Show-Me Institute In The News

Corporate Welfare | October 8, 2012

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

We had a very busy first week of October for op-eds at the Show-Me Institute. The Missouri Record ran a piece on lessons for Missouri from the Chicago Teacher’s Strike by James Shuls and Andrew Wilson. The Sedalia Democrat and the Southeast Missourian both ran a commentary by Mike Rathbone about tax incentives for Ballpark Village. Finally, Lake News Online carried an op-ed by David Stokes (a.k.a., me) on the controversial Transportation Development District (TDD) and parking dispute near the Shady Gators and Camden on the Lake.

Listen in at 9:30 a.m. this Wednesday when I discuss the Ozark TDD on the Morning Magazine with Manny Haley on KRMS radio in Osage Beach.

About the Author

David Stokes

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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