Kansas City legislators are considering a plan that would bring back
trolley cars to the downtown area, but it may cost Kansas City taxpayers
millions of dollars.
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On Tuesday, October 4, the Show-Me Institute hosted a panel
discussion to detail the history and future of the Aerotropolis tax
credit bill moving through the Missouri Legislature.
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In this video, Audrey Spalding reports with relief that the latest
LRA meeting represents a sea change in how the land bank operates: not
one offer was rejected.
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The Missouri Legislature needs to act now and allow students in the unaccredited Saint Louis and Kansas City public school districts to attend alternative schools that have a proven track record of providing a good education.
Saint Louis politicians, media, and bloggers have enthusiastically embraced proposed legislation that would create a package of tax credits and other incentives to establish Lambert International Airport as a "China Hub." The idea is that increased trade between Missouri and China could give both the state and city economies a boost.
City Managers and County Seats: Differences Between Kansas City and Saint Louis Governments December 22, 2011 Missouri’s two largest cities, and their related primary counties, have chosen substantially different systems of local government. The stark differences between Saint Louis and Kansas City stand out, even though it is common for larger cities within the same state to have different government structures.1 These differences among the governments of Kansas City and Jackson County, and Saint Louis City and the neighboring, but separate, Saint Louis County, are both obvious and subtle. In fact, the few similarities are rare enough to be... ...more
Think, if you will, about the difference in the taxes that property owners pay to fund local parks and the entrance fee your family pays to visit Yellowstone National Park. That is the appropriate framework to begin discussing toll roads. Everyone in the community can access local parks so general taxes support their existence. A much smaller percentage of people visit Yellowstone each year, and those people support it with an admission fee. Interstate highways are like Yellowstone — admission fees (tolls) are the preferred means of funding.
KTRS talk show host McGraw Milhaven recently called Show-Me Policy Analyst Audrey Spalding “the single most powerful woman in the state of ... Hear More