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...
Saint Louis County Sales Tax Pool Should Be Expanded, Not Contracted
According to legend, Alexander the Great solved the riddle of the Gordian knot with one swing of his sword. I...
Property Taxes in Saint Louis County
I appeared on KMOX radio with John Hancock and Mike Kelley this morning to discuss property taxes. I appreciate both of them...
Disincorporation Nation and the Sage of Saint George
Say the title line like you’re Casey Kasem introducing a one-hit wonder disco group from the 1970s. Saint George is...
Progress in Fight for Less Government in Missouri
On Friday, Combest linked to several stories that involve less government in our state. First, the state Senate has approved a...
Saint Louis County Sales Tax Pool Under Fire Again
The annual debate about the Saint Louis County sales tax pool is being treated more seriously this year in the...
Ms. Harbin and Ms. Spalding Go to Jeff City
Yesterday, Christine Harbin and I testified about the proposed “Aerotropolis” subsidy bill before the Missouri Senate Jobs, Economic Development and...
The Saint Louis Earnings Tax Is Bad for Our Health – But Do We Care?
Call it “the smoker’s dilemma”: Everyone knows that smoking kills, but a habitual smoker may be convinced that he requires...
New Hotel Tax a Bad Idea for Jefferson City
On Feb. 8, the citizens of Jefferson City will vote on a proposal to increase the city’s hotel tax. If...
Slate Article About Film Projectionists Provides Insight Into Occupational Licensing
A Slate article about the decline of the film projectionist profession provides insight into the real reasons for occupational licensing...
Columbia Could Benefit From Privatizing City’s Water and Electric Utilities
Columbia, like many cities across the country, faces budget shortfalls for the current year and the expected future. City officials...
Show-Me Institute in the Media
The primary purpose of Show-Me Daily is to facilitate conversation and debate about policy issues in Missouri, from a free-market...
University City Considers Its Trash Options
There is a detailed story in this week’s West End Word about University City considering privatizing its trash services. As...
Talkin’ Hotel Taxes in St. Louis With McGraw Tomorrow Morning
I will be appearing on the McGraw Milhaven show on The Big 550, KTRS radio, tomorrow morning at 7:50. The...
Proposals for New Hotel Taxes in Suburban Saint Louis Misguided
Unlike most other taxes within Saint Louis County, the hotel tax is nearly always the same wherever you stay. That’s...
Progress on Red-Light Cameras
There’s some good news on this front: The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has halted allowing any further red light...
Shooting at a Seat-Belt Checkpoint … I Repeat, a Seat-Belt Checkpoint
It’s over. The nanny state is through the looking glass in St. Louis County. To take a cue from Neil Young:...
Private Sector Can Help Kansas City Manage Its Public Infrastructure, Likely for Less
The $2.5 billion settlement to improve the Kansas City sewer system has put the city well past the question of...
Debate Tonight!
The Show-Me Institute is sponsoring a debate between me, Research Assistant John Payne, and Policy Analyst David Stokes on the...
Positive Pension Changes for Missouri
Combest today links to a Post-Dispatch article about changes to the Missouri State Pension system made earlier this year. Briefly,...
