Discussing the Recent St. Louis Tax Incentive Report With Good Jobs First’s Anthony Elmo
Glenn Burleigh from Mound City Messenger discusses the recently released Good Jobs First report on local tax incentive usage with one of the report’s authors.
Category: OPINION
Aldermen Poised to Make Elections Less Meaningful
Reforms to the city’s municipal elections have gone through numerous tweaks in recent years. The latest proposal recreates an issue the nonpartisan system was meant to address.
The Peculiar Politics of Snow in St. Louis
Winter weather played a starring role in this year’s mayoral contest. Its return shows that it retains symbolic power in our local politics.
Millennium Hotel Redevelopment: History May Not Repeat, But It Rhymes
Columnist Michael Allen reflects on the past and future of one of downtown’s most iconic pieces of real estate.
Impacted Renters Fund Debacle and Park Sale Show Who Matters to City Leaders
Renters have been left high and dry, while city leaders violate the charter to sell a public park to developers.
Reflecting on a Year of Challenging the City’s Concealment Culture
We have only begun the fight against the culture of concealment that dominates local government.
City Throws Away Millions of Dollars Previously Invested in Interco Plaza
Despite legal questions, the Board of Aldermen voted to sell Interco Plaza to developer StarWood Group. Michael Allen looks back to see how much the city invested in the park over its decades of use.
Stacey Newman Uses Increasingly Dangerous Rhetoric
Columnist Michael Berg points out increasingly extreme comments from former State Representative Stacey Newman, who leads the Missouri Alliance Network PAC.
Aldermen’s Contempt for Ethics Updates Highlights Laziness
If aldermen simply have issues with “drafting errors”, they could have sent a fix to voters years ago. Instead, their actions appear purposeful.
Bring Metro Expansion Sales Tax Back to the Ballot
Following the cancellation of the “Green line” Metrolink expansion, it is only fair that voters be allowed to decide whether the city’s new plans warrant further investment.
