Parking Fees Alone Cannot Fund MetroLink Expansion
Saint Louis City Mayor Francis Slay wants to spend $2.2 billion on a new north–south MetroLink line, originally reported at...
Which Came First: the Investment Chicken or the Incentive Egg?
Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently touted the amount of money—more than one billion dollars—that has been invested in the...
Two Thumbs Down for MetroLink Expansion
I had a friend – a newspaper editor and publisher – who mangled many words, sometimes inventing new ones in...
St Louis Rolls Out Mow to Own Program
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently announced a “Mow to Own” program to help the city rid itself of vacant...
The Saint Louis City Earnings Tax: Lifeline or Noose?
On April 2, Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson gave a speech on the Earnings Tax to...
Eminent Domain and Uncertainty in North Saint Louis
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), currently located in South Saint Louis City, is planning to move to a new...
Deflate-gate in Saint Louis: Air goes out of a plan for a new subsidized football stadium
In stimulating tourism, trade, and economic growth, the Roman Coliseum may be the world’s only sports stadium that has repaid...
Census Data Does Not Reflect Saint Louis City Claims of Business, Tech Company Growth
Leaders in Saint Louis have touted the city for its efforts to attract new businesses, especially high-tech startups. Square’s decision...
Missouri Mayors and the Minimum Wage
Kansas City Mayor Sly James and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay recently called for a statewide minimum wage increase in...
IFF Provides Map for “Quality” Charter Schools
IFF, a nonprofit community development financial institution based out of Chicago, released its latest widget last week. The widget is...
Stokes on KWMU – Veolia Contract Would Benefit City
Innovation comes from the private sector. You don’t have to be a radical capitalist to agree with that simple truth....
Charter Schools Are Giving Families Options
When my wife and I found out we were having a baby, we began looking for pediatricians. We wanted the...
Contract With Veolia Would Benefit Saint Louis Water Services
Innovation comes from the private sector. You need not be a radical capitalist to agree with that simple statement. It...
Can A School Transform A Community?
One criticism I often hear when I talk about holding schools accountable and empowering parents is that schools can do...
Occupation as Aggression – And Public Theater
What does it mean to ‘occupy Wall Street,’ “occupy KC,” or occupy any one of dozens of other cities. Plainly,...
We Need to Shut Down Failing Schools
On Monday, Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris Nicastro said in an exceptionally strongly-worded letter that the Imagine charter schools in...
Rebuilding, Not Rebranding
“Extreme Makeover,” indeed. After previously likening the project to a “developer’s relief act,” last Friday it appeared that the St. Louis...
It’s Still a Flight of Fancy
Last week, Jeff Rainford, Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff, wrote to the St. Louis Business Journal in...
Aerotropolis Tax Credits Are Still a Bad Idea
Today, the St. Louis Business Journal published a letter by Jeff Rainford, chief of staff for Saint Louis Mayor Francis...
A Five-Year Plan for the Earnings Tax
Voters in Kansas City and Saint Louis have clearly stated their desire to maintain those cities’ earnings taxes. Macroeconomic municipal...
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