After working for 4 St. Louis mayors, Nahuel Fefer knows what's broken at City Hall
The former executive director of the Community Development Administration has some ideas for city-county reunification—and charter reform.
St. Louis Connects Parks, Retail With Free Public Wi-Fi
Government Technology coverage of citywide Wi-Fi expansion
St. Louis offers $16M in housing, development grants
St. Louis Business Journal on neighborhood transformation funding
St. Louis to Roll Out More Funding for Rental Assistance
St. Louis Post-Dispatch on expanded rental assistance programs
This mural on St. Louis' near North Side is a sign of what's coming
St. Louis Magazine feature on ARPA-funded public art initiatives
St. Louis Ramps Up Home Repair Program Amid 'Overwhelming' Need
Coverage of expanded home repair assistance programs
St. Louis has 24,000 Vacant Properties: It's Banking on a New Strategy For Reform
Post-Dispatch on innovative vacant property strategies
St. Louis offers developers millions in 'neighborhood transformation'
Business Journal coverage of grant programs aimed at needy areas
Shaking Up Incentive Game
St. Louis Post Dispatch coverage of the Jones administration's economic justice tax incentive policy: "Less than three weeks after taking office, Tishaura O. Jones put developers on notice..."
St. Louis' Renegotiation Of City Foundry Tax Incentives
St. Louis Public Radio on tax incentive reform and equitable growth
In Rush to Close Workhouse, a rash of problems linger for St. Louis leaders
Early coverage of the Jones administration's efforts to close the workhouse. The notorious jail was ultimately demolished.
Funding economic development: St. Louis starts weighing in on options
Early coverage of the Slay administration's economic development sales tax presentation, which was ultimately approved by the voters.
314 Podcast
Interested in a city-county merger? "Listen up," says host Sarah Fenske. "Because his idea for the form the new government could take is one that makes the most sense to me."
St. Louis on the Air
How St. Louis neighborhoods are transforming – one grant at a time
St. Louis on the Air
How St. Louis plans to use $20 million in ARPA funds for development projects
St. Louis on the Air
Pro & Con: Proposition 1, a St. Louis ballot measure, regarding MetroLink, urban development funding
City sidelined proven recovery programs
A St. Louis American op-ed responding to City Hall's criticism of the Community Development Administration's tornado recovery efforts, setting the record straight on the proven housing recovery programs that were left on the table.
Revisiting the National Advisory Referendum
A response to Jill Lepore's "How Originalism Killed The Constitution" making the case that national referenda can help drive overdue constitutional amendments.
Vouchers for Ukraine: Accelerating Affordable Housing Development
An analysis of how housing vouchers for internally displaced persons, veterans, spouses of fallen soldiers could provide a short term response to Ukraine's housing crisis.
Condorcet & Constitutional Revolution
An introduction to Condorcet's philosophy, his dialogue with the founding fathers, and how his ideas can help heal our nation's deep constitutional rot.
Democratic-Republican Social Choice Theory
The final paper for a law school seminar on democratic theory. This essay traces two competing visions of representative government: the aristocratic republican framework of Adams & Madison, whose constitutional frameworks often serve to contain popular impulses, and the more radical democratic-republicanism of Paine & Condorcet, who saw representation as a means to empower and educate citizens. Reading that debate through the lens of social choice theory, the essay builds a taxonomy of voting systems, compares first-past-the-post with ranked choice, and makes the case for electoral systems which empower citizens to express their full and complete will.
Better Together Will Rip Us Apart
Riverfront Times cover story explaining how the 2019 plan to merge City and County would have circumvented democracy and bankrupted St. Louis.
Who Oversees the Highest Court in the Land?
The final paper for a law school course on government ethics. From ancient Roman laws punishing corruption with death, to modern day debates over the Constitutionality of Congressional attempts to regulate the Supreme Court, the essay explores how we can make federal courts more accountable without sacrificing their independence.