Kansas City Homicide Rate May Be National Leader for 2025
A story in the November 20 issue of The Washington Post examines homicide rates in large cities across the United...
The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls
Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of...
Waiting for Perception on Crime to Change Is Not a Winning Strategy for St. Louis
I’ve highlighted the progress St. Louis has made in reducing crime in recent blog posts. The improving data are positive...
St. Louis Is Finally Taking the Right Steps on the Earnings Tax
There was good news out of St. Louis on the earnings tax front earlier this week. First of all, the...
Yes, Mayor Jones, the Earnings Tax Really Does Hinder Economic Growth
The St. Louis Business Journal had an excellent article last week on the present state of the St. Louis City...
The St. Louis Demographic Decline: One Explanation Among Many
Most St. Louisans I know are die-hard fans of the city they call home. Maybe it’s because we are blessed...
Fighting Blight Can Help Address Crime
A new article from the Manhattan Institute details research that indicates addressing blight can have a positive impact on crime....
TechNet Companies: Want More Education Funding? Then Pay Your Fair Share.
In a recent opinion column, Linda Moore, the president and CEO of TechNet, a “national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs...
Are Kansas City and Saint Louis Getting Taken?
The deadline for submissions to Amazon to host their new headquarters building has come and gone, and both Kansas City...
Uber and Kansas City Go at It Again
Kansas City hasn’t been the friendliest place for ridesharing/transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft. Although regulators in the...
A Setback in the Fight against Blaine Amendments
Last week, a federal judge in Denver refused to expand the Douglas County school voucher program to include religious schools....
Is Kansas City’s “Food Desert” a Mirage?
A “food desert” is an urban area devoid of grocery stores—thought to affect the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables...
MCI Is the Envy of its Peers
The effort to issue $1.25 billion in debt to tear down and rebuild Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is on...
The Saint Louis City Earnings Tax: Lifeline or Noose?
On April 2, Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson gave a speech on the Earnings Tax to...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
MLS to Saint Louis: On Whose Dime?
Last summer I found myself leaning against the railing on the balcony of Toyota Park, home of the Chicago Fire,...
Saint Louis and Kansas City Enjoy Low Congestion, Commute Times
Recently, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute released a report on mobility in the nation’s urban areas, specifically focusing on congestion....
Pope Francis Is Visiting a Catholic School. Maybe You Should, Too
Today, Pope Francis will visit Our Lady Queen of Angels school in East Harlem in New York City. It will...
Bad for Borrowing: Saint Louis Bond Ratings Slip
Recently, Moody’s, a prominent credit rating group, downgraded Saint Louis’s debt rating. While the changes are nothing drastic (and the...
Positive Train Control Creates Doubts for Amtrak in Missouri
With the recent Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, the push for increased passenger-rail safety measures has greatly increased. As part of...
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