An Update on the University City Development

Corporate Welfare |
By David Stokes and Zach Lawhorn | Episode Length 1 min

On Friday, March 12, David Stokes joined The McGraw Show on The Big 550 KTRS to discuss a judge ruling against Maryland Heights over a floodplain subsidy district it wanted, plus a developer working on a University City site for Costco.

Listen to the full segment:

An overview of the University City project:

More on the Maryland Heights ruling: A Big Win for Taxpayers in Maryland Heights

The paper referenced by David: The Specter of Condemnation: The Case Against Eminent Domain for Private Profit in Missouri

David Stokes

About the Author

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from...
Zach Lawhorn

About the Author

Zach Lawhorn joined Show-Me Opportunity in 2018. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri. Prior to joining SMO he worked in marketing and strategic communications for the University of Missouri School of Health Professions and was a senior media producer at Mizzou Video...

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