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Kansas City Mayor’s Circular Reasoning on Stadium Subsidies
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is talking in circles. The city is suffering under a $55 million operating deficit. The mayor pointed out in a 2023 budget letter that “The demands of a City this size in square miles and infrastructure age far exceed…
No, Kansas City Cannot Rush Royals Financing to Beat a…
Kansas City Mayor Lucas told KCMO Talk Radio on Thursday morning that, basically, the city is going…
Kansas City Mum on Royals Ransom
It has been nearly two months since Kansas City leaders and the Royals announced plans for a new…
Keeping Kansas City Safe During the World Cup with…
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Kansas City Voters May Get a Say on the Royals Downtown…
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2026 Legislative Session Report
The 2026 Missouri legislative session delivered significant progress on some of the state’s most pressing economic and regulatory challenges. Lawmakers took notable steps forward on tax reform, health care access, and occupational licensing, though…
Data Centers Can Bring Their Own Tax Cuts
There is a saying in areas prone to significant flooding that “floods bring their own rain.” Like…
Judge Glock on Local Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iptUEVT5NFM Susan Pendergrass speaks with Judge Glock, director of…
Ferguson Denies Incentives for Data Center Project
Data center headlines have been filling newspapers each and every week. Among the myriad proposed…
Country Club Plaza Subsidy Deal Reveals What’s Broken…
I’ve argued for years that Kansas City’s lavish subsidies distort the market while failing to…
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