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St. Louis County Needs a Land Bank Like I Need a Hole in My Head

St. Louis County Needs a Land Bank Like I Need a Hole in My Head

Oct 18, 2022

In truly unwelcome news for people who care about good government, a coalition has been put together to create a...

Springfield Does Not Need a Land Bank

Springfield Does Not Need a Land Bank

Jan 27, 2022

A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. In government, nothing succeeds like failure. How else to explain...

When It Comes to The Land Bank, St. Joseph Should Get Out While It Still Can

When It Comes to The Land Bank, St. Joseph Should Get Out While It Still Can

Jan 4, 2022

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Joseph News-Press. You are probably familiar with various versions of the...

St. Joseph Should Privatize Its Sewer System

St. Joseph Should Privatize Its Sewer System

Dec 7, 2021

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Joseph News-Press. The usual problems with water in St. Joseph, Missouri...

A Peculiar Solution for Ever-Increasing Water Rates

A Peculiar Solution for Ever-Increasing Water Rates

Apr 22, 2020

On June 2, residents of Peculiar, Missouri will vote on the sale of the City of Peculiar utility system to...

Entrepreneurship in Missouri, Part 2: Where Is the Job Growth?

Entrepreneurship in Missouri, Part 2: Where Is the Job Growth?

Sep 26, 2016

A week ago I wrote of the decline of entrepreneurial activity in the nation, Missouri, Kansas City, MO, and Saint...

Personal Income in Missouri Continues to Lag

Personal Income in Missouri Continues to Lag

Sep 2, 2016

Recent economic data reinforces an old story:  Missouri’s economy is not expanding fast enough to substantially raise its citizens’ income. ...

Economic Impact Fallacies

Economic Impact Fallacies

Aug 23, 2016

David Martin over at The Pitch has a great piece about how the positive economic impacts of a Chiefs training...

St. Joseph’s Development “Plan” Not Exactly Focused On Actual Development

St. Joseph’s Development “Plan” Not Exactly Focused On Actual Development

Nov 15, 2012

Let me pose a hypothetical to you. Let’s say you were in charge of revitalizing a languishing downtown area but...

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