Platte County Commission Decision Not to Levy Taxes Upheld in Court
My colleague David Stokes has written a good deal about an effort in Platte County to institute a sales tax...
Documents Give Conflicting Numbers on the Cost of a New Stadium
The other day I asked in a post about the missing Populous report about Kauffman Stadium. I still don’t have...
Where Is That Populous Report on Kauffman Stadium?
On November 9, 2023, Kansas City public radio (KCUR) reported: According to a report released by Populous in 2022, a stadium design...
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...
Welcome to “Kensas City”: Barbie-Themed Streetcar Wrap Costs Taxpayers $25,000
Are the Underpants Gnomes running the Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA)? Hot on the wheels—pardon, hot on the heels—of the...
Part One: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?
Kansas City has long been the crossroads of the United States. Once a frontier outpost in the 1800s, the region...
Don’t Worry, We’re All Confused
You know a good report card when you see it, and the recently released annual performance reports (APR) for Missouri...
Criminal Justice Reform Getting Attention in Missouri
The Governor laid out a number of important priorities in his State of the State address, which my colleague Scott...
Jazz Museum Hits A Sour Note
The American Jazz Museum in Kansas City is a failure, as is the entertainment district in which it resides. It...
