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25 Jun

Medicaid Expansion Ruling, Special Session and the Cost of Tax Subsides

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Corporate Welfare, Economy, Education, State and Local Government

This week, David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recent ruling on […]

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Empty highway
24 Jun

Overland Park Considers Adding Tolled Lanes to Expand Highway

Posted by Jakob Puckett State and Local Government, Transportation

Drivers on U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park near Kansas City are about to see some market-based transportation policy in […]

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Empty classroom
23 Jun

First Results of Our Request for Critical Race Theory Curricula

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

Earlier this week, we began a new transparency project focused on whether schools in Missouri are teaching critical race theory […]

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Doctor at computer
23 Jun

Time Running Out to Protect Telemedicine

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Free-Market Reform, Health Care

One of the few bright spots from the past year was the removal of various barriers that were needlessly restricting […]

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Fire truck
22 Jun

Ready, Fire, Aim

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

A group has released a new plan to consolidate the fire departments of St. Louis County and create more independent […]

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School Choice Options Becomes More Popular When People Know What They Are
21 Jun

School Choice Options Becomes More Popular When People Know What They Are

Posted by Kate Poortenga Education

Do you like the AAA? That probably depends on whether you’re thinking of the American Automobile Association, the Amateur Athletic […]

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Food trucks
18 Jun

Clayton Expands Opportunities for Food Trucks

Posted by Kate Poortenga Economy, Regulation

Food trucks are often more popular with customers than with legislators. For years, food truck owners have fought their way […]

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18 Jun

$17 Million Grocery Store, HB 271 is Signed and Dr. Dre Opens a School

Posted by Susan Pendergrass State and Local Government

This week on the podcast, Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes and Patrick Ishmael discuss a tax giveaway in Crestwood, a new […]

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Electric tower
17 Jun

Privatizing Lebanon, Missouri’s Municipal Electric Utility

Posted by Jakob Puckett Economy, Energy, Municipal Policy

City officials in Lebanon are considering getting out of the municipal electric business by selling their electric utility or, at […]

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Crestwood TIF Commission Considers Redevelopment Plan with $17 Million in Giveaways
17 Jun

Crestwood TIF Commission Considers Redevelopment Plan with $17 Million in Giveaways

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

The Crestwood TIF Commission is considering a proposal to redevelop the land that was once the Crestwood Mall. The plan […]

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17 Jun

Podcast: Let’s Redesign High School with Stanford’s Macke Raymond

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, Performance, School Choice

On the inaugural episode of There’s a Policy for That, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Macke Raymond. Macke is the […]

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Soybean field
16 Jun

Let Expired Agricultural Tax Credits Stay That Way

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Tax Credits

One of the better things to come from the 2021 Missouri legislative session was something that the legislature did NOT […]

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Kansas City Council Should Say November Oscar to Hotel Bravo
15 Jun

Kansas City Council Should Say November Oscar to Hotel Bravo

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The developers of a luxury hotel proposed for downtown Kansas City are back seeking major tax subsidies for their proposal. […]

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Empty classroom
14 Jun

Yes, We Should Be Concerned About Critical Race Theory

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

Caroline Cureau was my great-great-grandmother. In 1902, Caroline married Onesiphore Sarafin Manade, my great-great-grandfather, and the couple moved from Louisiana […]

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Coming up for AIR After COVID
14 Jun

Coming up for AIR After COVID

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Economy, State and Local Government, Uncategorized

The last year has been a difficult one for Missourians. Our friends and neighbors have not only contended with a […]

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Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs
11 Jun

Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Workforce

It’s fitting that a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on job openings was released during Missouri’s […]

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Residential TIF Versus School Districts
10 Jun

Residential TIF Versus School Districts

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The St. Louis TIF Commission approved a second phase of the City Foundry TIF project by a vote of 5 […]

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Missouri’s $17 Million Grocery Store
09 Jun

Missouri’s $17 Million Grocery Store

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts, Subsidies

The Crestwood TIF Commission is considering a proposal to redevelop the land that was once the Crestwood Mall. The plan […]

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Food truck
07 Jun

Why Should the Early Bird Get the Worm?

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Regulation

A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Although it’s a little trite, “the early bird gets the […]

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04 Jun

Podcast: Missouri Education Spending, More Corporate Giveaways and Talk of a Special Session on Public Safety

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Corporate Welfare, Economy, Education, State and Local Government

Susan Pendergrass, Patrick Ishmael and David Stokes discuss a new report that claims Missouri ranks 49th in K-12 education funding, […]

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