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Patrick Tuohey

@patricktuohey.bsky.social
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Dir of Policy Better Cities Project; Sr fellow Show-Me Institute; Columnist Missouri Independent; Regular contributor to The Kansas City Star and The Hill Born in DC, raised in NC, BA from BC, lives in KC

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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Everyone, stop what you're doing and read David Hudnall's scathing piece on Jackson County, Missouri legislator Manny Abarca. It's a banger! www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#KansasCity Earnings Tax Defenders Unable to Defend Earnings Tax showmeinstitute.org/article/taxe...
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Weird endorsement in #KansasCity #KCMO earnings tax campaign
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Spot on. Here is an excerpt of a piece I wrote about a KC City Council member who testified in favor of state subsidies for the Chiefs and Royals
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#Kansas legislators bow before their new master showmeinstitute.org/article/corp... #ksleg #stadium
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
better-cities.org/community-gr... #housing
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
#Kansas
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"We'll erect a multitude of regulations and swarms of officers to harass our people and drive up the cost of #housing. Then we'll redirect taxpayer money to offset those costs." "Why not just roll back the regulations, sir?" "Nobody knows."
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
What other cities can learn from Kansas City’s failed progressive experiments  thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Why does Port KC require applicants sign an NDA? showmeinstitute.org/blog/transpa...
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A #housing crisis caused by government policies will not be solved by pouring on more regulation and complexity
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
PortKC isn't just doing bad things, it's doing them badly www.kansascity.com/opinion/read... #KCMO
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
"We'll erect a multitude of regulations and swarms of officers to harrass our people and drive up the cost of #housing. Then we'll redirect taxpayer money to offset those costs." "Why not just roll back the regulations, sir?" "Nobody knows."
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
According to KCPD Crime Stats, #KCMO is on track to match the 2023 number of homicides, our highest ever. mediaweb.kcpd.org/CrimeStats/D...
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Are stadium supporters playing politics instead of presenting a clear stadium plan? archive.ph/Z6Z6L
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Campaign committee controlled by KC mayor requested poll he denied involvement in missouriindependent.com/2024/12/13/c... #moleg #kcmo
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Free speech means we have to tolerate bad ideas. Courts get it, but do all Americans? www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/arti... #speech #freespeech @vanderbiltuni.bsky.social @mchangama.bsky.social
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Patrick Tuohey @patricktuohey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
KC Mayor Quinton Lucas proposes tax to put vacant lots to ‘higher and better use’ www.msn.com/en-us/news/u... #KansasCity #housing
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