State and Local Government Stories

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | December 1, 2025

What Should St. Louis County Do about Its Budget Shortfall?

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 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

Missouri state capitol, state spending, municipal debt, Truth in Accounting, Reason Foundation

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 21, 2025

New National Debt Analysis Offers Fresh Lens for Missouri’s Fiscal Picture

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 20, 2025

What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 13 min

Apartment buildings, affordable housing, housing regulation, Kansas City housing

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 20, 2025

Shocker! Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Set-Asides Nets Zero Housing Units

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

St. Louis skyline, St. Louis policy, subsidies, economic development policy

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 13, 2025

St. Louis Needs to Stop Dating and Settle Down

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

St. Louis City, downtown St. Louis, urban growth, city growth, subsidies, regulatory policy

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | November 4, 2025

What’s a City to Do?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Missouri state capitol, Truth in Accounting, fiscal report, Missouri fiscal health, Missouri budget

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | October 30, 2025

Missouri Earns a “B” in New Fiscal Report—but Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Kansas City bus, free buses, KCUR, transportation policy

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | October 24, 2025

KCUR Finally Confronts the Reality of Fare-Free Transit

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

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