You Will Accept This Welfare Check Whether You Want It or Not
The Section 8 housing voucher program is a well-known federal program that subsidizes rental payments for low-income households. It is...
Missouri’s Budget: A Primer (Update)
Nearly three years ago, my essay “Missouri’s Budget: A Primer” was published. In the years since, a lot has changed...
Mask Mandate Lawsuit, Judge Rules on QuickTrip, Medicaid Update
Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric...
Missouri Supreme Court Revives Medicaid Expansion
The Missouri Supreme Court has weighed in on Medicaid expansion. The court determined the state’s initiative petition to expand Medicaid...
Missouri Special Elections, Medicaid Expansion Ruling and A Job Opening In Lake Ozark
David Stokes and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss next week’s special elections, the recent Medicaid expansion ruling and...
Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Expansion
Last week, Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem struck down Medicaid expansion, ruling that the initiative approved by voters last...
Medicaid Expansion Ruling, Special Session and the Cost of Tax Subsides
This week, David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recent ruling on...
Missouri Has A Productive Legislative Session, With More to Come
As the clock ticked down in the last week of Missouri’s regular legislative session, there was growing concern about what...
Is Medicaid Expansion Going to Court?
Missouri will not be implementing Medicaid expansion on July 1st, and the question of when it eventually happens, or if...
The Biden Infrastructure Bungle
Following on the heels of its $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the Biden administration just unveiled another multitrillion-dollar spending plan, this...
Medicaid Expansion Brings Missouri to a Constitutional Crossroads
Missouri’s House Budget Committee took a historic step this week by voting down the bill that would fund Medicaid expansion....
No, School Choice Does Not Defund Public Schools
A version of this commentary appeared in the Kansas City Star. School choice legislation is under consideration in the Missouri...
Governor Highlights Medicaid Expansion’s Extraordinary Cost
Missouri’s next budget will include Medicaid expansion, and the price tag is going to be enormous. Recently, the governor warned...
It’s Time to Rethink How We Fund Public Education
It’s quite clear that we’re facing a series of fights over who gets the dwindling pot of public money in...
Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Climb
Over the past six months, Missouri’s Medicaid rolls have grown by 15 percent. There are now more than 975,000 Missourians...
What to Expect When You’re Expanding
Earlier this month, Missouri voters decided it was time for the state to expand Medicaid. Our state’s elected officials now...
Cato’s Michael Cannon Visits the Podcast
Last week, Stuart Butler of the Brookings Institution joined the Show-Me Institute Podcast to talk about his views on health care...
Agreeing and Disagreeing on Health Care Reform
This week, my colleague Susan Pendergrass and I had the opportunity to sit down for a podcast with Stuart Butler,...
Debunking the Myth of a Costless Medicaid Expansion
As published in the Columbia Tribune On August 4, Missouri voters will decide whether the state should become the 38th...
Call it What it is: Medicaid Expansion
Supporters of Medicaid expansion have long played loose with the facts of the program, and this year is no exception. Earlier this year,...
