Yet Another Example of Terrific City Planning
The Kansas City Star has a story on the failures of the planning process in Kansas City’s Beacon Hill neighborhood....
Developing the Core
Kansas City’s mayor, Mark Funkhouser, is likely to appoint a new task force to help develop the urban core, the...
Show-Me Institute in the Papers This Past Weekend
The Show-Me Institute appeared in two major newspapers this past weekend. The Kansas City Star carried an op-ed by Dr....
Something for Which Our Governor and Legislature Deserve a Lot of Credit
The economic health of state government is good — maybe even too good. The Kansas City Star has a story...
You’re the Best … Around
You will have to excuse the title- I just watched Karate Kid. Today’s Kansas City Star has an editorial (link...
Headline of the Day
"Rains clog sewer system, residents asked to limit toilet use," the Kansas City Star reports. The hilarity of this headline...
Newsflash: Market Continues to Work
James Fussel has an excellent article in the Kansas City Star detailing some of the potential avenues for combating rising...
Kansas City Transit Cornucopia
Detailed commentary will follow, but I wanted to get Mayor Funkhouser’s new regional Kansas City transit plan up on our...
Missouri House Approves Property Tax Bill
Well, this is news that is sure to make David Stokes happy. Of course, there was a nice little useless...
True Step Forward for Free Markets in Missouri
Regular readers may readily recall my writings about utilities. So it is with some surprise that I was not more...
On Tax Credits and Economic Development, or: What SB 1234 Does Poorly
Senate Bill 1234 is currently rolling through the Senate. It expands the enterprise enhancement zone, and by identifying “mega-projects” that...
“Nothing in the World Is More Dangerous Than Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity.”
Supporters of Ward Connerly’s Civil Rights Initiative — which would end race-based affirmative action programs in Missouri — are increasing...
Missouri … We Have a Problem
A new study by the EPE Research Center and the America’s Promise Alliance finds that three out of every 10...
Give Me Milk or Give Me Death
The Kansas City Star‘s Prime Buzz blog reports on a sensible proposal and the entertaining reasoning behind it: A couple...
KC Budget Crunch Continues; Payroll Still Padded
The Kansas City Star continues its thorough coverage of the budget situation in KC with a clarifying and honest article...
Cut the Budget or Raise Taxes? Kansas City, Make Your Choice …
Today’s Kansas City Star has a very good and detailed look at Kansas City’s projected budget problems. I believe it...
Some Senators Should Stop the Stupid Stimulus
Ahh, alliteration, the simple pleasure of a poetic mind. This post really doesn’t have anything to do with the Senate...
Saved by the Midwife
MIdwives make an appearance in the Kansas City Star: What if hospitals are overwhelmed by casualties, disease or infection? Many...
Light Rail Study Didn’t Focus on Crime
The Kansas City Star‘s Prime Buzz blog yesterday had a couple of posts criticizing our recent light rail study‘s use...
Star Headline Whets Appetite
The Kansas City Star has a preview of tonight’s State of the Union speech, which I will tune in to...
