An Impromptu Follow-Up To ‘Responsible Bidder’ Blog Series
I recently wrote a two–part blog series about new Saint Louis County regulations that would prevent most non-union contractors from...
Gotta Spend Money To Make Money?
My mom and I went to Las Vegas not long after I turned 21. I cannot remember why we chose...
Bait And Tackle
When Saint Louis hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2009, it was the center of the sports universe....
The Name’s Bond . . . Building Bond
After paying off the mortgage on your house, would you then take out another mortgage as part of a jobs...
Proposition S: A Little More Nuanced
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial in support of Proposition S, the proposed tax increase for the Special School...
Post-Dispatch Still Wrong On Taxes And Growth
Last week, I wrote about a St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial that suggested tax rates are ultimately immaterial to whether an economy...
Crestwood Says No To Tax Incentives
Remember being a kid and running out to spend all of your allowance at the ice cream truck, just to...
Taking Issue With the Post-Dispatch on Taxes and Growth
Last week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a staff editorial doubting the idea that the dynamic effects of reducing taxes encourage...
‘Saint Louis Has High Taxes!’ Say International Accountants
KPMG, one of the world’s Big Eight, Six, Five, Four accounting firms, released a study last week that ranked Saint Louis...
Op-Ed About Loop Trolley In Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an op-ed today in which I wrote about “The Loopy Rationale For A Loop Trolley”...
Grading Public School Transparency: Does Rockwood Deserve An A+?
Last Tuesday, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported that the Rockwood School District (of which I am a graduate) received...
Read This Post-Dispatch Article On Charter Schools
Yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran an interesting article about area charter schools. Yours truly was quoted on the closing...
Donnybrook: Brenda Talent Returns to KETC
Show-Me Institute Executive Director Brenda Talent was a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on July 26,...
Where Do We Go From Here? – Healthcare Expert Panel Discussion
On Friday, July 13, 2012, the Show-Me Institute hosted an event featuring a panel of healthcare experts discussing the consequences...
No, It Will Cost Missourians Considerably More Than ‘$20 Per Person’ To Expand Medicaid
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has published a commentary by Saint Louis University School of Law Professor Robert Gatter in which the...
Best Bet To Save Soulard Market? Privatization
The Soulard Farmers Market. Last month, Saint Louis City officials unveiled a plan to spend up to $18 million renovating...
Some ‘Windfall’: Would It Actually Cost Missouri Nearly $800 Million To Expand Medicaid?
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion could not be forced on the states,...
Please, Columbia, Learn From Saint Louis’ TIF Mistakes
On Tuesday, the Columbia City Council will hold a panel discussion about how Tax Increment Financing (TIF) works. Former Saint...
Double Trouble In Maplewood
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Maplewood City Council voted Tuesday night to ban food trucks from operating within...
Banning Beer? In Saint Louis?
This weekend, Saint Louis will host its annual Heritage Festival, a giant celebration of all things Saint Louis beer. Craft...
