$30 Million Here, $90 Million There: The Previous Math on City-County Consolidation
“SHOW US THE MATH.”
During the past two weeks this has become a frequent refrain from people on various...
Violent Crime In St. Louis County Fell In 2021, But Remains Elevated Overall
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH CRIME? Is it up or down?
And what about violent crime -- not just murders,...
Bill To Amend Argyle TIF Would Send Millions to City and Its Schools
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CITY HALL’S COFFERS and museums and libraries across the city would get a cash infusion this year totaling...
“Tishaura Bucks” and Six Questions About The St. Louis Parking Contract
OH FOR CHRIST’S SAKE, not another story about parking meters.
There -- McPherson said it for you, so you...
The TIF Trade: The Argyle TIF Explained in Six Charts
MCPHERSON HAS ONLY BEEN publishing for four months, but already there's a problem: verbosity. It's understandable to get carried away while plumbing the depths...
When We Talk About Crime In St. Louis, We Need To Talk About St....
IT STARTED AS A DISPUTE over grass clippings.
According to local news reports 29-year-old Allen Waller, who lived in...
McPherson Talks ArchCity Defenders & More With McGraw Milhaven
ON AUG. 17 McPherson Editor Jack Grone was a guest on The McGraw Show, hosted by McGraw Milhaven on radio station KTRS.
White Guilt, Black Power And The Legacy Of Ferguson: An Interview With Shelby Steele
A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT FERGUSON began streaming this month, and it’s unlike any other film concerning that troubled St. Louis suburb in...
The TIF Trade: A Curious Case of Missing City Data
ON A SUNNY FRIDAY MORNING RECENTLY, the Southtown Centre strip mall in St. Louis was a moderately busy place. Delivery trucks from FedEx and...
Megan Green, Jamilah Nasheed Weigh In on TIFs, Parking Money
SOME OF THE MONEY in the Argyle TIF should be used to buy additional garbage trucks for the city of St. Louis.
City leaders need...
