Mixed Message About Tax Credits
Forbes recently published an article that praises Gov. Jay Nixon, and describes him as “cutter-in-chief”: Nixon proposed to “right-size” government...
Blindly Picking Winners and Losers
Facing declining tax revenues, Gov. Jay Nixon is pushing a proposal to cap the amount that Missouri hands out in...
Audit Confirms What Show-Me Institute Scholars Have Said All Along: Tax Credits Are Overhyped
On Monday, Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee released a study of tax credit cost controls. The audit’s conclusions have been...
Rein in Tax Credits, Widen the Tax Base
According to an AP article dated yesterday: Education officials from across Missouri joined Gov. Jay Nixon’s call to rein in...
On Education Consolidation
The Missouri Senate has given initial approval for a proposal by Gov. Jay Nixon to consolidate the Department of Elementary...
Post-Dispatch Prefers Broken Legs Over Court Dates!
The editorial board for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently published a piece denouncing politicians who support payday loans. The editorial...
Due Credit for Cutting Tax Credits
In his quest to balance the budget, Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed cutting tax credits drastically: [Nixon’s economic development director...
Medicaid Cuts: As Scary as They Look?
Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed $120 million in cuts for the state’s Medicaid program. There has been a lot of...
What Can We Do Without?
As you may already know, Missouri is running a large budget deficit, despite several rounds of budget cuts recently made...
“Rightsizing State Government”
I stole the title for this blog entry from Gov. Jay Nixon’s speech the other day. I haven’t discussed it sooner,...
The Necessity of Art
Even in the midst of a huge budgetary crisis, it’s nice to see that Missouri taxpayers will continue to support...
More Good News
Last week, I noted with some pleasure Missouri Chief Justice William Ray Price Jr.’s call for a less punitive approach...
Fiscal Responsibility?
Using the Show-Me Institute’s “Show-Me: The Spending” online tool, I discovered some curious trends in the Missouri state budget. One...
Show Me a Tax Cut
Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State Address on Jan. 20 identified three main objectives for the coming year: We...
Now With 95% More Transparency
Today, the Show-Me Institute launched four new online tools that enable Missourians to track state spending, employee pay, tax credits,...
The Best News Out of Jeff City in Some Time
It does not get much more exciting than this in government (and I honestly speak here with no hyperbole or...
The Role of the Lieutenant Governor in Missouri
A few days ago, the Joplin Globe ran an editorial that discussed the micro issue of the relationship between Gov. Jay...
MO Budget Blues in the Nixon Era
Our Policy Pulse site has a good story with some detailed links to the recent budget cuts announced by the...
The Dangers of House Bill 148
Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed House Bill 148, which is one of those “omnibus” pieces of legislation, in this case...
Despite Admirable Goal, Autism Bill Ill-Conceived
The Post-Dispatch has the latest about Gov. Jay Nixon’s struggle to ensure medical coverage for all Missouri children who have...
