A Golden Opportunity
Now that there are veto-proof Republican majorities in the state legislature, lawmakers have the opportunity to enact real, substantive changes...
The Most Dangerous Place To Be Right Now: The Sidelines
The election season has — finally — ended, and soon the governing season will begin again in earnest. Although public...
Kansas Cuts Taxes . . . Missouri Businesses Suffer?
We have blogged a lot about the tax cuts that Kansas passed earlier this year. This is not an abstract...
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...
The Corporate Income Tax . . . Leaving Missouri Behind?
The Cato Institute recently released its “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2012.” Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael...
Kansas Governor Earns ‘A’ On Fiscal Report Card; Missouri Governor Gets ‘C’
On Tuesday, the Cato Institute published the latest edition of its Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, a biennial...
Falling Farther Off The Pace
Kentucky, known world-wide for its horse races, is trying to keep pace with Kansas as it gallops toward an economically...
Conference Call For Freedom
Earlier today, I participated in a conference call with Steve Forbes, who was promoting his latest book. Forbes talked about...
Not Nebraska Too . . .
Kansas, it seems, is not the only state intent on taking it to Missouri regarding tax cuts. Now Nebraska is...
The Tax Credit Problem Is Still A Problem
The state issued more than $400 million in economic development tax credits last year, as it did the previous year...
More Bad News for Missouri Competitiveness
With the stroke of a pen, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has changed the competitive landscape in the Midwest. What happens...
Missouri Stagnation! In Color
This is not the first time that I have lamented about Missouri’s economic performance. However, the U.S. Bureau of Economic...
Is This The Best We Can Do?
In their struggle to pull Missouri out of the economic doldrums, policymakers in Jefferson City have proposed expanding a tax...
Missouri Can Compete – Despite Recent Poor Performance
Consider two teams on divergent paths — the Missouri Tigers and the Missouri Widgets. Clearly, the football Tigers are on...
Reminder From Illinois: It Could Be Worse
I recently lamented Missouri’s lack of action compared to Kansas in reforming the state’s tax code and making the state...
Stuck In The Middle With You
I have not been shy about criticizing Missouri’s lack of movement toward real, substantive tax reform. Now, Kansas has beaten...
Why a Whopping Increase in Missouri’s Cigarette Tax Is a Bad Idea
While growing up in the small border town of Atchison, Kan., my father, uncles, and family friends made frequent trips...
Another Company Leaves Missouri For Kansas; Time To Stop The Madness
The Kansas-Missouri border war has led to yet another tax incentive-fueled move. The big winner this time? Teva Neuroscience, which...
Left Behind
A recent Wall Street Journal article notes the increasing push from state governments to eliminate or reduce personal income taxes. This...
Still At The Starting Gate . . .
Missouri is not alone in wanting to give its economy a boost in 2012. But what is the best way...
