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State and Local Government

Commentary: Funding Roads by the Mile, Not the Gallon

A version of this first appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Missouri’s road maintenance funding is on a road to nowhere. Interstate 70, Missouri’s economic and transportation lifeline, is falling […]

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New Study of COVID-19 In Schools Shows Good News

If you’re a new parent and also a nerd, there is a good chance that you were gifted Expecting Better sometime shortly after you or your spouse announced the pregnancy. […]

Debunking the Myth of a Costless Medicaid Expansion

As published in the Columbia Tribune On August 4, Missouri voters will decide whether the state should become the 38th to expand Medicaid. Proponents of the measure suggest expanding the […]

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The Myth of “Free” Medicaid Expansion

How do you pull the wool over taxpayers’ eyes in making a financial obligation totaling more than $2 billion disappear from sight? Well, you could try the hidden ball trick. […]

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Is There a 1984 in Our Future? A Super Bowl Reflection

What was the greatest Super Bowl commercial of all time? With Super Sunday just around corner, we will cite the Apple commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer in […]

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State and Local Government

Fare Free Public Transit? Not so Fast

A version of this op-ed was published by the Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri, made news around the country last month with reports that city officials had done away with […]

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