On Ruckus the other day, panelist Woody Cozad mentioned that taxes in Kansas City are high. He’s right. My colleague […]
The Kansas City Star published a 2,500 word front page story on Sunday that asked, “Why do so many stores […]
Kansas City’s Unrelenting and Unaddressed Homicide Problem
Four years ago, when Kansas City’s homicide rate was down, City leaders were eager to let people know. “There is […]
Late last month I made the fateful choice to join the gig economy (after hours, naturally) by collecting and charging […]
If Missouri has a workforce development problem—that is, if students are leaving high school without the skills they need to […]
HHS Secretary Talks Up Short-Term Medical Insurance Plans
Earlier this year I talked about a proposal in the Missouri legislature that I thought was a great idea: to […]
In a recent column, The Kansas City Star editorial board bemoaned the instinct of Mayor Sly James to be opaque […]
What type of school do you like? Do you prefer those that use Maria Montessori’s approach, which is based on […]
Does Western culture face a crisis because of its failure to defend liberty against ideological forces of the past? In […]
On Monday, Gov. Mike Parson made two appointments to the Missouri Housing Development Commission, the body in charge of awarding […]
It’s an alarming statistic. Even though more than 90 percent of Missouri high school students graduate, the Department of Elementary […]
Parenting is hard. We want to do more than just keep our children safe and happy. We try to give […]
Kansas City leaders tell us that the bonds issued by the Kansas City Industrial Development Authority to fund the construction […]
On Thursday, September 13, Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the debate over funding a new aquarium […]
How Bad was the CDFA Study of Incentives in Kansas City?
It was with great anticipation that I received the long-overdue study of economic incentives in Kansas City conducted by the […]
When researchers at the Show-Me Institute argue that high tax burdens encourage people to leave Kansas City and St. Louis, […]
Kansas City Incentive Study Misses Opportunity
Kansas City recently released a study of its economic development incentive programs. Unfortunately, rather than a rigorous examination of the […]
Agency Fees in Government Aren’t Allowed in Missouri, But That Didn’t Stop Some Local Governments
When?Janus vs. AFSCME?was decided earlier this summer, its immediate effect was on the 22 states that allowed government unions to […]
For years, Kansas City Mayor Sly James asserted that revenue generated at the airport cannot be redirected to the city. […]
Dwight Scharnhorst was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2006. Shortly thereafter his grandson, Bryce, was diagnosed with […]
