Arguments for a New Stadium Fall Apart Like Bad Concrete
Leaders of the Kansas City Chiefs held a press conference on Wednesday to unveil their plans for the Truman Sports...
Chiefs Team President Accidentally Speaks Truth
A Kinsley gaffe, named for the journalist and Slate editor Michael Kinsley, is “when a politician tells the truth—some obvious...
John Sherman’s Proposed Entertainment District Is Bad for Everyone Else
John Sherman, the owner of the Kansas City Royals, said in an announcement the other day: I believe in my...
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...
Royals Put Off Stadium Decision Another Month
Now that it’s almost Christmas, I can’t help but compare the latest news about the Kansas City Royals to a...
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...
Show-Me Talks Royals Stadium Move on KMBC
This week, the Kansas City Royals unveiled their latest renderings for two potential new stadia sites—one in Kansas City proper,...
Tax Free Weekend, Property Tax Freeze, and School Lunches
Patrick Ishmael, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss freezing property taxes for seniors, what the research says about...
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,...
Kansas City Leaders Need to Get a Handle on Crime Situation—Now
Frequent Show-Me Institute readers are likely familiar with our analysts’ concerns about violent crime in St. Louis, but many of...
“The Kansas City Royals of North Kansas City”?
With the expiration of the leases for the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals creeping ever closer, there’s been...
Hail to the Chiefs! And Pay for Your Own Stadium
If you thought Tyreek Hill getting traded to Miami was going to be the last surprise Chiefs fans got this...
Downtown Baseball? Show Us the Research
New Royals owner John Sherman is giving interviews extolling the virtues of downtown baseball. In a recent story published on...
Skepticism Is Warranted on Missouri/Kansas Border War Truce
A lot of people around the country have cheered a recent agreement by the governments of Missouri and Kansas to...
New Downtown Royals Stadium Would Cost City a King’s Ransom
In a recent debate, Kansas City Mayor-elect Quinton Lucas addressed a proposal for a downtown stadium by stating, “We need...
Downtown Baseball? A Swing and a Miss
On the October 12, 2017 episode of KCPT’s Ruckus, panelists discussed the topic of moving Kauffman Stadium to downtown Kansas...
Patrick Tuohey on KCPT Ruckus discusses the possibility of moving Kansas City Royals to a downtown stadium. Is that a good idea?
Patrick Tuohey on KCPT Ruckus discusses the potential for moving Kauffman Stadium downtown and other local and state issues.
