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Education | ARTICLE | July 30, 2025

Understanding the Decline in Student Test Scores with Jim Wyckoff

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 11 min

Missouri crime, St. Louis crime, perceptions of crime, broken windows policing, quality-of-life crimes

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 30, 2025

Waiting for Perception on Crime to Change Is Not a Winning Strategy for St. Louis

By Braxton Steele | Read Time 4 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 24, 2025

In St. Louis County, Who Will Audit the Auditors?

By David Stokes | Read Time 5 min

Missouri marijuana tax, Missouri Supreme Court, Missouri ballot measures, initiative petitions, IP reform

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 24, 2025

“Just Let Me Write the Definitions”

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Missouri budget, Missouri spending, Governor Keohe budget, budget cuts, Missouri federal funding

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 23, 2025

Missouri’s Squandered Opportunity

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 4 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 22, 2025

Statistics Shows Crime Numbers Converging for Major Missouri Cities

By Braxton Steele | Read Time 2 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | July 21, 2025

Sun Fresh’s Struggles Were Predictable—and Predicted

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 5 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 21, 2025

One Big Beautiful Bill Breakdown, Part II with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 12 min

One Big Beautiful Bill, provider taxes, Medicaid reform, Missouri Medicaid, Medicaid federal match

Health Care | ARTICLE | July 21, 2025

Medicaid Reform Incoming

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

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