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 Sean McCarthy, Director of Fiscal Policy for the Arizona House of Representatives, about the state’s innovative approach to education. They discuss universal school choice, open enrollment, and the broader implications of Arizona’s funding mechanisms. McCarthy highlights Arizona’s unique position as a national leader in school choice, the role of parental decision-making, and the challenges involved in education budgeting. They also discuss the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program and examine the positive impact this approach has had on rural schools across the state.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Introduction to Arizona's Fiscal Policy and Education System
00:48 Universal School Choice in Arizona
03:55 Open Enrollment Dynamics and Parental Choices
10:13 Funding Mechanisms and Their Implications
14:59 Challenges in Education Funding and Budgeting
19:59 Arizona's ESA Program and Parental Empowerment
26:55 Rural Education and School Choice Outcomes


Produced by Show-Me Opportunity 

What Missouri Can Learn from Arizona’s Education System with Sean McCarthy

Show-Me Institute

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