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 David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute, about A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Cities, Towns, and Villages, Part Two: Taxation. They discuss Missouri's over-reliance on sales taxes and harmful local income taxes, particularly in St. Louis and Kansas City. Stokes emphasizes the need for a "three-legged stool" approach to municipal funding, where sales taxes, property taxes, and user fees work together to create a more stable and sustainable financial system for Missouri's municipalities.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Municipal Policy Expertise
02:52 Understanding Municipal Policy and Governance
06:12 Local Taxation: Sources and Implications
09:03 The Role of User Fees in Municipal Finance
12:10 Sales Tax Dynamics and Special Taxing Districts
14:47 The Impact of Tax Incentives on Local Development
17:54 Challenges of Property and Personal Property Taxes
20:58 Sales Tax Pooling: A Unique Approach
24:08 Conclusion and Future Directions in Municipal Policy


Produced by Show-Me Opportunity 

The Three-Legged Stool of Taxes with David Stokes

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