Can Laclede’s Landing Survive Government Planning?
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported that many businesses in Laclede’s Landing, a riverfront entertainment district in downtown Saint Louis, are struggling...
New Study on City Spending Confirms What We Already Know
Photo: Union Station in Kansas City by Dual Freq Visitors to Show-Me Daily have probably come across the numerous ways...
Make Metro Sustainable, not House Poor
Planners are pushing for a new multibillion-dollar North-South MetroLink line in Saint Louis. While light rail expansion would increase mobility...
St. Louis Public Schools Saving School Buildings for a Rainy Day
Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee conducted a hearing on House Bill 42. Brittany Wagner and I submitted testimony with suggestions...
Rams to Make Missouri Millions?
At a meeting of the House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee, the Missouri economic development director argued that the state could make...
Missouri’s Fuel Taxes in Context
On March 1, Iowa increased its fuel taxes by 10 cents per gallon. Other states, including Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, and...
Are Charter Schools the School Transfer Fix?
When Stella Erondu moved to America from Nigeria in 1977, she was surprised to find the streets were not in...
Domes, Development, and Downtown Saint Louis
A couple weeks ago, I filmed a video in the Bottle District, just north of the Edward Jones Dome, in...
Playing Favorites on the Board of Aldermen?
When it comes to local politics, we see the same bad ideas circulated over and over. As Saint Louis native...
The Great L.A. Gambit
The battle for the L.A. market is joined! According to NBCSanDiego, the Chargers are working with the Oakland Raiders. Their...
Changes to Macks Creek Law Making Their Way Through Missouri Legislature
Since the events in Ferguson last year, there has been an increasing push from across the political spectrum to do...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Focus on Teachers
Last night the Show-Me Institute partnered with the Kansas City Federalist Society for a panel discussion on the Future of...
Why Cities Are Bad at Bargaining With Sports Teams
Don’t look now, but there’s a land rush for the Los Angeles pro football market. Saint Louisans will already be...
Lackluster Outlook for Saint Louis in 2015
The PNC Financial Services Group provides economic forecasts for those areas in which it has a significant business footprint. The...
Are Virtual Charter Schools Right for Missouri?
In 1999, 11 charter schools opened in Saint Louis and Kansas City. That same year, the Disney Channel released the millennial...
Ditching City Hall: A Kansas City Development Story
Kansas City has a low population density for a city its size. How low? According to the Census Bureau, Kansas...
Change On the Way for Rideshare Regulation in Missouri?
The Mardi Gras celebrations that took place last week in Soulard were met with extremely cold weather, with temperatures dropping...
Ditching City Hall: A Saint Louis Development Story
We’ve said it on this blog many times before: Saint Louis has low population density. The population is widely spread among...
How Much “Choice” Is in Senate Bill 1?
This session, the senate has worked to create a veto-proof bill that will “fix” the school transfer law. Does the...
An Imminent Eminent Domain Case
When most Saint Louisans think about eminent domain abuses, they tend to conjure up thoughts of Maplewood razing neighborhoods in order to build...
