Articles

Empty classroom, Billy Madison, third-grade retention policy, social promotion

Education | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

Third-Grade Retention Will Not Recreate Billy Madison in Missouri

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs stadium, stadium subsidies, Kansas Chiefs deal, Kansas Sports Authority

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

Kansas Sports Authority Lets Chiefs Play as Home Team, Referee and Rulebook

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Food truck, food truck regulation, World Cup, Kansas City

Economy | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

If Food Truck Reform Is Good for One County, It’s Good for All

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Neighborhood, opportunity zones, subsidies, tax-increment financing

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

Are Opportunity Zones Just Federal-Level TIF?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Fire truck, fire protection districts, fire district sales taxes, firefighters, fire decline

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | March 9, 2026

Fire District Sales Taxes

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 9, 2026

Income Tax Elimination, Early Literacy Bills, and Data Centers in Missouri

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 6, 2026

The Wrong Way to Fix Property Taxes

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 6, 2026

Missouri Should Update Its Renewable Portfolio Standard to Include Nuclear Energy

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

Charter Schools Are More Likely to Be Bright Spots

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

Who’s Paying for What with Data Centers?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

David Stokes Was Right: Property Tax Caps Are Squeezing Local Budgets Nationwide

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | March 3, 2026

Bloated Bureaucracy and Failing Kids The Case for School Choice with Christopher Talgo

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

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