Sun Fresh’s Struggles Were Predictable—and Predicted
The Washington Post just published a story on the failure of the taxpayer-subsidized Sun Fresh grocery store on the corner...
KC Stadium Tax Debate with Patrick Tuohey, Sly James and Jim Rowland
On March 27, Sports Radio 810 WHB in Kansas City hosted a roundtable with Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute...
Fact Checking That Stadium Tax Event
Proponents of the new stadium tax in Jackson County, which the Royals would use to build a new downtown stadium...
Yes, Mr. Mayor, There Are Fewer Flights from KCI
At the March 19 panel discussion of the new stadium sales tax hosted by Kansas City PBS and the Kansas...
Royals Move Downtown Is Not About Baseball
John Sherman, the billionaire owner of the Kansas City Royals, wants a new stadium in downtown Kansas City, funded with...
About That Border War Truce . . .
Last fall, there was much rejoicing about the effort by Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to...
Patrick Tuohey on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, July 18, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss taxpayer subsidies...
Food Desert Mirage Exposed
Food deserts in Kansas City are a mirage. I’ve written about this numerous times before, and the fact remains that...
Kansas City’s Pre-K Bait and Switch
On the April ballot, Kansas Citians are being asked to vote on a three-eighth cent sales tax to fund a...
Pre-K Supporters Dismiss Research on Efficacy of Pre-K
In a debate about the efficacy of pre-K, Kansas City Mayor Sly James was dismissive of research that suggested there...
What Is Going On with the KCI Project?
No one seems to know what is going on with the KCI new single terminal project. Or if they do...
How Not to Study Economic Development Incentives
Economic development incentives are all the rage. And they aren’t all multi-billion-dollar packages to attract a new Amazon headquarters. Many...
Food Deserts and Demand
The Kansas City Star published a 2,500 word front page story on Sunday that asked, “Why do so many stores...
Kansas City Star Editorial Board Gets It Half Right
In a recent column, The Kansas City Star editorial board bemoaned the instinct of Mayor Sly James to be opaque...
More of the Same for the New KCI Project
For years, Kansas City Mayor Sly James asserted that revenue generated at the airport cannot be redirected to the city....
Are Sales Taxes to Fund Pre-K a Good Idea?
Kansas City Mayor Sly James is working on a proposal for a sales tax increase to fund expanded pre-K education....
Taxes in Kansas City: Still Too High, Still Unfair
Kudos to Kansas City Star editorial board member Dave Helling for his recent column on taxes in Kansas City, and...
Like Google, Amazon Wants Good Government over Gimmickry
The imaginations of municipal governments across the country have been captured by the prospect of being chosen as the location...
A Linked Summary of the KCI Terminal Saga
In April 2013, Kansas City Mayor Sly James called for an “adult discussion about the facts” regarding the proposal to...
Ready-Fire-Aim Approach Yields Predictable Results at KCI
The rush to build something—anything—at Kansas City International Airport is calling into question the ability and even the seriousness of...
