A version of this op-ed was published in the Columbia Missourian. Missouri and Kansas are no strangers to border conflict. […]
Thanks to the Walt Disney Company and the State of Florida, special taxing districts are in the news. Florida is […]
Last year, voters in Branson voted in a new mayor. Last month, they went further by voting into office a […]
David Stokes, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Disney bringing special taxing districts into the headlines, […]
The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Account program was passed into law in the 2021 session and went into effect last fall. […]
Earlier this year, I excoriated a concerning initiative out of the governor’s office that would have brought new barriers to […]
When a tax cut is proposed, critics often question how the government can function with the loss of revenue. But […]
Yesterday I testified before the Senate Education Committee on House Bill (HB) 1858, a parents’ bill of rights that we’ve […]
Susan speaks with Senior Director of Government Relations at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Ron Rice. Ron C. […]
As consumers, we like options when buying things. We like choosing between the red and the blue package, the more […]
Earlier this week, Missouri’s legislature moved one step closer to sending another question to Missouri voters regarding Medicaid expansion. This […]
There is a controversy in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. A developer would like to build a nine-story building on […]
Over the past decade, the revenue for hospitals generated by the federal 340B drug discount program, initially intended to serve […]
Missouri families need access to multiple options for their children’s education, and this need has only become more pressing since […]
This week, the Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval to a Parents’ Bill of Rights bill, the culmination of […]
As Missouri’s legislators begin crafting next year’s budget, one of the biggest questions they’re facing is how much the state’s […]
Patrick Ishmael, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the Missouri budget, a massive tax incentive deal […]
After countless hours of debate and filibuster, the Missouri Senate finally passed a version of a redistricted Congressional map—a regular […]
If occupational licenses are meant to protect consumers, should licenses be created at the behest of lobbyists instead of consumers? […]
Patrick Ishmael joined The Heidi Glaus Show with Josh Gilbert on The BIG 550 KTRS to discuss the Kansas City […]
