Show-Me Institute

High recidivism, or the rate at which ex-offenders return to prison, is a problem in Missouri and a major factor contributing to our high...

As researchers at the Show-Me Institute have pointed out before, occupational licensing can be burdensome for workers and consumers in Missouri...

Among the most innovative and specialized school choice options not yet available in Missouri are Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), which families...

If a child begins the school year behind his peers, we want the school to help him catch up. But it doesn’t follow that we want children who start...

The dance card for health care reforms in Missouri is starting to fill up. Last week the state released a study that looked for ways to improve the...

The Missouri House and Senate may have only just begun their legislative years, yet both chambers appear to be setting a course that free marketeers...

Last year I wrote about how Georgia taxpayers were effectively subsidizing Missouri by offering tax credits to produce Netflix’s show, Ozark. While...

On February 7, Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television's Ruckus to discuss...

What if the choices we make for our health care were governed by the same rules that control the choices we make regarding the education of our...

The Show-Me Institute's 2019 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 16 policy ideas covering issues ranging from education to health care,...