The Loop Trolley Bailout: A Retrospective
On December 8, the Saint Louis County Council voted to bail out the Loop Trolley, a 2.2-mile vintage streetcar line...
Kansas City’s Eternal Emergency
Kansas City leaders may aspire to be Portland or Denver, but their legislative actions make us more akin to third...
An Impromptu Follow-Up To ‘Responsible Bidder’ Blog Series
I recently wrote a two–part blog series about new Saint Louis County regulations that would prevent most non-union contractors from...
Saint Louis County Blue Ribbon Commission Issues Its Report
The Commission that was charged with reviewing the capital needs of the county and recommending solutions has issued its final...
Textbook
My heart sank when I read this story from the Post-Dispatch today. A commercial developer has targeted a neighborhood in...
St. Louis County’s New Tax Commission Is Welcome Gift to Bloggers
It looks like I am not going to have any trouble finding things to blog about as long as this...
County Trash Consolidation Intrudes on Individual Choice
In response to "Trashy Quotes," posted by Justin Hauke: I agree that the trash district plan for unincorporated areas of...
Two Major Meetings On Property Taxes
Tonight, Clay County has scheduled a public meeting to discuss setting its tax rates for 2007. As we have discussed...
I Rise in Defense of the Congressman …
Channel Five did an investigative report last night on the assessed valuation of Congressman Todd Akin’s property in West St....
How free are we?
At Combest this morning, we see reports of two bills being considered by the state legislature that go directly to...
Don’t Drain the Sales Tax Pool
What does every city with a recent eminent domain controversy in Saint Louis County have in common? They are all “point-of-sale” cities,...
Free the Taxicabs!
A new controversy regarding the ownership of Allen Cab Co. has jogged my memories about one of the most unnecessarily,...
