User Fee

Public park, user fees, park fees, St. Louis County parks, Sam Page

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | February 25, 2026

St. Louis County to Raise Park Fees—That’s Good

By David Stokes | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | December 18, 2025

A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities Part Four: Parks and Recreation

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 23, 2025

The Three-Legged Stool of Taxes with David Stokes

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 1 min

St. Louis

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 14, 2025

A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities, Part Two: Taxation

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 min

Missouri DMV update, government spending

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 20, 2024

Missouri’s (Hopefully Successful) DMV Makeover

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Fishing

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 26, 2023

Hunting and Fishing Fees May Be Going up in Missouri

By Patrick Ishmael | Read Time 3 min

Road crew

Budget and Spending | REPORT | August 17, 2022

Who Pays for Road Maintenance

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 1 min

Highway at sunrise

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | October 22, 2020

Funding Roads by Miles Traveled—There’s an App for That

By Jakob Puckett | Read Time 3 min

Bridge over a river

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | June 5, 2020

Federal Money for Roads and Bridges Won’t Fix Missouri’s Real Problem

By Jakob Puckett | Read Time 2 min

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