Patrick Tuohey, GED
@PatrickTuohey
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Dir of Policy @BCP_policy; Sr fellow @ShowMe; Vstg fellow @YorktownPolicy; Columnist @KCStar / @McClatchy. Born in DC, raised in NC, BA from BC, lives in KC
Kansas City, Missouri
Joined November 2009
Read @PatrickTuohey bring the receipts on the problems with @kcur coverage: https://t.co/q3s5q7Rpgl | #moleg
showmeinstitute.org
KCUR has finally acknowledged the problems with fare-free transit - but earlier scrutiny could have helped Kansas City avoid a costly mistake
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#TBT 2017: Kansas City’s Economic Diversion
showmeinstitute.org
City leaders are still pointing to Kansas City’s downtown as an economic development success story. Taxpayers lose millions each year […]
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This could be what Jeff City has to look forward to with its proposed taxpayer-funded conference center. It's the exact same developer. Same flawed assumptions. https://t.co/Pzhc8FhqFo
@ShowMe @PatrickTuohey @NewsTribune @KWOSNewsRadio
ksam1017.com
The Courier of Montgomery County reports a dismal outlook for Conroe's $147 million Hyatt Regency Hotel and Co...
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Next Wednesday in Springfield, join us for a free event and discussion on the proposed $175 million convention center project. @PatrickTuohey will outline the pros and cons of subsidies and tax incentives used to fund economic development projects. https://t.co/Kw67WkDOHU
showmeinstitute.org
Do Incentives Deliver on the Promises? Springfield is planning a new convention center project, estimated to cost $175 million, with funding coming from a
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My September 2024 column in the @KCStar made the same point: ( https://t.co/8QY1q0j7F3)
New research from Pew shows us that more Americans are increasingly likely to claim that sports betting is bad for society.
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New research from Pew shows us that more Americans are increasingly likely to claim that sports betting is bad for society.
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📰 NEW from @DavidCStokes: Jefferson City residents should be skeptical of conference center project https://t.co/YbQDovilVf
newstribune.com
On Nov. 4, Jefferson City voters will decide on a proposal to renew the city's 7 percent hotel tax. The proceeds from the tax will help fund a new conference center for the city.
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The evidence is clear - tax incentives just don't work: https://t.co/31FJPY7zsP | #moleg
showmeinstitute.org
For a long time, Wildwood had avoided the costly trap of giving away tax subsidies. Unfortunately, that has changed as the city has approved tax incentives for a new project.
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📅 October 15: Springfield’s $175M convention center plan, funded in part by a lodging tax hike, raises big questions. @PatrickTuohey will weigh the pros and cons of subsidies and tax incentives, and whether they really deliver on the promises some supporters make.
showmeinstitute.org
Do Incentives Deliver on the Promises? Springfield is planning a new convention center project, estimated to cost $175 million, with funding coming from a
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New Pew polling on sports betting: "Today, 47% of men under 30 say legal sports betting is a bad thing for society, up from 22% who said this in 2022." That's a higher % than Americans overall
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#TBT 2015: "A History of Kansas City's Convention Pursuits," worthwhile reading for other folks in cities considering embarking on similar schemes: Link below 👇
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Is it asking too much that @JacksonCountyMO legislators dress professionally for work?
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At 8:35, @PatrickTuohey joins the show with his reaction to the Frank White recall vote and the latest on the Hy-Vee/Lee’s Summit CID dispute.
Mundo in the Morning | 10-1-25
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What other cities can learn from Kansas City’s failed progressive experiments
thehill.com
When well-intentioned policies are launched without data, oversight or a clear theory of change, the result isn’t progress but dysfunction.
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How New Rochelle rewrote the housing playbook to keep rents in check via @bcp_policy
better-cities.org
New Rochelle’s zoning reforms, tax incentives, and streamlined approvals have produced thousands of new apartments—and kept rents in check—offering a model for other cities.
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Dave Trabert of @KansasPolicyI addresses spending and student performance in Kansas' Blue Valley School District. (@bvschools) on @kcmotalkradio with @PeteMundo
https://t.co/ZH1LETocp6
podcasts.apple.com
Government Podcast · Updated Daily · Check out "Mundo in the Morning" with Pete Mundo on weekdays from 6am to 10am on KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM and 710AM. Mundo discusses the top news stories in Kansas...
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Great news for St. Louis: officials are scrapping the $1.1B Green Line rail project. MetroLink has failed to increase ridership, ease congestion, or spur growth. It’s time to modernize transit with faster, more flexible, and cost-effective buses. https://t.co/F3Vl4dXsHq
stltoday.com
The move by Metro Transit comes five months after Mayor Cara Spencer wanted proof that the $1.1 billion project could win federal support.
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Dave Trabert of @KansasPolicyI addresses spending and student performance in Kansas' Blue Valley School District. (@bvschools) on @kcmotalkradio with @PeteMundo
https://t.co/ZH1LETocp6
podcasts.apple.com
Government Podcast · Updated Daily · Check out "Mundo in the Morning" with Pete Mundo on weekdays from 6am to 10am on KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM and 710AM. Mundo discusses the top news stories in Kansas...
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