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Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

Kansas Sports Authority Lets Chiefs Play as Home Team, Referee and Rulebook

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | February 3, 2026

The TIF that Keeps Taking

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | February 3, 2026

What’s the Deal with the Tax Subsidies for Youth Sports Centers?

By David Stokes | Read Time 2 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | January 26, 2026

Extraordinary Economic Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence—Sports Edition

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 1 min

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Latest Publications

Budget and Spending | ARTICLE | August 29, 2025

A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities, Part Three: Planning and Zoning

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | June 9, 2025

The Show-Me Sports Investment Act

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 1 min

Budget and Spending | ARTICLE | April 14, 2025

The Free-Market Municipality Project

By David Stokes | Read Time 3 min

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PODCASTS

Budget and Spending | January 7, 2026

Is the Chiefs Move to Kansas Really a Done Deal?

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 3 minutes

Budget and Spending | January 3, 2026

How Kansas STAR Bonds Work for Stadium Projects

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 3 minutes

Corporate Welfare | January 2, 2026

Listen: True Cost of Chiefs Stadium Subsidies with Neil deMause

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 3 minutes

Corporate Welfare | December 31, 2025

Does the Math Work on Kansas STAR Bonds for the Chiefs Stadium?

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 3 minutes

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VIDEOS

Testimony of Patrick Tuohey Before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee June 10, 2025

Do the Election Results Change the Border War?

KC Stadium Tax: The Opportunity Cost

KC Stadium Tax: "They Are Asking Us to Give Them $2 Billion"

Spin vs. Reality: The Jackson County Stadium Tax Proposal

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UPCOMING EVENTS

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Insider’s Hour in Kansas City

Carriage Club

March 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Jefferson City – Modernizing Missouri’s Tax Policy: The Path to Eliminating the Income Tax

Madison’s Cafe

March 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM

Next Gen Connection Hour with the Show-Me Institute

Cafe Napoli

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