St. Louis Should Privatize Its Water System
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You have probably heard about all of the large...
Tax Burden in Missouri’s 20 Largest Cities
What do residents in Missouri’s largest cities pay in taxes, and what do they get for their money? This report...
Pay to Play in Education
While Missourians clutch their pearls and are scandalized to find out that people with the means to simply pay for...
Saint Louis to Spend $1 Million on MetroLink Expansion Study
Recently, Saint Louis County announced that it would spend around $1 million to “study” whether the region should commit money...
Wastewater Privatization: Case Studies
As Arnold residents prepare to decide whether to sell wastewater facilities in their city to Missouri American Water, they should...
Arnold Wastewater Privatization: Don’t Waste the Opportunity
There’s “gold in them thar hills,” to quote a popular expression, which dates back to Mark Twain and the California...
Arnold Wastewater Privatization: The Policy Breakdown
As Arnold residents prepare to decide on whether to sell the city’s wastewater facilities to Missouri American Water for $13.2...
Saint Louis Needs Better Bus Rapid Transit Plans
In a previous post, we outlined how Metro is planning to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Saint Louis...
Saint Louis County: Does It Have Too Many Municipalities
Many municipalities in Saint Louis County, large and small, rely on fines that harm their populations to fund local government....
Privatization Can Benefit Missouri Taxpayers
As first appearing in the Springfield Business Journal: When I was growing up, I regularly played golf at the Forest...
Missouri Privatization Documents
The Show-Me Institute has released a comprehensive project about privatization efforts in Missouri. This project documents the wide variety of...
Kansas City Thinkin’ About A Charter Change
Tony’s Kansas City has had the story about some in Kansas City who are considering changes to the city charter...
Columbia Should Refrain From Raising Hotel Taxes
The late United States Senator Russell Long used to say that everyone’s ideal tax policy was, “Don’t tax you, don’t...
Big Night For Ellisville
So, what is it going to be, Ellisville? TIF or no TIF? Tonight is the scheduled final vote on the...
Missouri TIF Update
Tonight is the big night in Ellisville. The just-announced closure of the Best Buy in town should make the choice...
Hope Yet On TIF
A developer is proposing a new project in Florissant for a Walmart that will not involve a TIF or a...
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...
Selling the Sewers: The Sweet Smell of Success
Officials for the city of Arnold, Mo., are studying the possibility of privatizing the city’s sewer system. This would be...
Columbia Could Benefit From Privatizing City’s Water and Electric Utilities
Columbia, like many cities across the country, faces budget shortfalls for the current year and the expected future. City officials...
Should Florissant Keep Its Strong Mayor System?
This weekend’s Post-Dispatch had an interesting article on Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery. The article discussed at length the political difficulties...
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