Not All Airport Bonds Fly
The Branson Airport, derided by Kansas City’s City Council Transportation Committee Chairman Russ Johnson as a stealer of market share from...
Missouri House Bill 253…Vetoed! (Part I)
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed Missouri House Bill 253, which would have cut individual...
Show-Me Hits (May 25)
In the press: St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Childhood Poverty is Indeed a Problem in Missouri, but Big Government Programs Aren’t the...
Let’s Not Follow Cincinnati’s Lead On Airports
The Kansas City Business Journal recently published an article about the effort to tear down Kansas City International Airport (MCI)...
Kansas City’s Power And Flight District
Think voters in Kansas City will get a say on whether the city issues billions in bonds to build a...
Missouri Urban Assessments Need Greater Consistency
Some of the land in the heart of the city of Saint Louis’ fashionable Central West End is worthless. Don’t...
Missouri Assessments Need Greater Consistency
As Missouri enters its bi-annual reassessment process, I think people would be surprised to know just how substantial the difference...
Remember That Residents Are Customers
One of the reasons I shop on Amazon almost weekly is because of the company’s impeccable customer service. (I also...
Kansas City Thinkin’ About A Charter Change
Tony’s Kansas City has had the story about some in Kansas City who are considering changes to the city charter...
Part Five: The Smallness Of The Potentially ‘Hip’ Core
In Part Four, I wrote about how the number of jobs in Saint Louis’ “central core” fell dramatically in the last...
The Emperor’s New Airport
At a recent Kansas City Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, Aviation Department Director Mark VanLoh walked the committee through a...
Airport Transparency
Kansas City is in the midst of a debate about whether our airport should undergo a renovation that would cost...
On The Medicaid Proposal Coursing Through The House
Last week, the Missouri House Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability voted 7-2 to pass House Bill 700, a proposal...
Get Off The Train: Kansas City Cannot Ride To Economic Growth
Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Kacie Galbraith wrote yesterday that much has been said in Missouri about economic development that attracts...
Two Thumbs Down on the So-Called ‘Arch Tax’
Voters in Saint Louis City and County will go to the polls on Tuesday, April 2 to decide the fate...
TIF Is The Arch-Enemy
On Tuesday, people in both Saint Louis City and County will vote on an increased parks sales tax to support...
Part Two: The Smallness Of The Potentially ‘Hip’ Core
On Monday, I hit the idea of “hip” development pretty hard, but let me be clear about one thing: To...
Kansas City Seeks To Extend Health Levy
In 2005, city leaders in Kansas City sought and received a temporary property tax levy to fund health services. Eight...
Missouri Cities Should Open The Books
How can Saint Louis catch up to Kansas City? Increasing transparency in government spending would be a good start. The...
Trolleys, Trains, And Travails
The past few days have delivered even more sobering news for trolley and train transit in Kansas City. First, we...
