Even with an Updated Route, MetroLink Expansion is a Waste
Plenty of federal funds are available after President Biden signed a 1 trillion-dollar infrastructure bill into law last November, and...
More Corporate Welfare for St. Louis Land Developer?
On Wednesday, land developer Paul McKee announced a plan to build a food market in St. Louis as part of...
Eminent Domain and Uncertainty in North Saint Louis
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), currently located in South Saint Louis City, is planning to move to a new...
City’s “NGA for Millennials” Pitch Rings Hollow
Saint Louis is trying desperately to keep the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) within city limits. The federal spy agency...
Why Is Saint Louis Using Eminent Domain “On Spec”?
What would you do if you learned that the government might take your home sometime in the next few months?...
Eminent Domain Puts St. Louis Homeowners in Jeopardy
Joyce Cooks, an artist and former school teacher who has been in her house for decades, does not want to...
Regionalism for Thee, But Not for Me
In their recent push to keep the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Saint Louis City, city leadership has argued the...
Saint Louis to Try, Once Again, to Spend its Way to Prosperity
A recent article in the Post-Dispatch reported on the city’s plans to spend more than a billion dollars on a...
McKee Wants to Flip Northside Properties at Taxpayers’ Expense
As we discussed recently, the city of Saint Louis is looking to buy back land it sold to Paul McKee’s...
Something to Ponder While Debating the Minimum Wage
The latest news regarding the minimum wage debate in Saint Louis makes me feel like Michael Corleone in The Godfather...
McKee’s Northside Plans Fail, City to Buy Land for NGA
Back in 2009, city government had grand plans for a massive redevelopment of North Saint Louis City. To that end,...
Saint Louis City Hall Getting Serious About Reducing Regulation
Tomorrow, two Saint Louis aldermen will propose a bill that will slash the city’s business regulations. The Post-Dispatch has reported that...
An Imminent Eminent Domain Case
When most Saint Louisans think about eminent domain abuses, they tend to conjure up thoughts of Maplewood razing neighborhoods in order to build...
