State and Local Government Stories

Education | ARTICLE | June 11, 2026

Missouri’s Stalled Education Reforms with Cory Koedel

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 27 min

Kansas Missouri border, Kansas Missouri border war, border war truce, subsidies

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | June 10, 2026

The Border War Truce’s Predictable (and Predicted) Problem

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | June 9, 2026

Is America Family Unfriendly? with Tim Carney

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 30 min

Kansas City, County Club Plaza, subsidies, corporate welfare

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | June 8, 2026

Keeping Kansas City Safe During the World Cup with Dimitrios Mastoras

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 1 min

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Economy | ARTICLE | June 5, 2026

Missouri’s Path to Eliminating the Income Tax with Elias Tsapelas

By Patrick Tuohey and 1 more | Episode Length 1 min

Kansas City Council, Wes Rogers, stadium subsidies, corporate welfare, Royals, Chiefs

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | June 5, 2026

Kansas City Voters May Get a Say on the Royals Downtown Stadium

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 10 min

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Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | June 4, 2026

2026 Legislative Session Report

By Show-Me Institute Staff | Read Time 2 min

Police cars, crime policy, Kansas City crime, SAVE KC

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | June 4, 2026

Crime Is Down in Kansas City. That Doesn’t Prove SAVE KC Worked

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | June 2, 2026

Are Data Centers Good for Communities? with Judge Glock

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 21 min

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