Lee's Summit

Housing construction, regulation, zoning, Lee's Summit

Economy | ARTICLE | September 9, 2026

City Admits Zoning Is a Barrier

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Missouri, local ballot issues, use taxes, Missouri primary, Jackson County assessor, municipal bonds

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 23, 2026

Local Issues on the Ballot in Missouri This August

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Kansas City, Jackson County assessment, Jackson County Assessor's Office, property taxes, Missouri taxes

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 23, 2026

Show-Me Institute Shines Light on Kansas City’s Discrimination Policies

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 16 min

Hy-Vee, tax subsidies, special taxing districts, TDDs, CIDs

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | August 28, 2025

Hy-Vee Wants to Give the Heave-Ho to a CID

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | September 27, 2023

And Then There Were Three: Blue Springs Joins Jackson County Property Tax Lawsuit Party

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 2 min

Green light

Education | ARTICLE | August 21, 2023

20 Missouri Districts Get the Green Light to Try New Assessment System

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | June 30, 2023

20 Missouri Districts Seek Exemption from the Missouri Assessment Program

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | May 17, 2022

Tax Burden in Missouri’s 20 Largest Cities

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 1 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | September 24, 2021

Lee’s Summit Is Generous to a Fault

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

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