Disincorporation an Option for Struggling Cities
A story out of California discusses how municipal disincorporation is being considered by California cities under financial duress. Thankfully, Missouri...
Is a Trash Case a Precursor to a Health Care Decision?
Last month, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a St. Louis man cannot be compelled to purchase trash hauling...
Funny You Should Mention It …
On July 31, the Post-Dispatch ran the following letter I had written to the editor: Society makes a promise to...
More on MoDOT and Local Control of Roads
Just yesterday, I wrote about the loathsome move by the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny city of Charlack to install speed cameras on I-170 in St....
Speed Cameras Are Detestable
The Post-Dispatch reports today that the city of Charlack is installing speed cameras along I-170 in near-north St. Louis County....
Trade Codes and Rent Seeking Are Hot in Missouri Tonight
St. Louis County, the city of St. Louis, and Kansas City are all seeing examples of preferred legislation for favored...
A Different Strategy for Manufacturing in Missouri
The special legislative session starts Monday in Jefferson City. I am very excited that one of the bills being considered...
Are Missourians Ready for Toll Roads?
Yesterday, Combest linked to a story in the Post-Dispatch about a talk that former MoDOT director Pete Rahn gave in...
Red Light Camera and Surveillance Camera Discussion Now Online!
If you missed the discussion about red light and surveillance cameras that the Show-Me Institute hosted on June 9, you...
SLU Economics Professors Misstate Findings of Earnings Tax Paper
In a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch commentary (“Don’t blame the earnings tax,” May 6), Drs. Lisa Gladson and Jack Strauss...
Metro St. Louis Approves Fiscal 2011 Budget, Making Work Harder to Find
The Metro Board of Commissioners approved the St. Louis regional public transit agency’s Fiscal 2011 operating budget of $232.4 million...
Policing By Camera: A Discussion of Red Light and Surveillance Cameras as a Tool of Law Enforcement
On Wednesday next week, the Show-Me Institute and the Saint Louis chapter of Liberty on the Rocks will co-host a...
Rules Too Cool for the Pools
Today’s Post-Dispatch has a big story on pool safety and regulation in the St. Louis area. I’ll stipulate right off...
Privatizing the Saint Louis City Water Division
Yesterday, we released the lastest Show-Me Institute case study, about the potential for privatization of the St. Louis city water...
Should Jackson County Amend Its Charter?
Today’s Kansas City Star has a good summary of charter amendments being proposed in Jackson County. Charter counties like Jackson —...
Should Florissant Keep Its Strong Mayor System?
This weekend’s Post-Dispatch had an interesting article on Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery. The article discussed at length the political difficulties...
“The County Will Help Bridgeton Find a Better Deal.”
According to an article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch from Friday, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley encourages the...
Should Nonprofits Pay Property Taxes?
The Post-Dispatch had an excellent article Monday about the city’s issues with such a sizable proportion of land in St....
Counties, Not Municipalities, Should Determine TIFs
The core of this issue has already been argued on the eastern side of the state. A 2007 change to...
Advancing Saint Louis through Bad Economics
This morning at the office, David Stokes brought in a mailer he received from Advance Saint Louis urging him to...
