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Missouri’s 2026 Legislative Session Final Week
Avery Frank, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to break down the final week of the 2026 Missouri legislative session. They discuss the constitutional amendment heading to voters that would begin the process of eliminating Missouri’s…
City-County Mergers & St. Louis’s Future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owt2qC9qSdI Susan Pendergrass speaks with Aaron Renn, author and…
What Missouri Might Give the Royals
Missouri House Speaker Jonathan Patterson suggested to Fox4 news in Kansas City that Missouri’s…
Next Up on Chiefs and Royals Stadium Saga . . .
Now that the champagne corks have popped at Crown Center over the plans to build a ballpark there,…
Another Policy Concession from Kansas City—Kind of
I wrote recently that in the lead up to the public vote, even earnings tax defenders could not…
Missouri’s Film Tax Credits Still Don’t Add Up
For some reason, film tax credits remain popular in Jefferson City. They are much less popular with economists. Missouri lawmakers are once again debating whether to extend the state’s film tax credit program. Earlier this month, I testified against…
Why Hand Out Subsidies to Data-Center Developers?
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. As technology companies…
Tax Subsidies Are a Mistake We Can’t Seem to Learn From
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Mound City Messenger. A bad idea doesn’t get…
Missouri’s April 7 Ballot Breakdown with David…
Patrick Tuohey and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to break down the key issues Missouri voters will…
Kansas Sports Authority Lets Chiefs Play as Home Team,…
The package of subsidies offered to the Kansas City Chiefs by the Missouri Legislature during last…
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