A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
Everyone Hates Property Taxes, Which Is Why We Should Depend on Them More
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. When the Emperor was trying to convince Anakin...
When Do Summer Breaks Start for School Districts Across Missouri?
Many families may be beginning to wonder if their children’s school gets out earlier or later than everyone else’s. With...
Pot Taxes Can Help Municipal Kettles Get into the Black
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When Missouri voters approved the ballot initiative legalizing marijuana...
Where Is Robertson Fire District, and Why Do They Take So Much of Hazelwood’s Tax Money?
Over the past two decades, a smoldering fire has been slowly burning in North St. Louis County. No, I’m not...
An Update on the University City Development
On Friday, March 12, David Stokes joined The McGraw Show on The Big 550 KTRS to discuss a judge ruling...
Is U City Considering Eminent Domain After All?
Trust your gut. That’s about as good and as universal of a piece of advice as you can get. Skeptics...
Beating A Dead Trolley
A plan to keep the Trolley running for four more years under Metro’s guidance received no supporting votes during a...
A Snake, or CID, in the Grass
After a year of controversy and egregious accounting errors, the University City TIF plan has been approved. The plan calls...
TIF Tyranny Claims Another City
Last month, big business scored yet another victory at the expense of taxpayers. The University City Council unanimously approved a...
Have You Got a Permit for that Trolley?
After years of delays and rising costs, the $51 million-dollar Loop Trolley finally opened to the public on Friday. However,...
Taxpayer Largesse Unnecessary, Wasteful in U City Development
University City officials seem far too eager to give away taxpayer dollars to developers who are hardly in need of...
A Developer’s Market
The Delmar Loop is one of the most vibrant areas in the Saint Louis region. It’s even been listed as...
Should Saint Louis Raise Property Taxes for Public Schools?
What do you call nearly $15,000 per pupil? If you’re the Saint Louis Public School System, you call it “not...
County Residents on the Hook for Trolley Folly-Since When?
Those who read this blog will know that the Loop Trolley is $8 million over budget, and Saint Louis County...
Licensing Street Performers: Another Example of Government Overreach
Just when you thought licensing hair braiders was the silliest example of government overreach you had ever seen, University City...
Dispute Shuts Down University City Firehouse
In what some are calling a “sickout,” a group of firefighters in University City appear to have deliberately closed down...
Don’t Ban Tesla, Let It Compete
We wrote last year about the attempt of Missouri Car Dealers and their lobbyists to prohibit Tesla from directly selling...
University City Should Carefully Consider Privatization Proposal; Ignore Special Interests
University City is considering outsourcing emergency medical services (EMS). Predictably, this proposal has been the subject of debate among city...
Missouri’s Taxpayers Lobbying To Pay More Taxes?
As a resident of University City, I was interested to learn that the city spent $26,000 to hire a lobbyist...
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