Bonds Away in Saint Louis County
According to the Post-Dispatch, St. Louis County is considering a $120 million bond issue to address infrastructure needs. This comes...
I’m Just Eager for Tolls
It would be wonderful if everyone took into account the full social consequences of their actions before making a decision...
Pharmacists in the Post-Dispatch …
… is the perfect excuse for me to link the Post‘s article with my case study about pharmacy privatization from...
Should Cities Operate Water Parks and Rec Centers?
Hazelwood, a suburb of St. Louis, has just opened a new water park. The Suburban Journals has the story. The...
A Half-Cent for Your Thoughts
In November, St. Louis County voters likely will decide whether to enact a half-cent sales tax increase for the expansion...
Getting a Grip on the Cost of Public Transit
Ballooning gas prices have encouraged more people to utilize St. Louis’ public transportation options, according to a story published in...
And the Award for Sensible Government Goes To …
Alderman Anthony Smith of Bellefontaine Neighbors, come on down! You’ve won the June 2008 award for daring to ask just...
Creve Coeur Votes Down Tax Increase
If you blinked you could have missed yesterday’s elections in St. Louis County. Countywide, there were three elections, two of...
The Missouri Free Suburb Project
Regular readers will recall the debates we have had over the recently repealed "Village Law," which made forming one’s own...
Beating a Dead Horse (With Some New Evidence)
Devotees will remember my reservations about the passage of the property tax reform bill (which prevents backdoor tax increases through...
The Earnings Tax in Action
Perhaps there is no finer crucible with which to test criticisms of the earnings tax than a general economic downturn....
Counties, Not Cities, Should Determine TIFs
A 2007 change to state law granting more authority to county tax increment financing (TIF) commissions within the Saint Louis-area,...
St. Louis County’s New Tax Commission Is Welcome Gift to Bloggers
It looks like I am not going to have any trouble finding things to blog about as long as this...
Bodyguards and Pay Raises for City Officials
Kansas City has an interesting way of setting salaries for its city officials. The salaries of the mayor and City...
Not an Example of “Pro-Business” or “Pro-Market”
Centene Corp. is in the news again. After the collapse of the Saint Louis ballpark village incentive proposal (which, in...
Debate Over Trash in St. Louis County Continues
The Post-Dispatch reports on the vote last night at the St. Louis County Council to end the county’s new trash...
A Small Victory for Freedom and Responsibility in Saint Louis County
I would like to commend the members of the Manchester Board of Alderman for defeating a helmet ordinance in Manchester....
Health Savings Accounts Benefit Taxpayers in St. Louis County
Please take a moment to read this article, published by Chicago’s Heartland Institute in its monthly Health Care News magazine....
Justin’s Post About Property Assessments and the Three L’s
Justin blogged last week about the property assessment and tax changes coming from the general assembly. Reading it was the...
Right … and the Titanic Was Unsinkable
Ordinarily, I’m not one for posting more than once in a single day, but sometimes I just need to highlight...
