Making Missouri Resilient: Assessing State and Local Government Recession Preparedness

Corianna Baier on Jun 30, 2021

State and Local Government

Missouri Special Elections, Medicaid Expansion Ruling and A Job Opening In Lake Ozark

David Stokes and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss next week’s special elections, the recent Medicaid expansion ruling and a drama-filled job search for a new Lake Ozark City […]

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Listen: How Many Missouri Schools are Teaching CRT?

Patrick Ishmael joined The Mark Reardon Show on 97.1 FM Talk to discuss what he’s learned after sending thousands of records requests to schools across Missouri.

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State and Local Government

Wait, the Columbia Public School District Said What about Teaching the 1619 Project?

The 1619 Project will be taught in the Columbia Public School District (CPS) and the instruction is supported by a grant issued by the Pulitzer Center. I know this because […]

State and Local Government

David Stokes joined The TCT on NewsTalk STL to discuss some of the issues that will be voted on during Missouri’s special election.

State and Local Government

Complete the Idea: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion—and Convergence (DEIC)

As I’ve shared before, my immigrant-turned-native-born family enjoyed and endured both the best and worst of America’s story. But my story isn’t unique; in fact, the idea of America as […]

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Additional Opportunities in Occupational Licensing

Occupational licensing has boomed in the last few decades. Today, one in three people needs an occupational license to work. In the 1950s, it was one in twenty. Missouri made […]

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State and Local Government

The Unbelievable “Whiteness” of Springfield Public Schools

The debate over critical race theory (CRT) is heating up in the Show-Me State. The legislature recently held a hearing on CRT to explore parents’ concerns about its appearance in […]

Podcast: The COVID Economy, Masks in Schools and a CRT Hearing in Jeff City

Aaron Hedlund, Susan Pendergrass and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the state of the economic recovery, the possibility of mask mandates for the upcoming school year and the […]

Are Missouri Schools Being Honest About What They’re Teaching?

Patrick Ishmael joined The Gary Nolan Show to discuss this week’s CRT hearing and provide an update on the Show-Me Curricula Project.

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Missouri Bans Natural Gas Bans

Legislators in Jefferson City recently passed a law barring policymakers in cities and counties from banning the use of natural gas in homes and businesses. The law technically prohibits cities […]

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Listen: More Tax Giveaways in St. Louis

David Stokes joined TCT on NewsTalk STL to discuss the current state of tax incentives in St. Louis and some recent development dealmaking.

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