For $1.5 Billion, What Do You Get?
Merle Travis wrote “Sixteen Tons” in 1946 about the seeming futility of life as a coal miner, but there is something...
For A Few Dollars More (Terminal Financing – Part 2)
According to the Kansas City Star, adding $14 to every ticket will have little repercussion on Kansas City International Airport’s...
The Kansas/Missouri Economic Border War, In A Graph
Via the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, who does it look like has been winning the battle lately? Stay above...
MCI’s New Terminal Won’t Be A Money Maker (Terminal Financing – Part 1)
An optimistic projection of future income still shows that Kansas City International Airport (MCI) will lose tens of millions of...
Kansas City School’s Untested Tech Program
The Kansas City School Board recently unveiled a new program in which they’ll give each student a tablet computer. Andrea...
Save Gordon Parks Elementary School
Gordon Parks Elementary School, a charter school in Kansas City, has abysmally low achievement scores. In 2012, just 13 percent...
No Soup For You: Nixon Wants ‘Project-by-Project’ Tax Cuts, Not Tax Cuts For All
It’s always remarkable to see politicians who are against general tax relief exalt the arrival of businesses attracted . ....
‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 2
The chart below documents the estimated amount of tax dollars lost because of Kansas City International Airport (MCI) acting like...
‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 1
As part of Kansas City officials’ effort to convince voters that we need a new airport terminal, Mayor Sly James...
Kansas City Charter Changes
Kansas City is going through a charter review process. The Show-Me Institute recently submitted testimony about the charter. My points...
KCI’s Overly Optimistic Estimates – Part 1
The determination of some Kansas City officials to construct a new $1.2 billion terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI)...
Show-Me Institute Presents: Kansas City And Saint Louis Expense Comparisons
Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new Case Study, “Kansas City and Saint Louis Expense Breakdown Compared to Six Other...
It Is Hip To Be Square
Kansas City leaders have sacrificed much at the altar of cool. But arguably the coolest thing to happen to the...
Kansas City’s Eternal Emergency
Kansas City leaders may aspire to be Portland or Denver, but their legislative actions make us more akin to third...
Woe Is Me – Kansas City School District
Joe Robertson, of the Kansas City Star, recently had a piece explaining that the property tax levy in the Kansas City...
Jackson County Assessment Facts, Part 2
If Jackson County assessments went up at approximately the same rate as Saint Louis County assessments during the boom real...
Don’t Bash Tax Cuts, Then Cite Freightquote And Applebee’s As Missouri ‘Wins’
Last week, Kansas City Week in Review had a fascinating segment about the economics and politics of Missouri Gov. Jay...
Closed Open Meetings
The Kansas City International Airport (KCI/MCI) terminal advisory group is off to a rocky start. First, its charge of being...
CID Lives
If your future dream involves a shopping excursion to the Crossroads Art District in Kansas City, it may cost you...
Going Pee-Wee: Missouri Dailies ‘Boldly’ ‘Eviscerate’ Tax Cut, Laud Veto
As expected, the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch have come down in support of the governor’s veto of...
