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Schools After the Storm with Noah Devine

Schools After the Storm with Noah Devine

Jul 7, 2025

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Noah Devine, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public Schools Association, about how charter schools in St. Louis are responding after the recent tornado damaged multiple campuses.

The North Side “Grant” Program is a Racket

The North Side “Grant” Program is a Racket

Sep 16, 2024

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is attempting to get more information on the St. Louis Development Corporation’s (SLDC) North St. Louis...

A New Way to Tax, Redevelopment Retry, and Close the Gap

A New Way to Tax, Redevelopment Retry, and Close the Gap

Oct 20, 2023

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Detroit’s land tax experiment, redevelopment subsides in North...

School Closings Shed Light on an Important Principle

School Closings Shed Light on an Important Principle

Jan 31, 2023

Recently, the La Salle Charter School in North St. Louis announced its decision to close. As a state-funded and privately...

City’s “NGA for Millennials” Pitch Rings Hollow

City’s “NGA for Millennials” Pitch Rings Hollow

Mar 8, 2016

Saint Louis is trying desperately to keep the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) within city limits. The federal spy agency...

Regionalism for Thee, But Not for Me

Regionalism for Thee, But Not for Me

Oct 13, 2015

In their recent push to keep the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Saint Louis City, city leadership has argued the...

Private Buses: The Once (and Future?) Transit Option

Private Buses: The Once (and Future?) Transit Option

May 14, 2015

Imagine you thought that there was a lot of demand for express bus service between two or three locations in...

An Imminent Eminent Domain Case

An Imminent Eminent Domain Case

Feb 13, 2015

When most Saint Louisans think about eminent domain abuses, they tend to conjure up thoughts of Maplewood razing neighborhoods in order to build...

Normandy Transfers: Taking It to the Courts

Normandy Transfers: Taking It to the Courts

Aug 30, 2014

Earlier this week, I sat down with attorney Joshua Schindler. Schindler represents several Normandy students who would like to transfer...

Delays and Blockades: Certificate of Need in Saint Louis

Delays and Blockades: Certificate of Need in Saint Louis

Aug 22, 2014

Imagine you are eight years old, and you want to go into the business of selling lemonade. When walking around...

Walkability In Saint Louis: My Feet Are My Only Carriage

Walkability In Saint Louis: My Feet Are My Only Carriage

Jun 25, 2014

Recently, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article discussing the walkability of the Saint Louis area. The article focuses on a...

More Like This. . .Please?

More Like This. . .Please?

Aug 7, 2013

The Carter Carburetor building has sat dilapidated for numerous years and is a blight for the city of Saint Louis....

Gotta Spend Money To Make Money?

Gotta Spend Money To Make Money?

Jan 17, 2013

My mom and I went to Las Vegas not long after I turned 21. I cannot remember why we chose...

One Lucky Duck

One Lucky Duck

Jan 6, 2013

Developer Paul McKee is winning, but is Saint Louis? McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration received $10.5 million in state tax credits at...

Other People’s Money (and Property)

Other People’s Money (and Property)

May 27, 2009

Since its inception, the Show-Me Institute’s scholars have made a point of opposing “corporate welfare.” As pointed out in the...

Budget Deficits and Speeding Tickets

Budget Deficits and Speeding Tickets

Jan 7, 2009

The Post-Dispatch had a great story yesterday about a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis that...

More Steelman

More Steelman

Jul 23, 2008

Steelman fields another question of interest over at the Post-Dispatch: Brian R.: Urban decay and poverty is a problem that...

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