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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys
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Economist. "He's an impediment to Civic Progress" - Patrick La Forge, Edmonton Oilers President
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
One hoops game per season in Charleston. But no more football games, Governor Hall!

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
You have my vote.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
Great wrap up of sports facility subsidies in 2025 by @fieldofschemes.bsky.social. What a year it was ☹️

www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/01/02/2...
Friday roundup: The year that stadium subsidies went completely nuts
One year ago today, this site ran an item headlined "Was the Carolina Panthers’ $650m renovation deal really the worst of 2024? An investimagation," in response to the Center for Economic Accountabili...
www.fieldofschemes.com

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 1d
When writing a book on a pressing policy issue, while simultaneously working to prevent the bad policy you're warning against, there's a conflict of interest. Any optimism I had when I turned in my manuscript at the end of last year was annihilated in 2025. www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/01/02/2...

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 1d
welcome to bluesky, newcomers, I'm Spencer Hall and I need your vote to become the next governor of West Virginia

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 3d
Pretty sure that’s a market on PredictIt
thechrisbenson.com Chris Benson @thechrisbenson.com · 3d
Who is taking bets now that Trump will commission his face to be on Mount Rushmore in the next 2 years? Asking for a friend.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 3d
Nepo babies justify subsidies

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Chris Benson @thechrisbenson.com · 3d
Who is taking bets now that Trump will commission his face to be on Mount Rushmore in the next 2 years? Asking for a friend.

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Field of Schemes @fieldofschemes.bsky.social · 3d
Economist Geoff Propheter: "Chiefs games and concerts, using the stupidest, most unreasonably generous assumptions I can't justify without laughing, only gets the state to 33% of the way to the annual debt service needed under existing tax policy."
Experts debate just how many billions of dollars Kansas will lose on Chiefs stadium deal
It's been a whole 48 hours since the last Kansas City Chiefs stadium update — here's what's been happening: After my back-of-the-envelope estimates on Monday that tax revenue from a Chiefs stadium wou...
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 3d
I’ve seen it all now. Guy in an airline club with a grinder and his own beans. Making a pour over 🤷🏻

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 3d
Sheeeeeeeeet. This sucks. Great actor. RIP.

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 3d
Is the Chief's stadium deal the largest public subsidy ever offered. When looking only at stadium capital construction costs, I say yes. But when you throw in everything else, @gpropheter.bsky.social says it's still not as bad as the Commanders giveaway. It's bad. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
Is Chiefs’ Kansas stadium deal the largest ever offered? What experts say
With some caveats, the Kansas City Chiefs stand to receive more public dollars for their stadium than any other professional sports team in the U.S. or Canada has before, an expert said.
www.kansascity.com

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Euronews @euronews.com · 3d
A long-time collaborator of director Spike Lee and star of prestige series 'The Wire', Isiah Whitlock Jr. passed away following a short illness.
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of 'The Wire' and 'Veep', dies aged 71
A long-time collaborator of director Spike Lee and star of prestige series 'The Wire', Isiah Whitlock Jr. passed away following a short illness.
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d
Gotcha. Thought it was some kind of waffle

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d
What is that?

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 7d
Oof, no. Bondholders will buy these bonds BECAUSE they are backed by a lucrative tax income stream committed by the state. Tax revenue that would otherwise go to something else will now pay back the stadium debt. fox4kc.com/news/kansas-...

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RAND @rand.org · 7d
New report outlines West Virginia's rural health challenges—workforce shortages, chronic disease, infrastructure gaps, and access barriers—and describes a preliminary research agenda to guide improvements:
How to Improve Health Care Access and Quality in Rural West Virginia
In rural West Virginia, health system strengths and weaknesses are interwoven with unique geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. Certain research priorities, promising programs, and communit...
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d
Accurate.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 7d
Here's our 20th most-read piece of 2025.
An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University
Our 20th most-read article of 2025. - - -In accordance with our informal tradition of updating documents every thirty years, whether they need it ...
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 7d
A new lucrative revenue stream that flows directly to the Hunts.
What are PSLs? Explaining divisive ticketing tool possible at Chiefs’ new stadium
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium doesn’t have PSLs. But are they coming to the future home of the Chiefs?
www.kansascity.com

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d
Opportunity costs exist

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 7d
Yet, Ohio leaders found $600 million to build a replacement NFL stadium for the Haslams, who have a net worth approaching $9 billion.
Ohio’s libraries could face hard choices next year after 2025 budget cuts
2025 was a tumultuous year for Ohio’s libraries, between the dismantling of a decades-old state funding system and millions of dollars in financial cuts.
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 7d
I mean, no pro sports stadium has ever generated significant economic activity before, but it's totally sound policy guidance to assume it will happen this time.

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Contemporary Economic Policy @cep-sky.bsky.social · 7d
✨New Article✨
Does nurse practitioner scope of practice expansion affect safety net participation? Owen Fleming and Lilly Springer find that 4-5 years after NP's are granted full practice authority, WIC participation increases by 4.1%.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 8d
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mharrisondupre.bsky.social Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · Jan 9
NEW: Springer Nature — the prestigious publisher of scientific journals like Nature and the 1845-founded magazine Scientific American — is imploring published journal authors to buy $49 AI-generated "Media Kits" that summarize their own work.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 8d
I have no words to describe what’s going on in college sports

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 8d
If he knows when you're awake and when you've been bad or good it's not unreasonable to assume that he also knows your preferences.

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Dan Wolken @danwolken.bsky.social · 8d
With Baylor adding a former NBA Draft pick to its roster this week, the line between pro and college continues to blur. Can the NCAA stop the progression toward full-fledged NBA players coming back to college? Should they even try? sports.yahoo.com/mens-college...
'This s*** is crazy' — Baylor's addition of James Nnaji further blurs line between pro and college hoops
The combination of schools looking for players outside the traditional recruiting realm and judges eroding the NCAA’s ability to enforce eligibility rules has led everyone here, whether they like it o...
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Geoffrey Propheter @gpropheter.bsky.social · 8d
The state is using Chiefs HQ as a carrot for munis to give their tax $s too. States should always discourage, not encourage, horizontal local gov competition as it’s wasteful. Since KS gov has committed state $s to go the cost alone, munis would be foolish to help. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
Olathe officials to hold public hearing, vote on tax dollars for Chiefs project
In the next 60 days, the Olathe City Council must conduct a public hearing, vote and adopt an ordinance that would pledge all new incremental general sales tax generated within the Sales Tax and Reven...
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