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Centene Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
23 Jun

Centene Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

There are numerous flaws in the ongoing subsidy-driven economic development strategy employed in Missouri. In this post, I want to […]

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U.S. Supreme Court
22 Jun

A SCOTUS Victory for Private School Choice

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Courts, Education, School Choice

Once again, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld a parent’s right to choose a religious private school, […]

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Rainy day
21 Jun

Missouri Forgot Its Umbrella

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Budget and Spending, State and Local Government

Anyone familiar with Missouri weather knows that regardless of the day’s forecast, you should probably still be prepared in case […]

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KC Streetcar
20 Jun

As Kansas City’s Streetcar Expands, Its Buses Suffer

Posted by Quin Rizer State and Local Government, Transportation

On Wednesday morning, The Kansas City Star published a detailed report on the city’s suffering bus system. Riders complain about […]

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Attorney General’s Office Starts a Curriculum Database of Its Own
16 Jun

Attorney General’s Office Starts a Curriculum Database of Its Own

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

When I started the Show-Me Curricula Project, I had no illusion that schools and districts would happily provide their teaching […]

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Scooters
16 Jun

Is a Scooter Ban the Answer in Saint Louis?

Posted by Abigail Wagner State and Local Government, Transportation

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a piece on Tuesday morning titled “With scooters gone, St. Louis police say weekend was […]

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Buc-ee's store
15 Jun

More of the Same in Springfield’s New Buc-ee’s CID

Posted by Abigail Wagner Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

The Springfield City Council just repeated an all-too-common Missouri mistake. The council passed a bill creating a new community improvement […]

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Corruption Allegations: Disappointing but Hardly Surprising
14 Jun

Corruption Allegations: Disappointing but Hardly Surprising

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, State and Local Government, Subsidies, Transparency

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In 1977, the Chicago Sun Times newspaper bought […]

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Affordable housing blog banner
14 Jun

Part 5: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

(You can read part one, part two, part three, and part four in this series here.) How affordable is housing in Kansas […]

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Podcast: Inflation is Getting Worse with Dr. Howard Wall
13 Jun

Podcast: Inflation is Getting Worse with Dr. Howard Wall

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Economy

Dr. Susan Pendergrass speaks with the Director of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise and Professor of Economics in Plaster […]

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Podcast: St. Louis BOA Indictments And The Future Of Tax Subsidies With Patrick Tuohey And David Stokes
10 Jun

Podcast: St. Louis BOA Indictments And The Future Of Tax Subsidies With Patrick Tuohey And David Stokes

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Corporate Welfare, Municipal Policy, Special Taxing Districts, State and Local Government, Subsidies, Tax Credits, Transparency

Susan Pendergrass is joined by David Stokes and Patrick Tuohey. Patrick Tuohey is co-founder and policy director of the Better […]

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Financial Data on Missouri’s 20 Largest Cities
09 Jun

Financial Data on Missouri’s 20 Largest Cities

Posted by Corianna Baier State and Local Government, Transparency

The Tax Burden in Missouri’s 20 Largest Cities report that I published earlier this year displays financial information from Missouri’s […]

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08 Jun

Part Four: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

(You can read part one, part two, and part three in this series here.) In the previous blog post in […]

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07 Jun

Part Three: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

(You can read part one and part two of this series here.) One of the primary problems in the affordable […]

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Hospital
06 Jun

Something Is Rotten in the County of Perry

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Privatization

I support the privatization of many government services; I wrote an entire paper on it. I know you’ve all read […]

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03 Jun

Part Two: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

(You can read part one in this series here.) It is often taken as gospel by some local (and many […]

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Affordable housing blog banner
02 Jun

Part One: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

Kansas City has long been the crossroads of the United States. Once a frontier outpost in the 1800s, the region […]

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Podcast: Canceling Student Debt with Neal McCluskey
02 Jun

Podcast: Canceling Student Debt with Neal McCluskey

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Economy, Education, Education Finance, Labor, State and Local Government, Workforce

Listen on Apple Podcasts  Listen on Stitcher  Listen on SoundCloud Neal McCluskey is the director of Cato’s Center for Educational […]

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Missouri state capitol
01 Jun

Watch: 2022 Legislative Wrap Up

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Education, State and Local Government

On Tuesday, May 24, Senator Andrew Koenig and Representative Donna Baringer joined us to discuss the 2022 legislative session.

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Apartment buildings
27 May

Asking Developers to Make “Voluntary Donations” is Troubling

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

According to the Post-Dispatch, a New Jersey developer—Aptitude Development—will make a $250,000 donation to affordable housing in St. Louis City, […]

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