corporate welfare
Heeding Luminary Park’s Incandescent Warnings
Roy Blunt Luminary Park, the much-discussed plan to build a park over four blocks of I-670 in downtown Kansas City, just missed another federal grant application, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. The city’s request for $25 million was…
Midtown St. Louis TIF Deal Is as Bad as It Gets
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. There is a…
Does Kansas City Still Need Race- and Sex-Conscious…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBOfoHMxY5g On July 30, 2026, while guest hosting Mundo in the…
Missouri Doubles Down on Failed Economic Development…
Gov. Mike Kehoe recently signed House Bill (HB) 3231, a broad economic development package that…
Kansas’s $1.1 Billion Corporate Welfare Mistake
A new Kansas state audit shows taxpayers have paid a steep price for property tax exemptions. This…
What Happens after States Hand Out Massive Corporate Subsidies?
Economic development incentives are usually sold as investments. The state offers tax credits, cash grants, or other subsidies to persuade a company to expand or relocate. If the deal works, supporters claim, taxpayers get jobs and the state or local…
More Noise than Signal from Latest Chiefs Release
The Kansas City Chiefs just released a two-page statement with numerous claims about the benefits of…
Why Stadium Deals Don’t Add Up with J.C. Bradbury
J.C. Bradbury, professor of economics at Kennesaw State University, joined Patrick Tuohey, guest…
Kansas City Mayor’s Circular Reasoning on Stadium…
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is talking in circles. The city is suffering under a $55 million…
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…
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