David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, on very little of the COVID-19 federal funds not being spent by the City of St. Louis. Also, concerns about how the Rams settlement money could be allocated, plus that Webster Groves TIF not quite dead yet.

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Show-Me Institute: Suppose to stimulate economy

David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, previews some of the more popular issues being presented to voters on April 5.

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Show-Me Institute: Voting on new use taxes

Director of Government Accountability with the Show Me Institute discusses the Kansas City Chiefs looking to perhaps move out of the state of Missouri and into Kansas, how would this affect the state of Missouri financially, and much more.

Patrick Ishmael: Kansas City Chiefs on the move?

David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, addresses how special taxing districts are approached locally following the news of Florida deciding to eliminate Disney’s special tax district.

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Show-Me Institute: Taxing districts in Missouri

David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, expounds on his recent column (https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2022/06/08/opinion-stl-corruption-economy.html) about local political corruption hurting the economy.

Show-Me Institute: Need permanent system changes

David Stokes, director of municipal policy with the Show-Me Institute, covers how several areas in the area have gone wrong from Eureka privatizing their water system to more local political scandals to neighborhoods ringing the bell for help.

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Show-Me Institute: Local government failures

David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, on the City of Chesterfield forming a commission to determine whether it should issue a tax increment to pay for public infrastructure.

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Show-Me Institute: Tax increment financing

David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy for the Show-Me Institute, on Chesterfield clearing a major hurdle when a special commission recommended it receive $353 million in tax incentives for a new "downtown" project.

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Show-Me Institute: Downtown Chesterfield

David Stokes with Show Me Institute: McGraw Show 3 - 10 - 23

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide to Missouri Municipalities series on planning and zoning. They discuss how fragmentation among local governments can limit overly strict zoning, how zoning rules affect housing affordability, and why “last house syndrome” poses risks for Missouri’s future growth. From accessory dwelling units and minimum parking requirements to the debate over multifamily housing, Stokes explains how smart reforms can protect property rights and keep housing costs down.

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A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes

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