State and Local Government

State and Local Government

Is St. Louis Transit Built for the 2020s or the 1910s?

Metro, the public transit division of the Bi-State Development Agency, wants to spend hundreds of millions of dollars building 5.5 […]

State and Local Government

Welcome to “Kensas City”: Barbie-Themed Streetcar Wrap Costs Taxpayers $25,000

Are the Underpants Gnomes running the Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA)? Hot on the wheels—pardon, hot on the heels—of the […]

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Corporate Welfare

To Nobody’s Surprise, Riverfront Extension of Kansas City Streetcar Going over Budget

It’s the viral crossover no one asked for and no one needs—high inflation and government waste. But here in Kansas […]

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An Airing of Grievances about Sewer Sales in Festus

I have a lot of problems with how the sewer system sale is being handled in Festus, and you people […]

Corporate Welfare

Veto Session, Tax Freeze, and Holding Students Back

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the veto session, freezing property taxes for seniors […]

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