corporate welfare
$750,000 for American Airlines. Courtesy of Taxpayers
The public purse is not a private piggy bank for government leaders to dip into to reward their favorite businesses. That’s why the Goldwater Institute is now warning city officials in Columbia, Mo., that their promise to fork over taxpayer money to…
Taxpayers Shouldn’t Be Responsible for Airline’s Losses
Taxpayers should never be on the hook just because a major airline doesn’t make a monthly profit for…
Missouri’s 2026 Legislative Session Final Week
Avery Frank, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to break down the final week of the…
City-County Mergers & St. Louis’s Future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owt2qC9qSdI Susan Pendergrass speaks with Aaron Renn, author and…
What Missouri Might Give the Royals
Missouri House Speaker Jonathan Patterson suggested to Fox4 news in Kansas City that Missouri’s…
Next Up on Chiefs and Royals Stadium Saga . . .
Now that the champagne corks have popped at Crown Center over the plans to build a ballpark there, it’s worth considering what comes next for Missouri and Kansas. On the Missouri side, Kansas City ordinance 260339, passed on April 9, instructs the…
Another Policy Concession from Kansas City—Kind of
I wrote recently that in the lead up to the public vote, even earnings tax defenders could not…
Missouri’s Film Tax Credits Still Don’t Add Up
For some reason, film tax credits remain popular in Jefferson City. They are much less popular with…
Why Hand Out Subsidies to Data-Center Developers?
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. As technology companies…
Tax Subsidies Are a Mistake We Can’t Seem to Learn From
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Mound City Messenger. A bad idea doesn’t get…
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