Susan Pendergrass speaks with John Ketcham, legal policy fellow and director of cities at the Manhattan Institute, about his Model […]
There’s an old warning that “the plural of anecdote is not data.” But there sure are a lot of anecdotes […]
In each decade of the past 50 years, Missouri’s population growth has failed to keep pace with the nation. From […]
From January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, Missouri issued just under $233 million in economic incentives, according to the […]
There is a lot happening in Sedalia right now. Many local residents are starting to ask questions about the goings-on […]
Both the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County are debating whether or not to adopt a city manager […]
The recent snowstorm reinforces the necessity of a reliable, consistent energy grid to power homes and businesses. As America and […]
Critics of school choice programs like to claim that these programs create new expenses for the government. They argue that […]
The size of Missouri’s government has nearly doubled over the past five years, and given the recent commitment from President […]
Susan Pendergrass, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the start of the 2025 Missouri legislative session. […]
State policymakers in Missouri and elsewhere often face the daunting task of crafting complex regulations. Enter nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), ready […]
A recent op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for substantially increasing the power of urban planners in St. Louis and […]
Despite the November 5 vote approving Proposition A (a measure that will raise Missouri’s minimum wage and mandate paid sick […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Bryan C. McCannon, Dean of the School of Business and Economics and Robert S. Eckley Endowed […]
Thomas Friestad of the Kansas City Business Journal writes that JE Dunn Construction has secured public incentives through Port KC […]
Missouri’s Free-Market Policy Guide outlines key areas where targeted, well-researched reforms can make a meaningful difference in the lives of […]
In this post on my series about Medicaid in Missouri, I want to dive deeper into the effects of Medicaid […]
St. Louis, at least relative to other cities, is not facing a housing affordability crisis. In fact, a 2024 study […]
The Cato Institute’s recent report, “Cato Institute Report to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): How to Downsize and Reform […]
