March 26: Insider’s Hour in Kansas City

Show-Me Staff on Mar 14, 2025

State and Local Government

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Hey Elon, Here Are Some Cost Savings for You in St. Louis . . .

I am a big fan of DOGE, MOGE, and whatever else they want to call any office that attempts to […]

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Senate Bill 4: The Closure of Electric Power Plants

Senate Bill (SB) 4, an omnibus energy bill, was just passed out of the House and will next be on […]

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Where’s Show-Me DOGE?

Missouri’s financial clock is ticking. It’s been nearly two months since Governor Kehoe announced during his State of the State […]

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Mega Events Fail to Deliver: World Cup Edition

Every few years, cities fall into the same trap. A major event—whether it’s the World Cup, the Olympics, or the […]

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New Data Update: See the Latest Missouri School Rankings and Spending Reports

As of March 12, 2025, MoSchoolRankings.org features the latest performance data for every Missouri public school and district. See where […]

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Declining Enrollment, Rising Budgets with Ben Scafidi

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ben Scafidi, professor of economics and director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University. […]

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Medicaid’s Checkup: Part 4

“Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome.” This insightful quote from the late investor Charlie Munger is […]

State and Local Government

Unintended Consequences: When Well-Meaning Policies Backfire

F.A. Hayek famously wrote, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about […]

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Missouri’s Rural Schools Can Benefit from Open Enrollment

Many believe that rural districts and students can’t benefit from open enrollment, but the reality is quite the opposite. Rural […]

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The Salad Days in Sugar Creek

The Kansas City suburb of Sugar Creek is considering selling off its water system to Missouri American Water. The proposal […]

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Open Enrollment: Erasing Seven Myths in Missouri

The adoption of open enrollment in Missouri, which would allow any student to register at any public school in the […]

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