Subsidies, Not Streetcars, Lure Developers
Kevin Collison, freelance reporter and supporter of taxpayer-subsidized economic development, inadvertently undercut the argument that streetcars spur economic investment in...
How Much Are Kansas City Teachers Willing to Pay for their Pension?
As I wrote in my last blog post, a report authorized by the Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS)...
Kansas City Teacher Pension Faces Possibility of Insolvency
In 20 years, the probability that the Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS) will not be insolvent is only...
Kansas City’s Airport: A Monument to Political Ego
Kansas City has an effective and efficient airport. There is no reason why Kansas City cannot continue to meet the...
Breaking: Blue Cross KC to Leave Obamacare Exchanges
Major news from Andy Marso at the Kansas City Star. Reportedly the move comes after the company experienced a $57...
Who Wants to Talk About Failure?
It was the Irish Playwright Samuel Beckett who wrote, “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail...
Important Background on the Airport Discussion
The Kansas City Star is reporting on efforts to revive the effort to build a new $1.2-billion single airport terminal....
Show-Me Now! Rebuilding Kansas City Without Subsidies
Even without corporate welfare, cities can develop economically. With the right incentives—low taxes and little red tape—private investors have decided...
A New Convention Hotel Is Not Necessarily a Success
Ronnie Burt, head of VisitKC, the convention and visitor’s bureau in Kansas City, was quoted by The Kansas City Star...
What Happened to Course Access?
In the early days of this legislative session, course access seemed primed for success. Both the House and Senate held...
Patrick Tuohey on KCPT Infrastructure Panel
On Friday, April 28, Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Public Works? The Cost of Our Aging Infrastructure . Tuohey appeared as...
Session Notes: ESAs Clear the Senate!
Yesterday afternoon, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 313, which would create a $25 million tax-credit-funded education savings account (ESA)...
HB 130 a Win for Transportation and Economic Freedoms
Yesterday, Governor Eric Greitens signed HB 130 into law. HB 130, colloquially known as the ‘Uber Bill’, creates statewide regulations...
Brace Yourselves: Another Single Terminal Sales Pitch Is Coming
Kansas Citians have been hearing about the supposed need for a new airport terminal for four years or more. We’ve...
Private School Choice Provides More Options Close to Home
“School choice may work in Saint Louis and Kansas City, but it won’t impact most students in the rest of...
Economic Development Policies Still Failing
Steve Rose may not care what the research tells us, but the research is mounting. Studies by UNC-Chapel Hill, the...
Attacking Charter Schools with “Alternative Facts”
In a recent letter to the editor of the Joplin Globe, Caroline Tubbs, a public high school teacher, makes a...
“Chokepoints” Demonstrate Need for New Charter Schools
I grew up in a small town where several elementary and middle schools funneled into a single high school. While...
Mayor James Gets It Wrong
Kansas City Mayor James penned a guest commentary for The Kansas City Star on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it is riddled with...
Debating GO Bond Policy
We were disappointed to learn that Mayor Sly James has turned down an offer to debate the Go bonds issue...
