December 31, 2023 Why Don't We Remove the Floor from Missouri's Income Tax Triggers? September 27, 2023 And Then There Were Three: Blue Springs Joins Jackson County Property Tax Lawsuit Party July 27, 2023 Tax Free Weekend, Property Tax Freeze, and School Lunches July 27, 2023 "Tax-Free Weekend" Underscores Importance of Sound, Stable and Uniform Tax Policies July 26, 2023 State-Created Tax Map a Solid Tool for Oversight of Local Sales and Use Taxes July 19, 2023 Get the Popcorn: City of Independence Mulls Lawsuit Over Jackson County Property Taxes July 3, 2023 Tensions Simmer as Jackson County Property Taxes Explode May 26, 2023 Hunting and Fishing Fees May Be Going up in Missouri April 3, 2023 DEI Statements, Biggest Budget Yet, and Pot Tax Vote Tuesday March 23, 2023 Tax Cut and Reform Package Passes the House February 21, 2023 A (Tweaked) Clean Slate Bill Offers an Important Opportunity for Criminal Justice Reform January 30, 2023 House Bill 816 and Missouri's Corporate Income Tax January 30, 2023 Federal Lawmakers to Consider (Longshot) Income Tax Repeal Bill January 27, 2023 Education, Health Care, and $1,000 in Bitcoin January 19, 2023 Missouri's State of the Bloating State November 30, 2022 Some Thoughts on "Pre-Filing Eve" October 28, 2022 Missouri's Latest Tax Cut Offers a Glimpse of What's to Come October 17, 2022 Special Session Recap, KC's Westside and Food Truck News October 11, 2022 Clay County Should Reduce Its Commercial Property Tax Surcharge October 7, 2022 Boo: Agricultural Tax Credit Passage No Treat for Taxpayers October 6, 2022 Special Session Tax Cut Passed—and Signed October 1, 2022 County should reduce its commercial property tax surcharge September 27, 2022 Senate Bill 3: Tax Relief September 14, 2022 Would an Income-tax Cut Benefit Missouri? July 20, 2022 Clay County Considers Commercial Surtax Reduction July 12, 2022 Governor Parson Opens Door to (At Least) One Special Session May 11, 2022 Pittsburgh, Poster Child for Sloppy Housing Policy April 1, 2022 LISTEN: Are The Chiefs on the Move? June 4, 2021 Podcast: Missouri Education Spending, More Corporate Giveaways and Talk of a Special Session on Public Safety May 26, 2021 Missouri Has A Productive Legislative Session, With More to Come March 1, 2021 Tax Incentive Reform Getting a Fresh Look from Legislators, Too January 25, 2021 2021 Show-Me Institute State of the State December 28, 2020 Living in Chiefs Kingdom Doesn't Make You Kansas City's Peasant June 29, 2020 There Oughta Be A Law: If Walmart is Essential, Small Retailers Are Too August 23, 2019 Is Turo a "Motor Vehicle Leasing Company"? May 17, 2019 The Governor Threatens to Break a Promise May 7, 2019 Is General Motors Going to Get a Tax Cut Instead of Missouri Taxpayers? April 16, 2019 A Moonshot of Mistakes: Missouri's Missing Million April 9, 2019 Electricity Choice Would Be Good for Missouri Consumers March 18, 2019 Just the Facts: Income Taxes Are Destructive to Growth February 25, 2019 Criminal Justice Reform Getting Attention in Missouri February 19, 2019 Will There Be a Cease-fire in Kansas City's Economic "Border War"? February 12, 2019 2019 Legislative Priorities Generally Lining Up with Market Reforms February 11, 2019 Let Georgia Keep Paying to Promote Missouri January 29, 2019 House Bill 374: Sales Tax Cap January 1, 2019 Should Missouri Raise the Gas Tax? (The McGraw Show, KTRS) December 19, 2018 A New Internet Sales Tax? Only if It's Revenue-neutral December 18, 2018 Sorry, Non-KC Residents . . . The Star Doesn't Care for Your Opinion November 1, 2018 Election Day 2018: What's on Your Ballot, and Why It Matters August 24, 2018 Video: An Ode to the "Ditch Diggers" Building Missouri May 31, 2018 Mercatus Study Affirms SMI Tax Credit Suggestion from 2012 May 22, 2018 Enough: Earned Income Tax Credit's Failure Wasn't Because "Corporate Interests" Were Prioritized May 18, 2018 Legislature Slashes Business Taxes May 18, 2018 Lawmakers Give Missourians a Tax Break April 30, 2018 Incremental Tax Reform: Don't Let the Perfect Be The Enemy of the Good April 25, 2018 New Essay Reiterates Importance of Tax Reform April 25, 2018 A New Tax Policy Vision for Missouri March 28, 2018 St. Louis Is Failing, and It Has Only Its Government to Blame March 19, 2018 Don't Complicate Prevailing Wage Repeal March 2, 2018 Car Wars II: Revenge of the Cronies February 28, 2018 Gold Medal for Sentiment, But a Wipeout on Policy January 29, 2018 Governor Releases Tax Plan, Rightly Aiming For Revenue Neutrality January 16, 2018 2018 Blueprint: Public Pension Reform January 16, 2018 2018 Blueprint: Prevailing Wage January 16, 2018 2018 Blueprint: Earned Income Tax Credit January 1, 2018 Recent Cuts to the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (The McGraw Show, KTRS) December 20, 2017 Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Passes November 17, 2017 Political Courage: LIHTC Program Cut to Zero by MHDC November 2, 2017 Ignore the Gimmicks. Here Are the Reasons Amazon Should Come to Missouri. September 21, 2017 A Fresh Way to Look at Government Spending Policy: The IM Index August 31, 2017 President's Visit to Springfield Sets Stage for Tax Reform Fights July 31, 2017 Georgia Paying to Promote Missouri with "Ozark" Series July 21, 2017 A Tax-Cut Change of Heart from the Post-Dispatch? June 2, 2017 No Surprise: Fresh Competition from Rideshare Companies Leads to Taxi Reforms in St. Louis May 15, 2017 Keep the Line Moving: Looking Beyond the 2017 Session April 21, 2017 Nebraska Pressing Hard for Historic Income Tax Relief March 30, 2017 Calling the Previous Question February 23, 2017 Hairbraiding Bill Advances in the House February 22, 2017 The Race is On: Wisconsin Pushes to End Project Labor Agreements and Prevailing Wage January 1, 2017 Tax Reform Testimony in Springfield, MO December 21, 2016 Missouri Should Not Stop at a State EITC; Larger Entitlement Reforms Are Needed September 8, 2016 On Government-Mandated Coffee Machines August 31, 2016 Mizzou Researchers Blind and Kill Puppies, University Demands Tens of Thousands for Related Records April 26, 2016 Film Tax Credits: The Campy-est Zombie Movie You Ever Did See April 15, 2016 State Senate Votes to Reward A Smaller Mizzou With Millions of Extra Dollars April 7, 2016 As Expected, KC Renews Its Earnings Tax March 28, 2016 Census Report: St. Louis City Continues to Shrink March 23, 2016 At Session's Midpoint, Reforms Loom Large On Legislative Agenda March 16, 2016 How Would You Pivot From the Earnings Tax? Let Me Count the Ways March 7, 2016 Kansas City's Taxes Aren't "Relatively Low" February 23, 2016 Bombardier's Troubles Continue As Company Lays Off 7000 February 22, 2016 Exactly How Many State Senators Plan to Immediately Become Lobbyists? February 19, 2016 Kansas City Star: Do As We Say, Not As We Do January 26, 2016 State of the State Address Strikes Happy Notes, But Forgets Opportunities Lost November 30, 2015 Missouri Dodges A Bullet: Bombardier Seeks Billion Dollar Rescue in Canada August 27, 2015 Oops! Columbia Taxing District Likely To Be Decided by One Voter June 26, 2015 Abatement Advisory Board Declines to Catch a Falling Star April 30, 2015 Taxes Matter and They're Too High for Missouri April 16, 2015 Tax Foundation: Missouri's Sales Taxes Still Well Above Average April 14, 2015 The 27th State: Missouri's Place in "Rich States, Poor States" December 8, 2014 Iowa, Nebraska, and Arkansas Legislators Gear Up for Income Tax Cuts November 11, 2014 The Beef With Kemper Arena September 9, 2014 Ditch the Tax Incentives and Pursue General Tax Cuts Next Year July 14, 2014 'Right To Try' Law Gets Gov. Nixon's Signature June 5, 2014 Governor Should Veto Data Center Tax Exemption Legislation May 9, 2014 Missouri's Tax Reform Journey Has Only Just Begun May 6, 2014 We Have A Tax Cut: Missouri Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto March 27, 2014 State Audit Recommends Sunset Of Historic Preservation Tax Credit March 23, 2014 Putting to Bed the "Missouri is a Low Tax State" Myth March 12, 2014 State Audit Recommends Sunset Of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit February 20, 2014 Significant Tax Cuts March Forward In Missouri House February 14, 2014 Half Percent Tax Cut, 100 Percent Gimmick February 4, 2014 Corporate And Pass-Through Income Taxation: Time For Reform January 23, 2014 One Last State Of The State Post-Mortem January 22, 2014 Video: What To Expect During The 2014 Missouri Legislative Session January 6, 2014 It's Official: Boeing To Keep 777X Construction In Washington State December 3, 2013 $150 Million Incentive Package. 8,600 Jobs Paying $75,000 Each. State Income Tax of ~6%, Repaying the State … $39 Million? December 2, 2013 Outrageous: After Denying You Tax Cuts, State Officials Return Monday To Give Boeing One Instead November 12, 2013 Morningline, Tuesdays on KWTO November 6, 2013 Wow: Jackson County Voters Say No To Research Tax By Five-To-One Margin October 30, 2013 Don't Feed The Blob: An Open Letter To The Editor About Government's Spooky Growth October 14, 2013 Video: Is It Time To Leave Kansas City? October 14, 2013 Kansas City Next Last Giveaway September 26, 2013 Federalist Society To Explore Dodd-Frank On Oct. 14 In Clayton September 11, 2013 Is Kansas City A 'Low Tax' City? September 9, 2013 On Tax Policy And Iocane Powder September 4, 2013 You Can Call Them Buzzards, But That Makes Missouri The Carcass August 27, 2013 Meet Me In Saint Louie, Louie! Meet Me At CPAC (on Sept. 28) August 20, 2013 That Sucking Sound Is Your Money Being Taken From Missouri's Private Economy August 12, 2013 Opposing Tax Cuts, Supporting Bigger Government, And The Wisdom Of Milton Friedman July 17, 2013 No Soup For You: Nixon Wants 'Project-by-Project' Tax Cuts, Not Tax Cuts For All July 16, 2013 Budget Action In Search Of A Crisis July 5, 2013 Of Course: Health Law That Will Ship Jobs Overseas to Be Overseen by… An Overseas Company June 20, 2013 Don't Bash Tax Cuts, Then Cite Freightquote And Applebee's As Missouri 'Wins' June 17, 2013 Milkshakes and Handshakes: Brownback Signs Another Kansas Tax Cut June 10, 2013 With Fee Hikes Pending And A Tax Cut Vetoed, Could The 2013 Legislature End Up...Raising Your Taxes? June 6, 2013 Going Pee-Wee: Missouri Dailies 'Boldly' 'Eviscerate' Tax Cut, Laud Veto June 3, 2013 Gov. Nixon Unexpectedly Gives Legislators Another Reason To Override A Tax Cut Veto May 20, 2013 Taxpayers Deserve Better Than This Shabby Treatment May 14, 2013 The Ayes Have It: Volunteer Health Services Act Passes May 10, 2013 The Ayes Have It: Income Tax Cut Passes May 9, 2013 Missouri Is 31st For Business Friendliness In CEO Survey May 3, 2013 Volunteer Health Services Act Moves Toward Final House Vote April 17, 2013 Nota Bene: Historic Preservation Tax Credit 'Consultant' Supports Historic Preservation Tax Credit March 31, 2013 Interlude: The Smallness Of The Potentially 'Hip' Core March 29, 2013 Part Three: The Smallness Of The Potentially 'Hip' Core March 21, 2013 Want to Help Science Start-ups? Cut Their Taxes. While We're At It, Cut Everyone's. March 7, 2013 The Emerging, Awful Response Of The Missouri House To The Tax Credit Crisis February 22, 2013 Volunteer Health Services Act Returns To Legislature February 11, 2013 VIDEO: Talking Kansas City Border War Economics on KCPT February 8, 2013 Passing Through Missouri: Left Behind on Taxes? February 7, 2013 Could The Tax Credit Bar For A 'Solid Investment' Be Any Lower? February 4, 2013 Memo To The Post-Dispatch: Taxes Kill Growth January 15, 2013 Missouri bill would tax "violent video games" January 14, 2013 Missouri House Bill Would Tax 'Violent Video Games' January 14, 2013 Extra Health Levy In Kansas City A(nother) Tax Too Far January 11, 2013 Lowering the Boom: Louisiana Looks to End Its Corporate and Personal Income Taxes January 1, 2013 Economic Tsunami Headed for Missouri? (with Rex Sinquefield) December 22, 2012 Public Money, Private Money December 20, 2012 MUST READ: The Minority Report From The Tax Credit Review Commission December 12, 2012 Another Missouri Company Leaving for Kansas, Citing, in Part, Kansas City's Earnings Tax November 29, 2012 Cutting The Ties That Bind: End Missouri’s Corporate Income Tax November 16, 2012 What Missouri Could Learn From Its Deer Hunters November 7, 2012 The Most Dangerous Place to Be Right Now: The Sidelines October 22, 2012 Kansas Rolls Out The Red Carpet To Missouri Companies October 22, 2012 Kansas City Among The Nation’s Worst For Tourism Taxes October 18, 2012 Post-Dispatch Still Wrong On Taxes And Growth October 10, 2012 Kansas Governor Earns ‘A’ On Fiscal Report Card; Missouri Governor Gets ‘C’ October 9, 2012 KTRS Appearance: Economic Tsunami Headed for Missouri? October 9, 2012 A Kansas-Missouri Economic Border War Chat With Rex Sinquefield October 8, 2012 Taking Issue With the Post-Dispatch on Taxes and Growth September 25, 2012 Wow: Missouri Accounts For Nearly One-In-Seven Historic Preservation Tax Credit Projects September 12, 2012 Columbia’s Historic Preservation Study Should Be Understood As PR, Not Policy August 17, 2012 A Victory For Taxpayers: Kansas City May Privatize Airport Shuttle Service July 25, 2012 Simple Questions: Where Do You Stand On Tax Credits? And What Would You Do About Them? July 25, 2012 Rising Taxes And Tax Giveaways In Kansas City June 25, 2012 Kansas City Dead Set On Its Dead-End Development Ways June 8, 2012 Good News: Missouri Behind Only 42 Other States in Economic Growth Last Year June 5, 2012 Missouri's Buildings Immemorial, And The Right Place For Preservation May 29, 2012 A Mixed Bag? May 22, 2012 Tax Credit Scorecard: The Good, The Bad, And The Downright Sad May 7, 2012 Laffer's Important Lessons For Growth, And A Note About Missouri May 1, 2012 Tax Credits: Gambling with Taxpayer Money May 1, 2012 Finally, A Bill That Promotes Growth: Reducing Missouri's Corporate Income Tax April 24, 2012 Power & Light District Gets A Wall Street Journal Feature, With Predictable Results April 9, 2012 Another Company Leaves Missouri For Kansas; Time To Stop The Madness April 4, 2012 The Post-Dispatch's $4 Billion Tax Hike March 13, 2012 Norwood Hills CC: No Sweat and Plenty of Gain March 7, 2012 A Clear Vision of the Eye Exam Mandate February 21, 2012 Missouri's Tax Credit Crisis February 21, 2012 Adios, MOSIRA? February 2, 2012 Retired Missouri Supreme Court Justice: Decline Tax Credit Redemptions for a Year (or More?) February 1, 2012 Zombie Bill: Aerotropolis Tax Credit Rises Again January 26, 2012 Will The Missouri House Ever Learn On Tax Credits? January 20, 2012 Tomahawk Chop: Tax Credits On Block In Senate January 18, 2012 State of the State: Reasons for Hope . . . But More Reasons for Skepticism January 14, 2012 Legislators Can Rebalance Tax System — And Make Missouri More Competitive — Without Raising Taxes January 5, 2012 Doing the Same Things Over and Over and Over . . . December 14, 2011 The Gateway City, The 'Possibility City,' And Hope For The Future November 8, 2011 What Would You Cut From The Saint Louis County Budget? November 5, 2011 A Wild Idea: Kansas City Votes Nov. 8 On Proposed Zoo Tax October 19, 2011 Hardee's CEO: Payroll tax break not enough to spur hiring or investment October 13, 2011 Tax Credit Sunsets: A Step Toward Reform September 8, 2011 Hot New Argument for Tax Breaks in Kansas City: Abate My Taxes, Or I Just Might Build a QuikTrip September 1, 2011 Who Gets Tax Credits? Distribution of Tax Credits Issued by the Department of Economic Development Since 1999 August 22, 2011 Report on Missouri Tax Credits Administered by the Department of Economic Development (February 2011) August 12, 2011 So, Does This Mean Taxpayers Will Own Half of Stifel Nicolaus' New Building? May 10, 2011 Illinois Scrambles as Sears Looks for an Exit April 27, 2011 Indoctrinating, Not Educating, on the Taxpayers' Dime