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Podcast: Missouri is Not Ready for the Next Recession – Corianna Baier & Elias Tsapelas
19 Jul

Podcast: Missouri is Not Ready for the Next Recession – Corianna Baier & Elias Tsapelas

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Business Climate, Economy, State and Local Government

Susan Pendergrass is joined by Corianna Baier and Elias Tsapelas to discuss how prepared Missouri is for the next economic […]

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Empty mall
16 Jul

Crestwood TIF Update

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Dierbergs has withdrawn its request for $17 million in subsidies ($13.5 million via tax-increment financing [TIF] and $3.5 million from […]

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Webster Groves Addresses Hard Issues in Zoning
15 Jul

Webster Groves Addresses Hard Issues in Zoning

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

A version of this commentary appeared in the Webster-Kirkwood Times. Zoning can be a complicated issue for people who believe […]

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A Property Tax Tale of Two Cities
15 Jul

A Property Tax Tale of Two Cities

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It costs money to run cities, and that money comes […]

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Lake of the Ozarks
15 Jul

A New Sales Tax for Law Enforcement in the Lake of the Ozarks

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

There is a one-quarter cent sales tax increase on the ballot for August 3rd in Camden County. The extra revenue […]

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Lee’s Summit School District Wants $40,000 to Show What It’s Teaching Kids
14 Jul

Lee’s Summit School District Wants $40,000 to Show What It’s Teaching Kids

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

As readers know, over the last few weeks we’ve made public records requests to schools and districts across the state […]

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Classroom
13 Jul

Columbia Public School District Bringing the 1619 Project to Classrooms

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

This week at a meeting of its school board, the Columbia Public School District officially accepted a grant from the […]

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Floodplain
12 Jul

Wayfair Bill Is Chock Full of Goodies

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Gov. Parson just signed SB 153 into law. Most of the attention on the bill will focus on the largest […]

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09 Jul

Podcast: COVID Legislation, How to Hire Teachers and MO Toll Roads

Posted by Jakob Puckett Education, State and Local Government, Transportation, Uncategorized

Susan Pendergrass, Patrick Ishmael and Jakob Puckett join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Missouri’s newly-signed COVID liability legislation, MO DESE’s application […]

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Textbooks
08 Jul

Major K-12 Teachers Union Endorses Teaching Critical Race Theory

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

The National Education Association (NEA) made some big news at its annual meeting last week, endorsing the teaching of critical […]

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Stack of coins
07 Jul

Does the Gas Tax Bill Violate the Constitution?

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

Supporters of this year’s gas tax bill presumably don’t think they passed something that would violate Missouri’s constitution, but as […]

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Stack of coins
07 Jul

Missouri’s Hancock Amendment and the Gas Tax

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

With Governor Parson set to decide whether to raise Missouri’s gas tax in the coming days, the general assembly’s decision […]

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Stack of coins
07 Jul

What’s Happening with the Gas Tax?

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

As many Missourians have heard by now, a bill to raise the state’s gas tax for the first time in […]

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02 Jul

Online Sales Taxes Bill Finalized

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Economy, Taxes

Earlier this week, Governor Parson signed the so-called Wayfair bill, and it’s a big deal for Missouri. Named for the […]

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02 Jul

Podcast: Wayfair is Signed, More Sunshine and Nearly $2 Billion for Education

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Economy, Education, Education Finance, State and Local Government, Taxes

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, Patrick Ishamel and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recently signed online sales tax […]

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Tacos
01 Jul

Is the City Foundry Just Moving Vegetables Around the Plate?

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

When you were a kid, did you ever push your vegetables around your plate hoping that the different placement would […]

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30 Jun

Missouri K-12 Enrollment Declined 3 Percent this Year

Posted by Michael McShane Education

New data released by the National Center for Education Statistics (ably summarized here) show a substantial decline in K-12 student […]

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Gas Prices are on the Rise
30 Jun

Gas Prices are on the Rise

Posted by Aaron Hedlund Business Climate, Economy, Workforce

On Wednesday, June 30, Dr. Aaron Hedlund joined The Pete Mundo Morning Show on KCMO Talk Radio to discuss the current […]

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Podcast: More Than Just A Paycheck – Megan Rose
30 Jun

Podcast: More Than Just A Paycheck – Megan Rose

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Business Climate, Economy, Workforce

Susan Pendergrass is joined by Megan Rose to discuss how we think and feel about work. Megan Rose is the […]

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The Latest on the Crestwood Mall Redevelopment
29 Jun

The Latest on the Crestwood Mall Redevelopment

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts, Subsidies, Tax Credits

On Tuesday, June 29, David Stokes joined The McGraw Show on The Big 550 KTRS to discuss news from Crestwood, […]

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