State and Local Government Stories

Houses

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 15, 2025

Testimony on Property Tax Reform

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 12, 2025

Crime, Public Safety, and Perception in St. Louis with Braxton Steele

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | August 7, 2025

Municipalities Should Not Be Commercial Landlords (I’m Looking at You, Chesterfield)

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Missouri crime, St. Louis crime, perceptions of crime, broken windows policing, quality-of-life crimes

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 30, 2025

Waiting for Perception on Crime to Change Is Not a Winning Strategy for St. Louis

By Braxton Steele | Read Time 4 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 24, 2025

In St. Louis County, Who Will Audit the Auditors?

By David Stokes | Read Time 5 min

Missouri marijuana tax, Missouri Supreme Court, Missouri ballot measures, initiative petitions, IP reform

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 24, 2025

“Just Let Me Write the Definitions”

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

Missouri budget, Missouri spending, Governor Keohe budget, budget cuts, Missouri federal funding

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 23, 2025

Missouri’s Squandered Opportunity

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 4 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 22, 2025

Statistics Shows Crime Numbers Converging for Major Missouri Cities

By Braxton Steele | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 21, 2025

One Big Beautiful Bill Breakdown, Part II with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 12 min

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