Johnson County

Kansas City bus service, KCATA, transportation policy, fare-free buses

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 19, 2026

KCATA Is Still Paying for the Fare-Free Experiment

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, stadium subsidies, corporate welfare, Crown Center

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | April 23, 2026

Next Up on Chiefs and Royals Stadium Saga

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Stacked coins

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | May 24, 2019

KC’s economic development study parroted exactly what the city wanted

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Population growth in KC

Economy | ARTICLE | March 12, 2019

Follow-up on Kansas City Population Trends

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | October 17, 2018

Kansas City’s Unrelenting and Unaddressed Homicide Problem

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 10, 2018

Tourism: When Kansas City Is Not Kansas City

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | June 30, 2017

Kansas City’s Economic Diversion

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | October 28, 2016

Creating a Field of Dreams for the American Royal

By Michael Austin | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 14, 2016

The Great Urban School District That Wasn’t, but May Be Soon

By Michael Q. McShane | Read Time 5 min

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