Illinois

Budget and Spending | REPORT | September 9, 2026

A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities Part Five: Public Health & Sanitation

By David Stokes | Read Time 36 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 21, 2026

Declining Student Enrollment and a Growing Opportunity with Jude Schwalbach

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 22 min

Economy | ARTICLE | June 29, 2026

The Social Security Crisis Is Worse Than You Think with Andrew G. Biggs

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 36 min

Moving vans, Missouri migration, voting with your feet

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | May 11, 2026

Missouri’s Opportunity to Attract Talent: Latest IRS Data on “Voting with Their Feet”

By Zellie McClelland | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 28, 2026

St. Louis Demographics and the Future of the Region with Ness Sandoval

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 38 min

Economy | ARTICLE | April 21, 2026

How to Think About Persuasion in Public Policy with Josh Bandoch

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 15 min

Education | ARTICLE | January 14, 2026

Meaningful School Report Cards are on the Way

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Property Tax Reform — Missouri home with assessment overlay

Economy | BLUEPRINT FOR MISSOURI | November 12, 2025

Property Tax Reform

By David Stokes | Read Time 5 min

Chicago skyline, Illinois energy policy, free-market energy policy, consumer-regulated electricity

Economy | ARTICLE | October 31, 2025

Illinois Explores Free-Market Energy Policy

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

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