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09/26/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/26/2025 09:12

MetroLink Line Canceled, SNAP Reform, and Missouri’s Reading Crisis | Roundtable

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the cancellation of the St. Louis MetroLink Green Line and what bus rapid transit could mean for the city, major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the One Big Beautiful Bill, and Missouri's worsening reading crisis and how other states have improved with reforms like third grade retention.

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Timestamps

00:00 Cancellation of the Green Line Project
08:12 Changes to the SNAP Program
17:18 Reading Retention and Educational Reforms
26:10 Property Tax Reassessments in Platte County

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