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More Hotel Documents Predict a Doubling of Conventions!

More Hotel Documents Predict a Doubling of Conventions!

Oct 15, 2015

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

The Egregious Antics of Edmundson

Jul 21, 2015

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

The Convention Hotel’s Tax Breaks and Gimmes

May 21, 2015

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

Report on Parking in Saint Louis Finds Employees Take Best Spots, Don’t Pay

Apr 10, 2015

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

Kansas City Repays Money It Says It Cannot Take

Feb 25, 2015

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

Some Thoughts on the Proposed Olivette Charter Amendment

Oct 29, 2014

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

Clutching the Sewers: The Foul Smell of a Missed Opportunity

Feb 9, 2012

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

Worth the Cost? A New View of Ballpark Village

Jan 21, 2011

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

Police Power and Public Finance: How A Proposed Local Government Mandate Will Trash St. Louisans’ Pocketbooks

Jun 21, 2010

The city of St. Louis is debating a local legislative proposal that will, for the first time, impose a mandatory...

The Heart of Government

The Heart of Government

May 29, 2009

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

The Mess That Missouri Made

Mar 28, 2008

An economics blog I frequently visit scours the Internet for “Greenspan mess” sitings — articles in which the words “Greenspan”...

Brokeback pensions

Brokeback pensions

Mar 17, 2007

Could this ruling be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for City of St. Louis finances?  Probably not, but...

Free the Taxicabs!

Free the Taxicabs!

Feb 27, 2007

A new controversy regarding the ownership of Allen Cab Co. has jogged my memories about one of the most unnecessarily,...

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