Kansas City is Falling Behind the Region
The Kansas City region is a rarity in that it straddles two states. Of the fourteen counties and 2.2 million...
Bike Walk KC’s Fuzzy Math and Incorrect Claims
Kansas City leaders have been considering a proposal to spend millions on a bicycle master plan for the city. The...
Follow-up on Kansas City Population Trends
The other day we published a post about some Brookings Institution data suggesting the Kansas City was doing well with...
How and Why Prop A Will Boost Jobs and Growth
Outside of Missouri, the most closely watched contest in the Aug. 7 elections here will not be any of the...
Kansas City’s Tech Inertia
In the State of the City speech in late March, Mayor Sly James outlined his vision for an innovation economy...
The Incredible Shrinking City
According to recently released U.S. Census data, the population of the city of Saint Louis has once again decreased. In...
Democracy Alive And Well In Lee’s Summit
On May 23, the Lee’s Summit Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ) Advisory Committee held a public meeting to collect feedback on a...
Lee’s Summit EEZ: A Solution In Search Of A Problem
As published in Lee’s Summit Journal: In 2006 and again in 2010, Money Magazine cited Lee’s Summit as one of...
Stuck In The Middle: Context Matters, Just Not For Missouri Wonk
A couple of days ago, the Missouri Wonk Report posted a blog claiming: “Missouri Gains Ground in Educational Achievement.” The...
