Articles

Education | ARTICLE | April 8, 2026

Grading Missouri Schools with Susan Pendergrass and Avery Frank

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 25 min

Plumber, plumbing licensing, occupational licensing, regulatory climate

Economy | ARTICLE | April 6, 2026

St. Louis County Should Reduce Plumbing Licensing Rules

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

School districts, school building, MOSchoolRankings, Missouri schools

Education | ARTICLE | April 6, 2026

Looking at Missouri’s “A” Districts

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | April 3, 2026

Land Taxes: Will the Grass Be Greener in the Bluegrass State?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | April 2, 2026

Earnings Tax Defenders Unable to Defend Earnings Tax

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Film set, film tax credits, Missouri film tax credits

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | April 1, 2026

Missouri’s Film Tax Credits Still Don’t Add Up

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Hospital building, Rural Health Transformation Fund, Missouri RHTF application, healthcare reform

Health Care | ARTICLE | March 31, 2026

Missouri Talks Reform on Rural Health—Then Walks It Back

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Child with book, early literacy, three-cueing system, phonics, reading instruction, Missouri literacy

Education | ARTICLE | March 31, 2026

Why the Science of Reading Is Missouri’s Path Forward

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 30, 2026

AI, Think Tanks, and the Future of Policy Work with Todd Davidson

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 19 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | March 27, 2026

Why Hand Out Subsidies to Data-Center Developers?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | March 27, 2026

Tax Subsidies Are a Mistake We Can’t Seem to Learn From

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 25, 2026

Herculaneum Is Doing Use Taxes Right

By David Stokes | Read Time 2 min

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