Kansas City and St. Louis Receive D’s in Fiscal Health
Kansas City and St. Louis City ranked poorly in Truth in Accounting’s Financial State of the Cities 2021 report, meaning...
Local Government Is a Managerial Convenience to the State, Not a Blank Check
With the Missouri Legislature back in session, important proposals are already on the move in both chambers. Educational choice appears...
It Is Time to Change How We Collect Sales Taxes in Missouri
Comprehensive online sales tax collections in Missouri are likely inevitable. Because of the ongoing pandemic, they are also necessary. Covid...
MSA Growth in Missouri
The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on the past and make resolutions for the...
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...
Living in Chiefs Kingdom Doesn’t Make You Kansas City’s Peasant
While 2020 has been a year of often-obscured bright spots, the Kansas City Chiefs have stood apart as a fairly...
Fixing the “Delmar Divide” with a TIF?
Developers are asking for millions in tax subsidies for a redevelopment project with the hopes of fixing St. Louis’s “Delmar...
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...
TIF for Tat Two
Back in December 2018, the Show-Me Institute published TIF-for-Tat: The Relationship Between Political Contributions and Tax-increment Financing Awards. A new nationwide...
New Paper Suggests Kansas and Missouri on the Right Track with Truce
If you need a reminder regarding the negative consequences of economic development incentives, look no further than this paper published by the...
Kansas City is Falling Behind the Region
The Kansas City region is a rarity in that it straddles two states. Of the fourteen counties and 2.2 million...
The Star PPP-Shames Kansas City Private and Charter Schools
The government filings of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have provided ideologically motivated journalists and advocates a treasure trove for...
KCMO Vs KCK: Aaron Renn Joins the Show-Me Institute Podcast
On the most recent Show-Me Institute podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Aaron Renn and Patrick Tuohey. They discuss...
About That Border War Truce . . .
Last fall, there was much rejoicing about the effort by Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to...
Kansas City Auditor to Investigate Oversight of Community Improvement Districts
Kansas City’s Auditor, Doug Jones, announced recently that his office was going to look into whether the city is properly...
Three Cheers for the Kansas City Council
The Kansas City Missouri City Council adopted three new ordinances to help restaurants during the pandemic. The ordinances make it...
An Incentive Package for Tesla May Not Benefit Joplin
Tesla is in search of a site for a new manufacturing plant, and Joplin has put itself in the running...
10! 10. 10?
On April 29, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced his 10-10-10 plan for reopening the city after the stay at...
More People Working from Home Means Less Earnings Tax Revenue
The earnings tax in Kansas City and St. Louis is a one percent tax on income not just for city...
KC’s League of Women Voters Weigh in on TIF
The League of Women Voters of Kansas City/Jackson-Clay-Platte Counties recently released its study of tax-increment financing (TIF). In a radio...
