Budget and Spending
The Free-Market Municipality Project Part Four: Parks and Recreation
This fourth installment in The Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities series examines how cities provide and manage parks and recreational services. It outlines which park assets are best funded through general taxes and which should rely more…
What Should St. Louis County Do about Its Budget…
The two largest counties in Missouri are both having difficulties. Over in Jackson County, the…
Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax, Subsidies for Gas…
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join host Zach Lawhorn to outline what a responsible…
New National Debt Analysis Offers Fresh Lens for…
Earlier this year, I wrote about the annual rating by Truth in Accounting (TIA), which found that…
What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with…
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the…
Missouri Earns a “B” in New Fiscal Report—but Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet
For the first time in recent memory, Missouri earned a “B” on Truth in Accounting’s (TIA) annual fiscal report. That puts us in the top half of the nation—24th out of 50—and marks a modest but notable shift from prior years, when the state hovered in…
MetroLink Line Canceled, SNAP Reform, and Missouri’s…
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the cancellation of the…
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