Why Is the Department of Economic Development Keeping Secrets?
At a Missouri House hearing on the stadium bill, Michelle Hattaway, Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, opened...
Is Kansas City a Public Safety Charity Case?
In a recent column for The Kansas City Star, I detailed international media stories about crime here in the City...
Royals May Stay at Kauffman Amid Stadium Inertia
A new story by Kansas City Business Journal’s Thomas Friestad suggests a growing likelihood that the Kansas City Royals will...
Kansas City Mayor Gets Basic Policing Numbers Wrong
Kansas City Quinton Lucas recently tweeted out some charts regarding policing that need to be fact checked. While the Kansas...
The Pitch’s Half-hearted Crime Research
In a recent interview with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, The Pitch magazine tried its best to support the contention...
Tensions Simmer as Jackson County Property Taxes Explode
How much of their taxes will the Royals not have to pay? Until recently, that question was the hottest tax...
Kansas City’s Courtship of the Royals Is Getting Awkward
Since their founding over 50 years ago, the Kansas City Royals have played their home games in Kansas City proper,...
Hail to the Chiefs! And Pay for Your Own Stadium
If you thought Tyreek Hill getting traded to Miami was going to be the last surprise Chiefs fans got this...
Local Government Is a Managerial Convenience to the State, Not a Blank Check
With the Missouri Legislature back in session, important proposals are already on the move in both chambers. Educational choice appears...
The Star PPP-Shames Kansas City Private and Charter Schools
The government filings of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have provided ideologically motivated journalists and advocates a treasure trove for...
10! 10. 10?
On April 29, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced his 10-10-10 plan for reopening the city after the stay at...
A Peculiar Solution for Ever-Increasing Water Rates
On June 2, residents of Peculiar, Missouri will vote on the sale of the City of Peculiar utility system to...
Audit the Kansas City Water Department
Water rates in Kansas City may soon go up, according to two ordinances just passed out of the city council’s...
The Kansas City Budget Amid Coronavirus
The City Council of Kansas City is currently debating its 2020–2021 budget. Mayor Quinton Lucas had suggested some worthwhile cuts...
Fare Free Public Transit? Not so Fast
A version of this op-ed was published by the Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri, made news around the country last...
“Sometimes Common Sense Does Prevail”
Those words were spoken by Missouri Governor Mike Parson about the agreement struck with Kansas to end some aspects of...
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More Hotels; Fewer Taxes
Despite the fact that Kansas City just held an election in which the city’s profligate use of tax subsidies played...
Plugging the Port Hole
A recent column by Dave Helling in The Kansas City Star called for Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to challenge...
New Downtown Royals Stadium Would Cost City a King’s Ransom
In a recent debate, Kansas City Mayor-elect Quinton Lucas addressed a proposal for a downtown stadium by stating, “We need...
The Airport and Transparency
In the lead-up to the November vote on tearing down Kansas City International Airport’s terminals and building a new $1.2...
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