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You Want Library Posts, You Get Library Posts!

You Want Library Posts, You Get Library Posts!

Sep 20, 2007

In my neverending quest to be an expert on the most obscure local government topics possible, I now present to...

Webster Groves Defeats Kirkwood In Tax-Cut Turkey Bowl!

Webster Groves Defeats Kirkwood In Tax-Cut Turkey Bowl!

Sep 7, 2007

Wow, the Kirkwood School Board has given the full-out brushoff to hometown state Senator Mike Gibbons by passing a measly...

You Can Tax My Cell Phone When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Landline …

You Can Tax My Cell Phone When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Landline …

Aug 7, 2007

Actually, I really don’t mind the idea of a tax to improve 911 service throughout Missouri, but I do mind...

The Credit Hours of Local Comparative Politics, Just for You …

The Credit Hours of Local Comparative Politics, Just for You …

Apr 27, 2007

O’Fallon, Mo., is considering expanding its city council in response to rapid population growth. If the 75,000 estimated population is...

I first I thought this was a good thing…

I first I thought this was a good thing…

Mar 14, 2007

When I first read that Brentwood had lowered its emergency dispatching bid for Rock Hill by $100,000, I thought this...

Don’t Drain the Sales Tax Pool

Don’t Drain the Sales Tax Pool

Mar 14, 2007

What does every city with a recent eminent domain controversy in Saint Louis County have in common? They are all “point-of-sale” cities,...

Stokes on the Sales Tax Pool

Stokes on the Sales Tax Pool

Mar 14, 2007

Over at our main website, David Stokes has a new article on a proposal to abolish the sales tax pool...

Richmond Heights and Clayton Merger Would Benefit Residents

Richmond Heights and Clayton Merger Would Benefit Residents

Feb 22, 2007

Two of Saint Louis County’s most recognizable municipalities are engaged in discussions of a merger.  Clayton, the county seat and...

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