Testimony of Patrick Tuohey Before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee June 10, 2025
On June 10, 2025, Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, testified before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee...
The Miseducation of Kansas City Councilman Wes Rogers
At the June 3, 2025, hearing before the Missouri Senate Fiscal Oversight Committee about Senate Bill (SB) 3, The Show-Me...
Missouri’s Special Session and Giveaways to Billionaires with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about Missouri’s upcoming special legislative...
The Chiefs and Royals Restart the Border War with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the Missouri-Kansas border war...
The Border War Is Bad Because It Hurts Us
The day after the Kansas Legislature voted to use sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds to lure the Kansas City...
Open Letter to Governors Parson and Kelly Regarding Stadium Subsidies
Researchers at the Show-Me Institute have argued for years that economic development subsidies do little more than drain public funds...
Arguments for a New Stadium Fall Apart Like Bad Concrete
Leaders of the Kansas City Chiefs held a press conference on Wednesday to unveil their plans for the Truman Sports...
Chiefs Team President Accidentally Speaks Truth
A Kinsley gaffe, named for the journalist and Slate editor Michael Kinsley, is “when a politician tells the truth—some obvious...
Let’s Be Honest about the New Stadium Tax in Jackson County
On April 2, 2024, Jackson County voters will be asked to approve a new 3/8 percent sales tax to support...
Royals Officially Probably Staying in Jackson County
With loyalty like this, who needs wins? After flirting for a new stadium with suitors like Clay County and even...
Kansas City’s Courtship of the Royals Is Getting Awkward
Since their founding over 50 years ago, the Kansas City Royals have played their home games in Kansas City proper,...
“The Kansas City Royals of North Kansas City”?
With the expiration of the leases for the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals creeping ever closer, there’s been...
LISTEN: Are The Chiefs on the Move?
Patrick Ishmael joined The Heidi Glaus Show with Josh Gilbert on The BIG 550 KTRS to discuss the Kansas City...
Hail to the Chiefs! And Pay for Your Own Stadium
If you thought Tyreek Hill getting traded to Miami was going to be the last surprise Chiefs fans got this...
Living in Chiefs Kingdom Doesn’t Make You Kansas City’s Peasant
While 2020 has been a year of often-obscured bright spots, the Kansas City Chiefs have stood apart as a fairly...
Local Kansas City Area School District Sues Jackson County Health Department – for Good Reason?
Big government is once again picking winners and losers. This time it is in the form of enforcement of county-issued...
School Choice in Missouri: The Power Rankings
Football season is upon us, and while I’m cautiously optimistic about the Chiefs this year, I’m really looking forward to...
Missouri Stadium Funding Plan Is Bad Policy, Possibly Illegal
In a quest to build a new riverfront stadium to keep the Rams in Saint Louis, some state and local...
Of Super Bowls and Economics
Following the passage of a resolution in the state legislature, the Missouri Department of Economic Development has convened a Super...
The Sorry State Of The Professional Left In Missouri
Yesterday, the Springfield News-Leader published a supposed scoop about the Show-Me Institute and the blase art of grant applications, a story...
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