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Education | ARTICLE | March 12, 2025

Declining Enrollment, Rising Budgets with Ben Scafidi

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

Medicaid reform, Medicaid costs, state budgets, provider taxes, PTD shifting

Health Care | ARTICLE | March 11, 2025

Medicaid’s Checkup: Part 4

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | March 10, 2025

Unintended Consequences: When Well-Meaning Policies Backfire

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 2 min

Empty classroom, Missouri education, accountability, DESE, Missouri State Board of Education, Missouri school accreditation

Education | ARTICLE | March 7, 2025

Missouri’s Rural Schools Can Benefit from Open Enrollment

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 1 min

Municipal policy, water meter, water privatization, Sugar Creek, Missouri American Water, public services

Economy | ARTICLE | March 7, 2025

The Salad Days in Sugar Creek

By David Stokes | Read Time 2 min

School lockers

Education | ARTICLE | March 7, 2025

Open Enrollment: Erasing Seven Myths in Missouri

By Avery Frank | Read Time 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | March 7, 2025

The Role of Culture and Character in Education with Jason Bedrick

By James V. Shuls | Episode Length 1 min

St. Louis skyline

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | March 6, 2025

Can We Handle the Truth . . . of Our Cities’ Financial Status?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Labor | ARTICLE | March 5, 2025

Missouri Pension System Pushes Out Another Great Educator

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 2 min

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