A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
Outsourcing Is Good
In government outsourcing, governments contract with private-sector firms to have them perform certain services. Outsourcing is not as big of...
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,...
Clayton Seeks Four-Leaf Clover Of Tax Increases
As first appearing in the St. Louis Business Journal: Like a mischievous Leprechaun sporting a four-leaf clover, the city of...
Free Rides In The Zoo Museum District?
As first appearing in the STL Beacon on September 11, 2013: When I was a little girl growing up in...
The Loopy Rationale For A Loop Trolley
If you want to travel from the Loop to Forest Park in Saint Louis, there is no shortage of options:...
Where Will Nannies And Chimney Sweeps Sing Songs And Fly Kites If St. Louis County Closes Parks?
Saint Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley has proposed cuts to the county park system in response to budget shortfalls. Park...
Nothing Says ‘Progress’ Like a Vanity Trolley Project
Will Kansas City be bringing streetcars back to Main Street? If events from early this week are any indicator, maybe....
Saint Louis Streetcars Making a Comeback?
In the first half of the 20th century, Saint Louis boasted an extensive system of streetcars, which were slowly wiped...
If It Moves, Tax It
Here’s a proposed ordinance that could compete with Dave’s nomination for Stupidest Idea of 2008. The city of St. Louis...
Judicial Elections and Parkland Sales
The Arch City Chronicle links to two stories, one from Detroit and one from DC, on issues of interest to...
