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...
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: What’s the $300 Million for?
If two warehouses would satisfy the projected demand for exports, what’s the $300 million in tax credits for? In this...
Aerotropolis: The End of the Beginning
Yesterday we received a firm date for the legislative special session that will include the proposed Aerotropolis tax credits —...
Local Governments License Public Information In Order To Charge Exorbitant Fees
Every journalism student at the University of Missouri is taught that the state has pretty good laws governing access to...
Both Kansas City Star and Kansas City Airport Question Aerotropolis
The Star‘s editorial board writes that the Aerotropolis tax credits, which would heavily subsidize warehouse and facility construction near the...
What’s Old Is New Again? “New Building” in Aerotropolis Legislation May Not Actually Mean “New Building”
We’ve talked at length about Emerald Automotive and how it would not have to use an airplane or export a widget...
In July 2010 E-mail to NCBE, Tyson Executive Saw “Very Little Opportunity” in Beef Export Plan
Note: Tyson Foods is the largest exporter of beef from the United States. In response to an e-mail from the National...
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: Kingmaker Provision
In this video, Show-Me Institute policy analyst Audrey Spalding tells of a little-mentioned portion of the proposed Aerotropolis legislation. This...
Hey National Center for Beef Excellence, Where’s the Beef?
Last week KMOV reported that a “non-profit agency” commissioned by the Midwest China Hub Commission had conducted a study about...
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: Paid Not to Fly?
In this video, Show-Me Institute policy analyst Patrick Ishmael tackles another aspect of the proposed Aerotropolis bill: it may be...
Post-Dispatch on Aerotropolis: “Those goods don’t actually have to be flown by plane…”
Longtime readers of the Show-Me Institute’s research into the Aerotropolis legislation have known for some time that the bill’s tax...
What’s Wrong with Aerotropolis: Grounded Beef
In this video, Show-Me Institute policy analyst Patrick Ishmael explains how, despite the claims of Aerotropolis proponents, Missouri beef...
Unknown Party Slips New-and-Improved Tax Credit Handout into Aerotropolis/Eco-Devo Legislation
In a blog post published today at the Southeast Missourian, state Sen. Jason Crowell raises a battery of concerns about...
Aerotropolis Kingmaker “Fix” Isn’t Much of One
I’ve pointed out that the so-called “Aerotropolis” legislation could result in the Mayor of Saint Louis and area county executives...
The Mayor, the County Executive, and the RCGA All Likely Have Vested Interests in the ‘Aerotropolis’ Legislation: It Could Enhance Their Power
If the Missouri legislature calls a special session and passes the so-called “Aerotropolis” legislation, it will award a great deal...
‘Where’s the Beef?’ A Reminder That American Beef Products Are Ineligible for Export to China
It seems that a bipartisan set of politicians are set on pumping this “send more beef to China” theme in...
Mitigating the Harmful Effects of the ‘Aerotropolis’ Legislation
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding was contacted by Missouri legislators concerned with modifying the “Aerotropolis” bill to mitigate the...
The Mayor, the County Executive, and the RCGA All Likely Have Vested Interests in the ‘Aerotropolis’ Legislation: It Could Enhance Their Power
If the Missouri legislature calls a special session and passes the so-called “Aerotropolis” legislation, it will award a great deal...
“Aerotropolis” Author Doesn’t Think Saint Louis Proposal Will Work
This week, we posted our case study on the so-called “Aerotropolis” proposal, which would create $360 million in state tax...
On Aerotropolis and High-Speed Rail
Over the weekend the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a commentary written by Ripley Rasmus of the consulting firm HOK. In...
