John Sherman’s Proposed Entertainment District Is Bad for Everyone Else
John Sherman, the owner of the Kansas City Royals, said in an announcement the other day: I believe in my...
Earnings Taxes and St. Louis’s Catch 1%.
A version of this commentary was published in the St. Louis Business Journal. As voters in the City of St. Louis...
Up and Up: Sales Taxes Across the State
Making long-term projections can be tricky business, but figuring out where sales taxes across the state are going is straightforward:...
Baltimores on the Missouri?
At a recent conference on municipal policy, I had the opportunity to reflect on Baltimore, Maryland. Certainly Charm City has...
Kansas City and St. Louis Battling National Trends
From costly bad bets subsidizing the development of Kansas City’s Power & Light District to promoting the St. Louis Ballpark...
Why Haven’t We Fixed This Law Yet?
Whatever our policy inclinations, we should all agree that government ought to be for the public good, transparent, and accountable....
Prospects Bleak for MLS Proposal-and That’s a Good Thing
Public funding for a Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium has been a hot topic in Saint Louis over the past...
When Scoring a 60% gets you $16 Million
Bill DeWitt III, President of the St. Louis Cardinals, let the city know he was “ticked off” when he heard...
It Takes a Village to Raise a Subsidy
The Cardinals recently announced plans to move forward with a second phase of development at Ballpark Village, an entertainment district...
