The Governor of Illinois Wants to Help Missouri’s Economy

Economy | March 13, 2009

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

I can’t think of much better for Missouri’s and St. Louis’ economies than Illinois raising its income tax significantly. Thank you, ~~Lieutenant~~ Governor Pat Quinn. There has been a great deal of growth in Metro East (Ill.) during the past decade, as the growth in St. Louis skewed a little too far west for some people. This will help put a stop to that. …

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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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