TIF Reform Stalled In State Legislature
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Ray County Does Not Need Enhanced Enterprise Zones
Let the citizens of Ray County beware: You may think that a nice little sprinkling of government subsidies — done...
Stokes on KWMU – TIF Hurts Communities
Shrewsbury is the latest city within Saint Louis County to consider Tax Increment Financing (known as TIFs) to subsidize a...
More Handouts For McKee?
What we need is the death of state tax credits; but tonight, developer Paul McKee will fight to keep the...
Where Does The Money Go?
We all know that corruption is a threat to our government. And, the less transparent a governmental body is, the...
Callaway County Does Not Need An EEZ
Let the citizens of Callaway County beware: You may think that a nice little sprinkling of government subsidies — done...
Shrewsbury TIF Is Dead – For Now
Last night, I testified before the St. Louis County TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Commission about the proposed TIF plan for a...
2013: A TIF Odyssey
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is marching onward in Missouri. Today’s Kansas City Star has a great editorial on a proposed...
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Enhancing Liberty – And Pulling Back from the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
In past years, the Show-Me Institute proposed New Year’s resolutions aimed at Missouri policymakers. This time, our New Year’s resolutions...
The Effectiveness of Enterprise Zones in Missouri
There are a substantial number of government programs to stimulate economic investment in Missouri. There are 36 different state economic...
One Lucky Duck
Developer Paul McKee is winning, but is Saint Louis? McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration received $10.5 million in state tax credits at...
VIDEO: The New York Times Covers the Kansas City Border War
This weekend, The New York Times kicked off a three-part investigative series titled “The United States of Subsidies.” The series...
TIF Menace Growing in Missouri
Like monsters in a horror film, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts keep coming back larger and more rapacious. Officials in...
Show-Me On The Radio Tomorrow
I will be talking with Chad and Josh on the Morning Newswatch on Joplin’s KZRG 102.9 FM at 7:10 a.m....
Joplin School District Right To Be Concerned About Super TIF
Officials for the Joplin School District are admirably asking some tough questions about a proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district....
Through the TIF Looking Glass, In High Style
The Saint Louis city Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission recently approved $2.3 million in tax subsidies for a new Mercedes-Benz dealership...
Hot TIF In The City This Week
Yesterday, I testified in front of the Saint Louis City Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission regarding the proposed $10 million...
Kansas Rolls Out the Red Carpet to Missouri Companies
For as long as anyone can remember, Kansas and Missouri have been rivals. It may have started in the Civil...
Give An Inch, Not A Mile
We all know the old saying, “if you give an inch, they’ll take a mile.” Cities seem to skip the...
Who is Hurt by Eminent Domain Abuse and TIF in Richmond Heights? – Part 4
The Hadley Township community in Saint Louis County is another example of the devastation that Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and...
