state and local government
What’s a City to Do?
My colleagues and I at the Show-Me Institute have for years counseled local and state leaders against a whole host of ideas aimed at increasing their population or growing their economy. From stadium subsidies to convention centers, new taxing…
Missouri Earns a “B” in New Fiscal Report—but Don’t Pop…
For the first time in recent memory, Missouri earned a “B” on Truth in Accounting’s (TIA) annual…
KCUR Finally Confronts the Reality of Fare-Free Transit
On Monday, KCUR carried a piece by NPR’s Joel Rose exploring fare-free buses in New York City, using…
The Free-City Project for Missouri
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. In 2001, a group of very…
Green Means Stop
Earlier this week, the City of St. Louis and the Bi-State Development Agency, better known as Metro,…
MetroLink Line Canceled, SNAP Reform, and Missouri’s Reading Crisis
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the cancellation of the St. Louis MetroLink Green Line and what bus rapid transit could mean for the city, major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
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