One Neighborhood Group Stands Up to Metro
Residents and community leaders in the Jeff-Vander-Lou (JVL) neighborhood in St. Louis have been pushing back against Metro’s ridiculous proposed...
The L.A. Olympics Will Likely Be an Economic Failure
The New York Times publishes that as Los Angeles is on the brink of hosting the 2028 Olympic Games, the...
Transparency Yields Results
It was only a matter of time before the benefits of hospital price transparency became evident. Recently, the St. Louis...
Universal Basic Income Programs Are Guaranteed Failures
Universal Basic Income (UBI) programs (sometimes called Guaranteed Income programs) are expanding around the United States, unfortunately. In St. Louis,...
Charging Nothing and Liking It
We all know that governments—especially the federal government—are wasteful, but it seems to be getting worse, not better. Do you...
How to Help the Homeless with Housing Policy
Homelessness is awful for everyone. Some homeless people suffer from substance abuse and mental illness and require significant care. But...
What’s Up, SLUP?
Recently, my colleague Patrick Tuohey wrote about the new Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook (HSAP). In his blog post, he discusses...
The Four-Day School Week Won’t Quit
This past legislative session, Missouri officials addressed the four-day school week (4dsw) as part of the large education reform package,...
St. Louis Is Finally Taking the Right Steps on the Earnings Tax
There was good news out of St. Louis on the earnings tax front earlier this week. First of all, the...
The Light Rail Line Less Traveled
If anyone has taken Robert Frost’s words to heart and taken the road less traveled, it is Metro, the St....
Trust but Verify: CITY SC’s Claims Deserve Scrutiny
On May 23, KMOV TV in St. Louis, a CBS affiliate, aired a report about an “independent planning firm” that...
What about the Nurses?
Missouri’s general assembly dropped the ball on a lot of policy priorities during the 2024 legislative session, but one of...
New Policy Playbook May Help Cities Realize More and Better Housing
My colleague David Stokes recently testified that housing in Kansas City and St. Louis is pretty affordable: St. Louis was...
How Missouri and Other States Can Foster Entrepreneurship by Reforming Local Regulations
Entrepreneurship is the backbone of vibrant local economies, yet many cities unintentionally stifle this vital engine of growth through cumbersome...
Prime Examples of Bad Government in St. Louis County Cities
In case you needed it, reason 8,191 why Missouri should not allow municipalities to just do whatever they want—local control...
Missouri Court Rules in Favor of Remote Workers Against St. Louis Earnings Tax
On May 29, David Stokes joined Mike Ferguson in the Morning on NewsTalkSTL to discuss a Missouri appeals court decision...
Why Exactly Do Food Truck Workers Need a Passport Photo?
One of the staunchest opponents of limited government is often the government itself, in the form of the bureaucracy. Complicated...
Protections from EV Charging Station Mandates—for Some
At the end of the most recent legislative session, the Missouri legislature sent House Bill (HB) 2062 to the governor....
Let’s Just Get Rid of Personal Responsibility for Everyone
It is hard to overstate how seriously the City of St. Louis appears to be leaning into just giving other...
When Do Summer Breaks Start for School Districts Across Missouri?
Many families may be beginning to wonder if their children’s school gets out earlier or later than everyone else’s. With...
