Missouri Should Say No to Boeing Subsidy
As originally appearing in The American Spectator on December 5, 2013: It makes your head spin! Two months ago, Gov....
The Finer Details Of The Boeing Incentive Package
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael did a fine job yesterday of discussing Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s new tax giveaway...
Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry Guilty of “Stealing” Missouri Jobs?
As appearing in the Springfield News-Leader on October 23, 2013: If “stealing jobs” were as bad as — and essentially...
Show-Me at the Lake, Thursday Mornings on KRMS
David Stokes weekly appearance with Manny Haley of KRMS. In the November 21 show, Stokes and Haley discussed zoning for...
Governor Nixon And Higher Education
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon recently stated that “education is the best economic development tool available.” He is correct: an educated...
It Begins: Missouri Officials Already Planning To Spend More Of Your Money In 2014
Late last week, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon backed off a plan that would have returned some food stamp work requirements...
The Difference Between A Low Tax And A Harmful Tax
In September, the Missouri General Assembly attempted to override Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of House Bill 253. Discussion was...
Only Round One For Tax Cuts
Yesterday, the Missouri Legislature failed to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of House Bill 253. It is unfortunate that a...
You Can Call Them Buzzards, But That Makes Missouri The Carcass
Another day, another governor courting — or as some are saying, “trying to poach” — Missouri’s businesses. This time, it’s...
Texas And Taxes: Time To Set The Record Straight
Texas Gov. Rick Perry released an ad (paid for by TexasOne, a public-private partnership aimed at economic development outreach) in...
Opposing Tax Cuts, Supporting Bigger Government, And The Wisdom Of Milton Friedman
Few economists of the 20th Century had as wide and substantive an impact on the political discourse as Milton Friedman....
No, The Volunteer Health Services Act Didn’t Offer ‘Blanket Immunity’ To Out-of-State Doctors
Just before the Fourth of July holiday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the Volunteer Health Services Act. The legislation —...
False Pride: Missouri’s Governor Shouldn’t Be Boasting About “Low” Unemployment
As first appearing in the Weekly Standard on July 7th, 2013 (a slightly different version ran in the July 14th...
No Soup For You: Nixon Wants ‘Project-by-Project’ Tax Cuts, Not Tax Cuts For All
It’s always remarkable to see politicians who are against general tax relief exalt the arrival of businesses attracted . ....
Budget Action In Search Of A Crisis
Three weeks ago, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced that he would withhold slightly more than $400 million from the state’s...
Don’t Bash Tax Cuts, Then Cite Freightquote And Applebee’s As Missouri ‘Wins’
Last week, Kansas City Week in Review had a fascinating segment about the economics and politics of Missouri Gov. Jay...
Missouri House Bill 253…Vetoed! (Part III)
Now all of a sudden Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is concerned about certain businesses getting preferential treatment in the tax...
With Fee Hikes Pending And A Tax Cut Vetoed, Could The 2013 Legislature End Up…Raising Your Taxes?
This weekend, David Lieb, of the Associated Press, wrote an erudite post-mortem of the recently concluded Missouri legislative session. In...
Going Pee-Wee: Missouri Dailies ‘Boldly’ ‘Eviscerate’ Tax Cut, Laud Veto
As expected, the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch have come down in support of the governor’s veto of...
Missouri House Bill 253…Vetoed! (Part I)
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed Missouri House Bill 253, which would have cut individual...
