The Pitch’s Half-hearted Crime Research
In a recent interview with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, The Pitch magazine tried its best to support the contention...
Apparently, Failing to Meet Promises Is Not a Violation of K.C. Subsidies Regime
In 2019, I wondered where those jobs were that Cerner promised to create in return for the subsidies handed to...
New AEI Report Challenges Gloomy Views of Worker Pay
Years ago I delivered testimony on the minimum wage to the Kansas City Council. After my remarks, a councilwoman asked...
Release Those Records, Kansas City!
According to documents received from Clay County through an open records request, the Royals suspended negotiations regarding a new stadium...
Kansas City’s “Source of Income” Housing Rule Is an Abuse of Government Power
A version of this commentary appeared in the Courier-Tribune. In an attempt to increase the supply of affordable housing in...
Kansas City Council Should Say November Oscar to Hotel Bravo
The developers of a luxury hotel proposed for downtown Kansas City are back seeking major tax subsidies for their proposal....
Tax Incentive Reform Getting a Fresh Look from Legislators, Too
My colleague David Stokes wrote recently in the The Star about Kansas City’s pivot toward local incentive reform, a move...
Tax Incentive Reforms Would Benefit Kansas City
A version of this commentary appeared in the Kansas City Star. Ulysses S. Grant was known to say that in...
Three Cheers for the Kansas City Council
The Kansas City Missouri City Council adopted three new ordinances to help restaurants during the pandemic. The ordinances make it...
