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Budget and Spending | November 20, 2025

What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pd1aK1gB4mkoiVRh9u9dl?si=BNWVa9e_RdqdT7qmUBCzmg Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to explain what was actually at…

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 13 min

Latest Articles

Accountability | ARTICLE | January 5, 2026

ACA Subsidies, Parks Policy, and Open Enrollment in Missouri

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Medicaid's Wake-Up Call

Free-Market Reform | ARTICLE | December 19, 2025

Medicaid's Wake-Up Call

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Checking Medicaid’s Pulse

Health Care | ARTICLE | November 12, 2025

Checking Medicaid’s Pulse

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

Reform First, Dollars Second

Free-Market Reform | ARTICLE | October 16, 2025

Reform First, Dollars Second

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 3 min

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Latest Publications

Missouri's Free-Market Policy Guide

Economy | ARTICLE | December 16, 2024

Missouri's Free-Market Policy Guide

By Show-Me Institute Staff | Read Time 1 min

Model Policy: Healthcare Price Transparency

Free-Market Reform | ARTICLE | April 1, 2024

Model Policy: Healthcare Price Transparency

By Aaron Hedlund | Read Time 2 min

House Bill 1837: Hospital Price Transparency

Free-Market Reform | ARTICLE | January 29, 2024

House Bill 1837: Hospital Price Transparency

By Elias Tsapelas | Read Time 1 min

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PODCASTS

Accountability | January 5, 2026

ACA Subsidies, Parks Policy, and Open Enrollment in Missouri

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 3 minutes

Budget and Spending | November 20, 2025

What the Government Shutdown Was Really About with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 3 minutes

Accountability | July 21, 2025

One Big Beautiful Bill Breakdown, Part II with Elias Tsapelas

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 3 minutes

Budget and Spending | July 8, 2025

Understanding the One Big Beautiful Bill with Elias Tsapelas

By Elias Tsapelas and 1 more | Episode Length 3 minutes

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VIDEOS

A Legacy of Liberty: 20 Years of Show-Me Institute

A Legacy of Liberty: 20 Years of Show-Me Institute

Brenda Talent: How to Move Missouri Forward in 2024

Brenda Talent: How to Move Missouri Forward in 2024

Watch: A Blueprint for Missouri in 2024

Watch: A Blueprint for Missouri in 2024

Three Health Care Experts Reiterate Importance of Making COVID Reforms Permanent

Three Health Care Experts Reiterate Importance of Making COVID Reforms Permanent

Growing Medicaid May Cost Missouri

Growing Medicaid May Cost Missouri

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Examining Crime and Public Safety in St. Louis

February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Examining Crime and Public Safety in St. Louis

MAC West

Insider’s Hour with the Show-Me Institute

March 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Insider’s Hour with the Show-Me Institute

MAC West

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BLUEPRINT FOR MISSOURI

Model Policy: Healthcare Price Transparency

Free-Market Reform | MODEL POLICY | April 1, 2024

Model Policy: Healthcare Price Transparency

By Aaron Hedlund | Read Time 2 min

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