A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities: Part One: Municipal Organization and Structure

David Stokes on Oct 14, 2024

State and Local Government

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Missouri’s Mean Streets

Traffic fatalities in both Kansas City and St. Louis have seen significant increases, drawing concern from local leaders and community […]

St. Louis Making the Right Moves on Regulation

St. Louis is taking steps to roll back the bureaucratic barriers that have long stifled economic growth. With the introduction […]

The Fiscal Effects of School Choice with Marty Lueken

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Martin F. Lueken, director of the Fiscal Research and Education Center at EdChoice, about the findings […]

Corporate Welfare

A Fork in the Road in Kirkwood

On November 5, Kirkwood residents will vote on Proposition T, which, if passed, will create a citywide transportation development district […]

Short-Term Rental Regulation May Again Be Changing in The City of St. Louis

On November 5, residents of the City of St. Louis will have the opportunity to vote on a new tax […]

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Corporate Welfare

K.C. Subsidies Stop Making Sense

I’m reminded of the Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime when reading about yet another scheme to subsidize more […]

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Good News for Men’s Hair in the City of St. Louis

You are not alone if you are unaware that there was a law on the books in the City of […]

State and Local Government

St. Louis Has Better Options Than Buying Nine New Mustangs for the City’s Fleet

Unless Steve McQueen is coming to work as a cop for the City of St. Louis—or using film tax credits […]

How to Reduce Medicare Fraud with Charles M. Silver and David Hyman

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Charles M. Silver, professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, and David […]

Senior Citizen Property Tax Freezes in Stone and Webster Counties Are Not Sound Public Policy

A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. Several years ago, my colleagues and I were debating […]

What’s So Great about Performance Districts?

The state of Missouri provides almost half of the funding for public education (the rest comes from the federal government […]

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