Todd Swanstrom, Ph.D. is named as the Des Lee Endowed Professor
of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration
at the University of Missouri - St. Louis
The Public Policy Research Center is pleased to announce that Todd
Swanstrom, Ph.D., has been named as the Des Lee Endowed Professor
of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration. He
will begin his new role on August 15, 2008. »Learn
more
Jacqueline Tatom 2008 Young Scholars Best Paper Award
The St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange (STLMRE), in conjunction
with the Sam Fox School of Washington University and East-West Gateway
Council of Governments, will sponsor an annual award for the best
paper on a case or issue in the St. Louis metropolitan area. »Learn
more
"St. Louis Plans: The Ideal and the Real St. Louis", now available
The third book in the St. Louis Metromorphosis series just hit the
book stores. "St. Louis Plans: The Ideal and the Real St. Louis"
was produced by PPRC in partnership with the Missouri Historical Society,
and edited by PPRC director Mark Tranel. In this volume, eleven authors
from a variety of disciplines review the history of various aspects
of planning and provide insight into planning successes and challenges.
The volume also looks ahead with lessons for the future. Also, check
out our previous books in the St. Louis Metromorphosis Book Series
here.
The Public Finance Initiative launches tax data publication series
The PFI has compiled revenue data in a variety of categories from
Missouri and other states. Using this data, PFI has created a series
of charts showing revenue from various Missouri taxes and ranking
Missouri against other states. »
More info
The Public Finance Initiative's Steve Gardner presented
data at House Blue Ribbon Property Tax Meeting
At a meeting in Gladstone on October 24, PPRC's Steve Gardner compared
Missouri's property tax burden with other states finding that while
Missouri's burden is still relatively low, it has been rising. Gardner
also provided evidence showing that statewide assessment changes are
not beyond market changes. However, those statewide changes result
from too many "catch-up" increases in some counties while
other counties fail to keep pace with market changes. A PPRC
Policy Brief explained that neither assessors nor the
State Tax Commission have the needed sales information to properly
perform and supervise assessments except in St. Louis City, St. Louis
County, St. Charles County and Jackson County. For more PFI news,
click here.
Senator Wayne Goode joins PPRC as a Policy Fellow
PPRC is pleased to announce the appointment of Senator Wayne Goode
as a PPRC Policy Fellow. Senator Goode was first elected to the General
Assembly in 1962, and in his first term in the House, in 1963, he
successfully sponsored the legislation establishing the University
of Missouri at St. Louis.
Public Policy Administration Department Awarded PPRC Fellowship
In Spring, 2007, the Public Policy Administration (PPA) department
received a PPRC fellowship for an interdisciplinary project that examines
low-income and minority homeownership in St. Louis City and County.
The project, housed in PPA, calls upon faculty expertise across a
number of disciplines, including public policy, political science,
economics, nonprofit management and GIS. The study also utilized the
students enrolled in the PPA Evaluation Research course during the
Spring 2007 semester.For more information, click
here.
Public Finance Initiative releases revised tax assessment report
The Public Finance Initiative has updated and rereleased
its report, Disparity of Assessment Results: Why Missouri School
Funding Formula Doesn't Add Up. The report examines Missouri's
property tax assessment policies, as well as the inequities in the
way tax values are assessed. It also looks at the impact of these
inequities on Missouri's public school funding. Visit
the Public Finance Initiative page to view report.
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