David Herzog
Class story: Tax increment financing
Kip Hill got data for class about tax increment financing projects across Missouri and analyzed it for stories in the Missourian last week. I like how Kip gives readers a peek at how he did the story on the Missourian’s Watchword blog. He even provided copies of his Excel spreadsheets and a copy of his query audit trail. I don’t know how much the average Missourian site visitor will get out of the SQL, but it’s great to share it for the people who are deeply interested in the subject.
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