According to a dataset from a new project released by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Missouri is ranked […]
Activists have spent years trying to persuade lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to $15. In a possible effort to […]
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Despite the fact that Kansas City just held an election in which the city’s profligate use of tax subsidies played […]
I’m a researcher. When it comes to data I like digging in, and I like unpacking. So, when I heard […]
A new article from the Manhattan Institute details research that indicates addressing blight can have a positive impact on crime. […]
At a recent legislative forum hosted in Boone County by the Missouri State Teachers Association, state lawmakers debated the merits […]
All good things must come to an end; many misguided policy initiatives and programs must come to an end too. […]
As my colleague recently wrote, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) appears to be making do with the money they […]
On Thursday, October 10, Patrick Tuohey joined the Ruckus panel to discuss KCATA bus service in KCMO, Jackson County property […]
Policymakers searching for ways to improve Missouri’s Medicaid program should look no further than Tennessee. A new proposal from the […]
Missouri has long resisted the expansion of charter schools into any suburban or rural area. Opponents of charter schools argue […]
Three and a half years ago, Kansas City leaders were so embarrassed by a KCPT documentary on urban blight they […]
No one bats an eye when you tell them you prefer buying one house over another because of the local […]
If there is an affordable housing shortage in Kansas City, why is that so? Could the very housing policies meant […]
Affordable housing was a big issue in the recent Kansas City mayoral race, and there may be more legislation coming […]
Several outlets in Kansas City have reported that Choice Hotels International is planning a six-story, 149-room hotel in downtown Kansas […]
Ever wondered why you pay way more in sales tax at one store than at another store just down the […]
Local media in St. Louis is abuzz over the imminent completion of the Union Station renovation project. The St. Louis […]
I remain grateful to the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, and to its president Gwen Grant, for including my […]
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H&R Block once claimed to have created more than 2,000 new jobs by moving employees to a different building, courtesy […]
