Why Is PortKC Keeping Secrets?
PortKC has become Kansas City’s go-to agency for economic development incentives—but with a troubling condition. Applicants must sign a non-disclosure...
Is Kansas City a Public Safety Charity Case?
In a recent column for The Kansas City Star, I detailed international media stories about crime here in the City...
A Sweet Deal for Sugar Creek
The following letter appeared in the Kansas City Star. There is a proposal to sell the Sugar Creek water and...
Reporting on Housing Fails to Ask Basic Question
The Kansas City Star recently published a piece on investor-owned housing that seeks to raise the alarm on corporate landlords,...
An Update on Land Banks in Missouri: From Bad to Worse
What do you do with a program that has failed repeatedly and led to corruption and cronyism? Well, if you...
Platte County Children’s Services Fund Tax
A version of the following letter was published in the Kansas City Star. On November 5, voters in Platte County will...
Jackson County COMBAT Is Still a Failure
It’s been a few years since we’ve checked in with COMBAT, Jackson County, Missouri’s Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax. Back in...
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...
A New Ballpark Could Cost KC Taxpayers Billions with Patrick Tuohey
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey about the stadium funding debate in Kansas City. The Royals want a sales tax...
