Legislators Are Ignoring 40 Years Of Failure
The Kansas City Star reports that a bill to create a land bank in Kansas City is one step closer...
Land Banking Is No Miracle
On Wednesday, Julie Porter wrote in the Kansas City Star that a land bank could help return vacant city property...
A Gift? Or A Liability?
Kansas City officials announced today that Bank of America will be giving the city 75 vacant properties. The bank may...
Why Does Kansas City Need a Land Bank?
The failed Citadel Development in Kansas City. What would such a development spearheaded by a land bank look like? Photo...
Red Light Cameras Fail To Improve Safety In Kansas City
The Kansas City Police Department recently completed a study of the city’s red light camera program, detailed in the Kansas...
Can The Market Provide Cheaper Short-Term Loans?
This article in the Kansas City Star is a must-read for anyone interested in payday lending. Here are some of...
Clumsily Lurching Towards Comprehensive School Choice In Missouri?
The Kansas City Star has reported a delay in the lawsuit between five suburban school districts and the Kansas City...
Hey Platte County, Sell Your Golf Course!
According to an article in the Kansas City Star, Platte County is engaged in a difficult debate regarding budget cuts. Officials...
A Streetcar Too Far: Vanity Rail Lines Are a Waste of Kansas City Tax Dollars
The first line of The Associated Press article said it all: “The trolley is making a comeback.” Sure, the article...
A Wild Idea: Kansas City Votes Nov. 8 On Proposed Zoo Tax
When I was a kid, I often visited the Kansas City Zoo with my family; after all, we were members of...
Red Harvest
The Kansas City Star published an editorial last weekend regarding agricultural budget cuts. The article details a shocking amount of waste...
Letter To Editor in the Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star kindly published a letter to the editor from us the other day on the earnings tax....
A Bidding War Where Everyone Loses
The Kansas City Star reports today that AMC Entertainment is leaving Missouri for the state of Kansas, in part due...
Kansas City: Grabbing the Pension Bull by the Horns?
Kansas City has recently begun to confront its future pension crisis. The issue is captured succinctly in the following quote...
Maybe They Should Try Drive-By Assessments in Jackson County
Last week, the Kansas City Star ran an excellent story on radically higher property assessments in Kansas City. The key...
Unknown Party Slips New-and-Improved Tax Credit Handout into Aerotropolis/Eco-Devo Legislation
In a blog post published today at the Southeast Missourian, state Sen. Jason Crowell raises a battery of concerns about...
Light Rail Heavy on Taxpayers’ Wallets
I’ve lived in St. Louis for 19 years now and I’ve used the area’s light rail system ten times …...
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
On Wednesday, June 1, the Kansas City Star reported that Applebee’s will receive tax breaks to move its headquarters from...
The Earnings Tax Debate: Argle-Bargle or Foofaraw?
Show-Me Institute scholars and analysts have been activily involved in debates about the earnings taxes in St. Louis and Kansas...
Subsidizing the Missouri State Fair
A regular Show-Me Daily reader alerts me to an article in the Kansas City Star reporting that the Missouri...
