Corporate Welfare Stories

Data centers, subsidies, corporate welfare

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | May 20, 2026

Ferguson Denies Incentives for Data Center Project

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Kansas City, County Club Plaza, subsidies, corporate welfare

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | May 19, 2026

Country Club Plaza Subsidy Deal Reveals What’s Broken in Kansas City

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | May 12, 2026

Missouri’s 2026 Legislative Session Final Week

By Elias Tsapelas and 3 more | Episode Length 30 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 5, 2026

The St. Louis City-County Merger with Aaron Renn and David Stokes

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 32 min

Arrowhead Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Jackson County Sports Complex, Show-Me Sports Investment Act, SB 3, stadium subsidies

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | May 4, 2026

By the Numbers: What Missouri Might Give the Royals

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Chiefs, stadium subsidies, corporate welfare, Crown Center

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | April 23, 2026

Next Up on Chiefs and Royals Stadium Saga

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Kansas City Power and Light District, subsidies, Kansas City Royals stadium

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | April 22, 2026

Another Policy Concession from Kansas City—Kind of

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Film set, film tax credits, Missouri film tax credits

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | April 1, 2026

Missouri’s Film Tax Credits Still Don’t Add Up

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | March 27, 2026

Why Hand Out Subsidies to Data-Center Developers?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

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