More Hotel Documents Predict a Doubling of Conventions!
The Kansas City government has been slow to release documents pertaining to the convention hotel. Just recently they released a...
The Egregious Antics of Edmundson
Edmundson is a small city in North Saint Louis County. It previously tried to shield its residents from having to pay...
The Convention Hotel’s Tax Breaks and Gimmes
Reviewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the city of Kansas City and the developers who want to build a...
Report on Parking in Saint Louis Finds Employees Take Best Spots, Don’t Pay
Last year, Saint Louis City began a long-awaited overhaul of the city’s parking meters. After a pilot period where different...
Kansas City Repays Money It Says It Cannot Take
About a year ago, on February 13, 2014, Kansas City Mayor Sly James told radio listeners that the city cannot...
Some Thoughts on the Proposed Olivette Charter Amendment
Next Tuesday, voters in Olivette will decide on whether to approve Proposition 1, which states (in part): Any real estate,...
Clutching the Sewers: The Foul Smell of a Missed Opportunity
Last week, the Arnold City Council decided against selling its sewers to Missouri American Water. It appears that the elected city...
Worth the Cost? A New View of Ballpark Village
This week, the long-stalled Ballpark Village came back from the dead, one decade after it was first announced. The new...
Police Power and Public Finance: How A Proposed Local Government Mandate Will Trash St. Louisans’ Pocketbooks
The city of St. Louis is debating a local legislative proposal that will, for the first time, impose a mandatory...
The Heart of Government
David Stokes and I just attended the weekly Board of Aldermen meeting for St. Louis city. It was actually quite...
The Mess That Missouri Made
An economics blog I frequently visit scours the Internet for “Greenspan mess” sitings — articles in which the words “Greenspan”...
Brokeback pensions
Could this ruling be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for City of St. Louis finances? Probably not, but...
Free the Taxicabs!
A new controversy regarding the ownership of Allen Cab Co. has jogged my memories about one of the most unnecessarily,...
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