Kansas City Deep in Debt
Back in 2013, when we examined Kansas City’s spending relative to other regional peer cities, what we found wasn’t good:...
Kansas City’s Taxes Aren’t “Relatively Low”
Last week our friend Dave Helling at the Kansas City Star wrote about the upcoming earnings tax fight, and on many...
The Kids Are Alright
Mathematica public policy research just released a high-quality, rigorous evaluation of the Ewing Marion Kauffman charter school in Kansas City....
The Cost of Inefficiency in Kansas City
Woody Cozad on Ruckus last Thursday talked about how poorly Kansas City government is managed. While most people are still...
Kansas City Streetcar Has First Crash
It was only a matter of time. During a test run, the Kansas City Streetcar collided with its first parked...
Kansas City, Death and Taxes
At a recent gathering of religious leaders, one earnings-tax supporter told those gathered that if the earnings tax is defeated...
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 Prioritizes Transportation Few Use
Kansas City residents rely on well-functioning transportation for virtually every aspect of their lifestyle, from getting to work to spending...
Seattle’s Minimum Wage Experience A Cautionary Tale
When the price of a thing goes up, people buy less of it. We experience this every day when buying...
Millennials Moving Out
My colleague Joe Miller has written much about the idea that millennials are flocking to urban areas. This is important...
Kansas City Star Worried over “Bullying” from Uber, Lyft
The Missouri legislature is currently considering statewide regulation for ridesharing companies, like Uber and Lyft, which would pre-empt local regulations in...
Hail to the Chiefs? City Includes Arrowhead on List of Urban Core Successes
After a recent KCPT documentary on urban neglect made waves across the region, supporters of the earnings tax are eager to counter...
Patrick Tuohey on Ruckus
The Show-Me Institute's Patrick Tuohey appeared on Ruckus on February 18 to discuss education spending in Kansas, the earnings tax...
Kansas City Star: Do As We Say, Not As We Do
The Kansas City Star has a fever, and the only cure is more anti-tax cut blogs. This time the Star's...
Earnings Tax Opponents Already Getting Results
On April 5, Kansas Citians will vote on whether to retain the 1% earnings tax. This vote was brought about...
Soccer Mania Strikes Saint Louis County
Soccer, professional and otherwise, is big business across the country and around the globe. The MLS is even considering putting...
Policy Choices and “Our Divided City”
In a recent documentary, "Our Divided City," KCPT's Michael Price goes to great length to detail the many problems facing Kansas City's...
How Bad Policy Survives
In modern politics, combatants like to paint those around them as evil or ignorant. The practice is as old as...
Kansas City’s Earnings Tax Ignorance
Brace yourself: Kansas City leaders are preparing a campaign to scare you into voting for the earnings tax. On Monday...
Kansas City Government Union Embezzlement Shows Need for Greater Transparency
The former head of an AFSCME local representing Kansas City corrections officers pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud scheme...
