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"Missouri and its legislators should be proud of what was accomplished in 2012 and 2018, and we should be eager to support those same reforms at the federal level." missouriindependent.com/2026/04/22/o...

STOP IT! The County contribution for Truist Park was NOT paid for by taxes generated from The Battery development (some of the funding comes from a ~7 sq-mile area that includes the stadium), and the allocation was absolutely not recouped. Cobb runs a $15 million annual deficit.

#KansasCity Earnings Tax Defenders Unable to Defend Earnings Tax showmeinstitute.org/article/taxe...

Weird endorsement in #KansasCity #KCMO earnings tax campaign

Once again, it turns out that a "privately funded" sports venue project is getting a public subsidy, and it's poised to get more.

#KansasCity earnings tax is a regressive giveaway to big corporations www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

Your reminder: the people we elect to protect our interests are in on the stadium scam. These jock sniffers will give sports team owners pretty much anything they ask for if it means they might watch a game from the owners box, mingle with star athletes, or even get a free jersey.

#Kansas legislators bow before their new master showmeinstitute.org/article/corp... #ksleg #stadium

My piece on crime and deterrence in the @missouriindependent.com missouriindependent.com/2026/03/11/i...

better-cities.org/community-gr... #housing #zoning

better-cities.org/community-gr... #housing

Before the current wave of criticism, I warned in the KCStar that PortKC’s governance and subsidy model deserved far more scrutiny. The issues haven’t gone away, in fact they've gotten worse. #kcmo www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

"True stadium deals have never been tried."

We've reached the point in the process when the political players backing the stadium proposal fully realize that they didn't do their due diligence on the plan that sounded so good over cocktails in the owners box. They can't admit they were duped, so it's full steam ahead.

"We'll erect a multitude of regulations and swarms of officers to harass our people and drive up the cost of #housing. Then we'll redirect taxpayer money to offset those costs." "Why not just roll back the regulations, sir?" "Nobody knows."

Restrictive lot size rules tend to benefit incumbent homeowners while excluding lower-income families and newcomers. #housing better-cities.org/community-gr...

Cities can fast-track infill #housing with pre-approved plans—and they should better-cities.org/community-gr...

"Big events like the World Cup often amount to a city throwing itself a party. Because such ventures fall outside core functions, officials embrace any claim that prestige and tourism dollars will trickle down to basic services. Too often, they don’t." thehill.com/opinion/cong...

Useful article by @patricktuohey.bsky.social at @thehill.com regarding Tulsa Remote, in part drawing on my research on Tulsa Remote. thehill.com/opinion/fina.... As article says, part of reason why Tulsa Remote can have success is that it is cheaper per job induced than typical business incentives.

An excellent conversation on #housing and #zoning podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

What other cities can learn from Kansas City’s failed progressive experiments  thehill.com/opinion/cong...

www.kansascity.com/opinion/read... #housing #nimby

better-cities.org/community-gr... #housing #building

KC’s Kauffman Center can teach Trump, the left a lesson about arts funding www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

better-cities.org/community-gr... #moeless

showmeinstitute.org/blog/state-a... #kcmo

*THIS* is NIMBYism. 'No one is against housing,' the opponents say. They just don't want it, y'know, near them. #housing www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Aldermen vote to make #housing in St. Louis easier to build www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

reason.org/commentary/t... #housing

Every story is a housing story. "James has been building his forever home on a hilltop in Beverly Hills for the past five years; it reportedly took him three years just to get all the permits." www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

better-cities.org/community-gr... #housing

better-cities.org/criminal-jus... #policing #police

better-cities.org/criminal-jus... #housing

Why does Port KC require applicants sign an NDA? showmeinstitute.org/blog/transpa...

My column for Independence Day www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

My column for Independence Day www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

There is no magic formula of subsidies that will help your City or town grow better-cities.org/economic-pro... #cities #growth #housing

better-cities.org/community-gr... #housing