Federal Stimulus Money in Missouri: What We Know So Far
With the federal government handing out trillions of dollars in “stimulus” money (I would call it relief funds), you might...
Missouri Auditor Blasts Jackson County Anti-Crime Program
The Missouri State Auditor just released an audit of Jackson County’s Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax (COMBAT) Fund. It’s a doozy....
Prop 13 Comes to Missouri
California’s Proposition 13 was enacted in 1978 as a reaction against high property taxes and some dramatic increases in tax...
Patrick Tuohey on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, October 10, Patrick Tuohey joined the Ruckus panel to discuss KCATA bus service in KCMO, Jackson County property...
Patrick Tuohey on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, August 8, Patrick Tuohey joined the Ruckus panel to discuss the Jackson County property tax assessment controversy, the...
A Moonshot of Mistakes: Missouri’s Missing Million
When the United States put a man on the moon in 1969, the state of Missouri was the 13th largest...
Follow-up on Kansas City Population Trends
The other day we published a post about some Brookings Institution data suggesting the Kansas City was doing well with...
Kansas City’s Unrelenting and Unaddressed Homicide Problem
Four years ago, when Kansas City’s homicide rate was down, City leaders were eager to let people know. “There is...
Tourism: When Kansas City Is Not Kansas City
Eyebrows were raised at the claim by Kansas City’s tourism board, VisitKC, that Kansas City has over 25 million visitors...
Education Savings Accounts and Available Seats in Private Schools
Missouri has a lot of private schools—more than 600. Most of these schools, like their public school counterparts, are operating...
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Immortal COMBAT?
In November, Jackson County voters will be asked to renew a 0.25 percent sales tax used to fund the Community...
Developer Reportedly Ends Project After LCRA Vote
Steve Foutch is a Kansas City real estate developer who, at least before today, was pursuing taxpayer support to build...
Kansas City Streetcar Failing by Its Own Standards
On July 12, the Kansas City Downtown Council posted an item on its blog in which the Streetcar Authority marketing...
Is the Streetcar a Development Magnet?
Those who have followed the expansion of streetcars in Kansas City and across the country will know that the primary...
Kansas City’s Crocodile Tears over Blight
After the events of Ferguson, when it was discovered that the city had been using fines and court fees to...
The Negative Impacts of Development Subsidies
The Kansas City Star’s Joe Robertson has written recently about the closure of the Kansas City office of the National...
The Beam in the Star’s Eye
On Tuesday, The Kansas City Star published an editorial about the level of funding for mental health services in Kansas, concluding: Under...
Working in Kansas City: The Rise of Johnson County
Living in a quaint, leafy suburb and commuting to a bustling downtown for work is an enduring image of American...
Kansas City’s War on Voters
The Show-Me Institute has written extensively about efforts by government officials in St. Louis to keep the public from voting...
Driving Still Dominant in Saint Louis, Kansas City
When considering investment in transportation infrastructure, be it road, rail, or river, it is important to think about what type...
