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Concerns about Kansas City Animal Control Operations

Concerns about Kansas City Animal Control Operations

Feb 26, 2025

There is a lot of controversy regarding animal control operations in Kansas City. Animal control in Kansas City has gone...

Are Government Unions Adequately Informing Workers of Their Rights?

Are Government Unions Adequately Informing Workers of Their Rights?

Nov 20, 2019

Following the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), there was...

Show-Me Institute v. Office of Administration: A Brief Update

Show-Me Institute v. Office of Administration: A Brief Update

Nov 13, 2019

Late this summer, we announced that the Show-Me Institute was going to court to compel the state’s Office of Administration...

Agency Fees in Government Aren’t Allowed in Missouri, But That Didn’t Stop Some Local Governments

Agency Fees in Government Aren’t Allowed in Missouri, But That Didn’t Stop Some Local Governments

Sep 12, 2018

When?Janus vs. AFSCME?was decided earlier this summer, its immediate effect was on the 22 states that allowed government unions to...

Kansas City Government Union Embezzlement Shows Need for Greater Transparency

Kansas City Government Union Embezzlement Shows Need for Greater Transparency

Jan 22, 2016

The former head of an AFSCME local representing Kansas City corrections officers pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud scheme...

Just How Low Cost Is Labor Reform?

Just How Low Cost Is Labor Reform?

Oct 28, 2015

If you’ve been following our work, you know that once a government union comes to power, it can stay in...

Even AFSCME Opposes the Stadium “Boondoggle”

Even AFSCME Opposes the Stadium “Boondoggle”

May 12, 2015

During an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) lobbying event to push an across-the-board pay increase for...

Surprising No One, Big Government Union Wants State to Spend More

Surprising No One, Big Government Union Wants State to Spend More

May 5, 2015

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 72 (AFSCME), a big government union representing various health, service,...

Finally Some Agreement: Get Corporations Off the Dole

Finally Some Agreement: Get Corporations Off the Dole

Mar 27, 2015

These days it seems like our political discourse has become more polarized. However, there are some issues we all can...

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