Urban decay

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 5, 2026

The St. Louis City-County Merger with Aaron Renn and David Stokes

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 32 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 29, 2026

A Wake-up Call for St. Louis

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 17, 2025

St. Louis’s Improving Crime Data

By Braxton Steele | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | September 19, 2024

The Many Doom Loops of St. Louis

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 29, 2024

STL Q Down the Loo

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | September 22, 2020

St. Louis Is Shrinking. Let’s Reverse the Trend

By Corianna Baier | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | August 12, 2019

St. Louis Blight Authority: Philanthropy Might Provide What Markets Cannot

By Bennett Lewis | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 28, 2018

St. Louis Is Failing, and It Has Only Its Government to Blame

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | March 27, 2018

School Options and the Rise and Fall of Cities

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 3 min