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05/27/2026

Which college majors are most affected by AI? Hoover Institution economist Jacob Light joined the podcast to break down which fields overlap most with AI capabilities.

Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4uB5HGV

05/27/2026

Susan Pendergrass was joined by Jacob Light of the Hoover Institution to discuss how AI is reshaping higher education: which majors are most affected, why professors aren't updating their syllabi, and what students are doing about it.

AI is transforming college, but how? Jacob Light analyzes which majors are most vulnerable and why professors are resistant to change. Explore the unexpected actions students are taking.

05/27/2026

It’s a wrap! Join us for a post-session recap on June 4:

It’s a wrap! The Missouri legislative session ended on Friday, May 15. Join us for a post-session recap of these key policy areas: The general assembly approved placing a constitutional […]

05/27/2026

If we want to reverse this generation-long decline, we must stop protecting the status quo.

Missouri Students Continue to Fall Behind:

For years, the education establishment in Missouri has relied on a predictable playbook. Whenever state test scores drop or national rankings look bleak, we are told that the data don’t […]

05/25/2026

Today we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our great nation. We will never forget their sacrifice.

05/22/2026

Join us June 4 for our 2026 legislative session recap:

05/22/2026

“If you're a local community and you're considering giving out a bunch of tax incentives, you shouldn't do it because the tax revenue you get from a data center is the primary benefit you get from a data center."

More from Avery Frank on data center deals:

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Montgomery County officials have released a cost-benefit analysis for a massive Google data center project that would use up to $100 billion in industrial revenue bonds and provide the company with an estimated $1.62 billion to $2.19 billion in personal property tax sav...

05/20/2026

In a smart move, the Ferguson City Council denied a tax subsidy package for a data center.

There's nothing wrong with data centers, but taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing them:

Data center headlines have been filling newspapers each and every week. Among the myriad proposed developments across the state, one project in Ferguson stood out. Ferguson officials recently rejected a […]

05/19/2026

Kansas City is still paying the price for its fare-free buses experiment:

Listen to this article Even after reinstating fares, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is warning of route reductions because the agency says city funding will fall short of […]

05/19/2026

Recent reporting from the Kansas City Business Journal underscores how broken the process is for taxpayer-subsidized projects in Kansas City:

I’ve argued for years that Kansas City’s lavish subsidies distort the market while failing to deliver on economic promises. New reporting from the Kansas City Business Journal suggests the process […]

05/15/2026

“The contractors, the city, everybody needs to be prioritizing speed here.”

The city of St. Louis has hired a Texas-based company to manage tornado relief programs for recovery efforts following the May 16 tornado, First Alert 4 Investigates has learned.