Economy Stories

Economy | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

David Stokes Was Right: Property Tax Caps Are Squeezing Local Budgets Nationwide

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | February 19, 2026

Missouri Doesn’t Have To Be Kansas

By Elias Tsapelas and 1 more | Read Time 4 min

Missouri State Capitol, licensing regulation, SB 895, licensing compacts

Economy | ARTICLE | February 19, 2026

Another Step for Improving Missouri’s Licensing Regime

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Housing insulation, housing construction, regulatory costs, energy codes, building codes, Kansas City

Economy | ARTICLE | February 17, 2026

Kansas City Reverses Costly Energy Code Legislation

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Kansas, Kansas income tax cut, Missouri tax policy, tax cuts, budget and spending

Economy | ARTICLE | February 17, 2026

The Lesson from Kansas—and the Question for Missouri

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

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State and Local Government | ARTICLE | February 11, 2026

Watch: The Public Safety Climate in the City of St Louis

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 1 min

Power lines, electrical grid, consumer-regulated electricity, DATA Act, Congress, Missouri Energy Policy

Economy | ARTICLE | February 9, 2026

Keep an Eye on the DATA Act in Washington, D.C.

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Data centers, CRE, energy policy, electricity

Economy | ARTICLE | January 27, 2026

Consumer-Regulated Electricity (CRE) and Data Centers

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | January 22, 2026

Missouri Forms an Advanced Nuclear Task Force

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

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