State and Local Government Stories

Economy | ARTICLE | September 25, 2024

Real-Time Crime Data with Jeff Asher

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

St. Louis, urban decline, doom loop. Wall Street Journal, Delmar, public services, downtown, public safety, infrastructure

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 19, 2024

The Many Doom Loops of St. Louis

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Kansas City policing, crime, police funding, homicides, police staffing, Kansas City crime, Mayor Lucas

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 18, 2024

Kansas City Mayor Gets Basic Policing Numbers Wrong

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 16, 2024

The North Side “Grant” Program is a Racket

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 12, 2024

Rising Concerns about St. Louis’s Teacher Pension Fund

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 2 min

St. Louis, transparency, corruption, housing funds, good governance, grants, St. Louis Development Corporation

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 10, 2024

STL Should Come Clean About Leadership Conflicts

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | September 10, 2024

The Role of American Institutions in Shaping Culture with Crosby Kemper III

By James V. Shuls and 1 more | Episode Length 1 min

Kansas City, Property taxes, reassessment, Jackson County, lawsuit, taxes, underassessment, assessed value

Economy | ARTICLE | September 10, 2024

Jackson County Assessment Facts, Part Four

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Cars, traffic, public safety, St. Louis, red lights, crashes, police, traffic fatalities

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 5, 2024

Missouri Ranked as Second Most Dangerous State to Drive in

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

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