Missouri-Kansas Line

  In 2019, the Governors of Kansas and Missouri agreed to a truce ending the absurd “border war” of tax breaks given to KC-area business just for moving across the state line. It is holding, but the Kansas Legislature needs to make it permanent and then tackle tax reciprocity, I wrote in  last week’s column.

  For my latest MPSA blog post- -this one from the conference itself--I asked whether or not political science had entered the post-Trump era.  My conclusion?  Nope, not yet.

  California's Proposition 13 passed 45 years ago-- are voters still choosing direct democracy because they're mad as hell?  I took up the question and reviewed the updates in my latest MPSA blog post.  Below that is a link to my most recent appearance on KSNT's "Inside Kansas Politics."  I discussed marijuana legislation, transgender athletes, Medicaid expansion and more with host McKenzi Davis and Bob Beatty. MPSA Blog post:   Direct Democracy: Still Mad as Hell After 45 Years - Midwest Political Science Association KSNT appearance:   Inside Kansas Politics (03/26/2023)