We’re no real-estate experts, but what you see above (the Sunnen Station on the MetroLink Blue Line) clearly isn’t “beachfront […]
Mayor Slay and many—but not all—regional leaders are peddling a curious elixir: a $2 billion expansion of MetroLink. The expansion […]
In 20 for 2020, Show-Me Institute analysts and researchers present 20 policy ideas covering a broad range of issues—from education to health […]
Public subsidies have taken on an increasingly prominent role in new developments across the St. Louis region, and KP Development […]
The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released state real GDP data. Show-Me Institute Chief Economist Joseph Haslag updated his analysis […]
If most Missourians receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits are required to take part in work-related activities, but […]
We teach kids the value of properly saving when they’re young, but when it comes to public pensions, retirement funds […]
It’s only fair to insist that for someone to receive welfare benefits in Missouri, they should at least be alive, […]
The North Kansas City School District is asking voters to approve the issuance of a $114 million bond for the […]
Developers, including Stan Kroenke, are seeking millions in TIF to build a vast retail, commercial, and residential district in a […]
Do you know what compound interest is and how it works? What about interest payments on a 15 and 30-year […]
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In the pages of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, I recently made the claim that the same opportunities given to public […]
Imagine you got a nasty cut that needed stitches while you were vacationing in Florida this summer. Apart from putting […]
Despite consistently arguing that streetcars are economic development—not transportation—projects, transit advocates have recently claimed the Kansas City streetcar “really is […]
By the latest estimates, enrollment at Mizzou this fall is slated to be down by some 2,600 students. This means […]
The use of incentives such as TIF and abatements appears to be eroding Kansas City’s tax base. In the chart […]
On July 12, the Kansas City Downtown Council posted an item on its blog in which the Streetcar Authority marketing […]
We ask a lot of our public schools. We ask that they not only educate children, but also transport them […]
Today we’re releasing a paper I co-authored with Marty Leuken, Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis at the Friedman Foundation […]
