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Education | ARTICLE | November 25, 2025

Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax, Subsidies for Gas Stations, and Early Literacy Reform

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Missouri state capitol, state spending, municipal debt, Truth in Accounting, Reason Foundation

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 21, 2025

New National Debt Analysis Offers Fresh Lens for Missouri’s Fiscal Picture

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 20, 2025

What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 13 min

Apartment buildings, affordable housing, housing regulation, Kansas City housing

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 20, 2025

Shocker! Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Set-Asides Nets Zero Housing Units

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Uncategorized | ARTICLE | November 17, 2025

In Memory of Joseph Forshaw IV

By Brenda Talent | Read Time 2 min

College campus, meritocracy, math achievement, UCSD, educational excellence

Education | ARTICLE | November 17, 2025

We’re Destroying Meritocracy

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Teacher, 4-day school week, 4DSW, teacher retention

Education | ARTICLE | November 14, 2025

The 4-Day School Week Doesn’t Improve Teacher Recruitment or Retention

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

St. Louis skyline, St. Louis policy, subsidies, economic development policy

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 13, 2025

St. Louis Needs to Stop Dating and Settle Down

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Hospital exam room, Medicaid, Medicaid audit, Missouri Medicaid program, Missouri Budget, OBBB

Health Care | ARTICLE | November 12, 2025

Checking Medicaid’s Pulse

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

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