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Union President Agrees That Union Elections Lead to Greater Accountability
22 May

Union President Agrees That Union Elections Lead to Greater Accountability

Posted by John Wright Uncategorized

Bradley Harmon, president of CWA Local 6355—a union representing state government employees—recently testified before a legislative committee against a union […]

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The Convention Hotel’s Tax Breaks and Gimmes
21 May

The Convention Hotel’s Tax Breaks and Gimmes

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Subsidies

Reviewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the city of Kansas City and the developers who want to build a […]

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Kansas City’s Convention Hotel Memorandum
21 May

Kansas City’s Convention Hotel Memorandum

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Subsidies

The City Council of Kansas City is considering subsidizing half of a $300 million downtown convention hotel adjacent to Bartle […]

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Next Gen Event: The Uber Effects of Ridesharing
21 May

Next Gen Event: The Uber Effects of Ridesharing

Posted by Joseph Miller Regulation, Transportation

When it comes to ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft, too often our policymakers and the media highlight conflict: fights […]

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Highway Dollars: Does Washington Give Missouri Its Fair Share?
20 May

Highway Dollars: Does Washington Give Missouri Its Fair Share?

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

Often, when discussing the impending funding crisis at the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), many residents are skeptical of the […]

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House Bill 42, You Can’t Please Everyone
20 May

House Bill 42, You Can’t Please Everyone

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Nearly everyone recognizes that the transfer program, which allows students to transfer from unaccredited school districts, is unsustainable. If the […]

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Video: The Economic Value of Teacher Quality
20 May

Video: The Economic Value of Teacher Quality

Posted by Eric Hanushek Accountability

Eric Hanushek, Ph.D., shows that the quality of education is closely related to national economic growth. He has authored or […]

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Show-Me Now! Let Kids Cross School District Boundaries
20 May

Show-Me Now! Let Kids Cross School District Boundaries

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

HB42 is on Gov. Nixon’s desk. If he signs it, children in failing school districts would be able to cross […]

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Medicaid and Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
20 May

Medicaid and Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Posted by Michael Rathbone Free-Market Reform

Have you ever been in Best Buy (or, for you millennials, on Amazon) and looked at a nice 70-inch 4K Ultra […]

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CEO Says Lack of Ridesharing in Saint Louis Is Embarrassing
19 May

CEO Says Lack of Ridesharing in Saint Louis Is Embarrassing

Posted by Joseph Miller Regulation, Transportation

Recently, Gabe Lozano, the CEO of a local tech company, called the lack of ridesharing (like Uber and Lyft) in […]

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Hearing on Adopting a Living Wage
19 May

Show-Me Testimony on Minimum Wage

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Business Climate

This brief video clip shows my testimony before the City Council of Kansas City on an effort to raise the minimum wage […]

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Seeded With Tax Cuts, Kansas Harvests the Benefits
19 May

Seeded With Tax Cuts, Kansas Harvests the Benefits

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Taxes

As first appearing in the Wall Street Journal: Liberals love to hate Sam Brownback, and for good reason. The Kansas […]

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Kansas City’s Poor Tax
19 May

Kansas City’s Poor Tax

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Taxes

In an effort to research the so-called food desert in Kansas City, I shopped around at some of the grocery […]

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Highway Funding Proposals Stall in Missouri Legislature
18 May

Highway Funding Proposals Stall in Missouri Legislature

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

When the legislative session began earlier this year, there was some hope that policymakers would be able to modernize the […]

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Will HB 42 Hurt Alternative High Schools?
18 May

Will HB 42 Hurt Alternative High Schools?

Posted by Brittany Wagner Accountability, School Choice

The Columbia Tribune reported that Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman and other superintendents across the state are telling Gov. […]

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If the Riverfront Stadium Plan Had Two Wheels, It’d Be a Bicycle
14 May

If the Riverfront Stadium Plan Had Two Wheels, It’d Be a Bicycle

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy, Subsidies, Transparency

Recently, Dave Peacock, the head of Missouri’s stadium task force, spoke at a Commercial Real Estate Women of St. Louis breakfast. […]

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Private Buses: The Once (and Future?) Transit Option
14 May

Private Buses: The Once (and Future?) Transit Option

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

Imagine you thought that there was a lot of demand for express bus service between two or three locations in […]

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Collaboration and Competition
13 May

Collaboration and Competition

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Transparency

On Friday afternoon, Ronald Garan Jr., a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut, addressed about 40 students at a […]

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Can Normandy Be Saved?
13 May

Can Normandy Be Saved?

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

They say those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. To better understand the seemingly intractable problems in the […]

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Two Approaches to Open Government
13 May

Two Approaches to Open Government

Posted by John Wright Transparency

Public officials should accept the scrutiny that comes with open government. Some do, but many—including Missouri Governor Jay Nixon—do not. […]

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