MOGE, Open Enrollment, Banning Phones, and COVID-era Water Bills

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By David Stokes , Avery Frank , Elias Tsapelas and Zach Lawhorn | Read Time 1 min

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the Missouri Office of Government Efficiency (MOGE) and its impact on state governance, legislative approaches in the House and Senate, the role of outside experts in identifying inefficiencies, and the importance of accountability through timelines. They also cover educational policies like open enrollment, challenges with smartphone use in schools, COVID-era municipal water policies, source of income laws, and the ongoing debate over eliminating the state income tax.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to MOGE and Government Efficiency
02:16 Legislative Approaches to Government Efficiency
04:50 The Role of Outside Experts in Government Review
08:25 Timelines and Accountability in Government Initiatives
10:49 Historical Context of Government Efficiency Initiatives
11:39 Understanding Open Enrollment in Education
17:18 Challenges and Myths of Open Enrollment
19:55 Legislative Movements on Smartphone Policies in Schools
24:08 Water Shutoff Policies and Municipal Challenges
29:56 Source of Income Laws and Recent Legal Developments
33:15 The Debate on Eliminating State Income Tax
37:09 Exploring Property Tax as a Revenue Source

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David Stokes

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David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.
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Avery Frank

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Avery Frank earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics (with honors) and political science from Sewanee: University of the South in 2022. He also studied at the London School of Economics in 2021 and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Societies. His research interests include education policy and energy policy.
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Elias Tsapelas

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Elias Tsapelas earned his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Missouri in 2016. Before joining the Show-Me Institute, he worked for the State of Missouri's Department of Economic Development and Office of Administration, Division of Budget & Planning. His research interests include economic development, health policy, and budget-related issues.
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Zach Lawhorn

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Zach Lawhorn joined Show-Me Opportunity in 2018. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri. Prior to joining SMO he worked in marketing and strategic communications for the University of Missouri School of Health Professions and was a senior media producer at Mizzou Video Production.
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