Listen: The Latest on the New KC Stadium Tax
On February 28, Patrick Tuohey joined Mundo in the Morning on KCMO to discuss a new 3/8 percent sales tax...
Let’s Be Honest about the New Stadium Tax in Jackson County
On April 2, 2024, Jackson County voters will be asked to approve a new 3/8 percent sales tax to support...
Royals Officially Probably Staying in Jackson County
With loyalty like this, who needs wins? After flirting for a new stadium with suitors like Clay County and even...
Jackson County Taxpayers Have Had Enough
Jackson County residents voted on adopting a “use” tax last week. Use taxes are simply sales taxes on goods you...
Cry, the Beloved Unincorporated Area
An interesting vote took place last week in St. Louis County. A large unincorporated area in the southwest part of...
Kansas City and Jackson County Do Two Things Twice
I am several weeks late on this, but it is worth stressing how Kansas City and Jackson County have missed...
And Then There Were Three: Blue Springs Joins Jackson County Property Tax Lawsuit Party
First it was Lee’s Summit and Independence initiating legal action against Jackson County for the county’s uneven and hamfisted property...
Taxpayers should demand larger rollbacks than Hancock Amendment requires
A version of the following commentary appeared as a letter to the editor in the Columbia Missourian. Earlier this year,...
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Pay for Your Own Stadium
Yesterday I wrote about an interview I did with KMBC 9 on the Royals’ latest announcement that they had new...
Get the Popcorn: City of Independence Mulls Lawsuit Over Jackson County Property Taxes
Kansas City and Jackson County have been feuding over the county’s hiked property taxes, and now it looks like there...
Tensions Simmer as Jackson County Property Taxes Explode
How much of their taxes will the Royals not have to pay? Until recently, that question was the hottest tax...
Kansas City’s Courtship of the Royals Is Getting Awkward
Since their founding over 50 years ago, the Kansas City Royals have played their home games in Kansas City proper,...
Independence Could Benefit from Privatizing Utilities
A version of this commentary appeared in the Examiner of Jackson County. Independence is one of the few cities in...
When It Comes to The Land Bank, St. Joseph Should Get Out While It Still Can
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Joseph News-Press. You are probably familiar with various versions of the...
Lee’s Summit Is Generous to a Fault
A bad idea doesn’t get better with age. Bad ideas aren’t wine, jeans, or your high school memories. The tax...
Property Tax Proposals in Missouri
Senator Mike Cierpiot is suggesting some changes to Missouri reassessment procedures as the state undergoes the biennial reassessment process. The...
Jackson County Assessment Facts, Part 3
This is the third in a series of posts on assessment practices in Jackson County, Missouri. It comes a mere...
Kansas City’s Dubious COVID Orders Prompt Lawsuit
The decisions reached by policymakers should be based on the facts and grounded in a rational approach to achieving their...
New Report on Federal Relief Funds in Missouri
Are Missouri politicians the rare breed that don’t spend money when it’s handed to them . . . or are...
Local Kansas City Area School District Sues Jackson County Health Department – for Good Reason?
Big government is once again picking winners and losers. This time it is in the form of enforcement of county-issued...
