This week, David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recent ruling on […]
Drivers on U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park near Kansas City are about to see some market-based transportation policy in […]
Earlier this week, we began a new transparency project focused on whether schools in Missouri are teaching critical race theory […]
One of the few bright spots from the past year was the removal of various barriers that were needlessly restricting […]
A group has released a new plan to consolidate the fire departments of St. Louis County and create more independent […]
School Choice Options Becomes More Popular When People Know What They Are
Do you like the AAA? That probably depends on whether you’re thinking of the American Automobile Association, the Amateur Athletic […]
Food trucks are often more popular with customers than with legislators. For years, food truck owners have fought their way […]
$17 Million Grocery Store, HB 271 is Signed and Dr. Dre Opens a School
This week on the podcast, Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes and Patrick Ishmael discuss a tax giveaway in Crestwood, a new […]
Privatizing Lebanon, Missouri’s Municipal Electric Utility
City officials in Lebanon are considering getting out of the municipal electric business by selling their electric utility or, at […]
The Crestwood TIF Commission is considering a proposal to redevelop the land that was once the Crestwood Mall. The plan […]
Podcast: Let’s Redesign High School with Stanford’s Macke Raymond
On the inaugural episode of There’s a Policy for That, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Macke Raymond. Macke is the […]
Let Expired Agricultural Tax Credits Stay That Way
One of the better things to come from the 2021 Missouri legislative session was something that the legislature did NOT […]
Kansas City Council Should Say November Oscar to Hotel Bravo
The developers of a luxury hotel proposed for downtown Kansas City are back seeking major tax subsidies for their proposal. […]
Caroline Cureau was my great-great-grandmother. In 1902, Caroline married Onesiphore Sarafin Manade, my great-great-grandfather, and the couple moved from Louisiana […]
The last year has been a difficult one for Missourians. Our friends and neighbors have not only contended with a […]
Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs
It’s fitting that a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on job openings was released during Missouri’s […]
The St. Louis TIF Commission approved a second phase of the City Foundry TIF project by a vote of 5 […]
The Crestwood TIF Commission is considering a proposal to redevelop the land that was once the Crestwood Mall. The plan […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Although it’s a little trite, “the early bird gets the […]
Susan Pendergrass, Patrick Ishmael and David Stokes discuss a new report that claims Missouri ranks 49th in K-12 education funding, […]
