Kansas City

Economy | ARTICLE | September 18, 2026

Why County Tax Increases Can Be Tricky

By David Stokes | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | September 17, 2026

Understanding Missouri’s Teacher Shortage with Avery Frank and James V. Shuls

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 24 min

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

Kansas City streetcar, Kansas City subsidies, streetcar costs

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | September 8, 2026

What Does a Streetcar System Cost?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 1 min

Kansas City Streetcar, streetcar sales tax, Kansas City subsidies, Tom Gerend

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | September 3, 2026

The KC Streetcar’s Sales Tax Claim

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

School building, school funding, charter school funding, charter schools, Kansas City, St. Louis

Education | ARTICLE | August 24, 2026

Bizarre Charter School Funding in St. Louis and Kansas City

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 4 min

Kansas City, Luminary Park, Kansas City subsidies, economic development policy

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | August 21, 2026

Heeding Luminary Park’s Incandescent Warnings

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | July 31, 2026

Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway Discusses the State’s Lawsuit Against Kansas City

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 1 min

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | July 30, 2026

Does Kansas City Still Need Race- and Sex-Conscious Contracting Preferences?

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 1 min

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