Economy Stories

Food truck, food truck regulation, World Cup, Kansas City

Economy | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

If Food Truck Reform Is Good for One County, It’s Good for All

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 9, 2026

Income Tax Elimination, Early Literacy Bills, and Data Centers in Missouri

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 6, 2026

The Wrong Way to Fix Property Taxes

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 6, 2026

Missouri Should Update Its Renewable Portfolio Standard to Include Nuclear Energy

By Avery Frank | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

Who’s Paying for What with Data Centers?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

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

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