Taxes Stories

Economy | ARTICLE | March 12, 2026

It’s Time to Phase Out the Earnings Tax. Honestly, Nothing Else Has Worked . . .

By David Stokes | Read Time 5 min

Economy | ARTICLE | March 6, 2026

The Wrong Way to Fix Property Taxes

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 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

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

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs stadium, STAR bonds, border war, stadium subsidies

Economy | ARTICLE | January 7, 2026

Kansas’s Coming STAR Bond Tax

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Arrowhead Stadium

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | January 3, 2026

How Kansas STAR Bonds Work for Stadium Projects

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | November 25, 2025

Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax, Subsidies for Gas Stations, and Early Literacy Reform

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Economy | ARTICLE | October 24, 2025

Election Day Preview, SNAP Shortfalls, and Missouri’s Data Center Debate | Roundtable

By David Stokes and 2 more | Episode Length 1 min

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