We Can’t Win
Today, Show-Me Institute Research Analyst Christine Harbin appeared on the Sarah Steelman Hour radio show in Springfield, talking about tax...
States Can Entice Businesses and Industries Without Tax Credits
Supporters for incentive programs, such as tax credits and tax increment financing (TIF), claim that businesses would not locate in...
Attorney Argues City Didn’t Thoroughly Investigate NorthSide Financing
On Thursday, a circuit court judge heard arguments that the city of Saint Louis’ Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Commission had...
Sedalia Doesn’t Need a 353 Redevelopment Plan
There is a lot happening in Sedalia right now. Many local residents are starting to ask questions about the goings-on...
Apparently, Failing to Meet Promises Is Not a Violation of K.C. Subsidies Regime
In 2019, I wondered where those jobs were that Cerner promised to create in return for the subsidies handed to...
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...
The Chesterfield Regional TIF Proposal
On November 1, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes submits testimony to the St. Louis County Tax Increment...
Lee’s Summit Is Generous to a Fault
A bad idea doesn’t get better with age. Bad ideas aren’t wine, jeans, or your high school memories. The tax...
Crestwood Mall TIF Proposal
On June 17, the Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes and Corianna Baier submit testimony to the St. Louis County Tax Increment...
