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Could This Be a Win for Parents?
10 Jul

Could This Be a Win for Parents?

Posted by Susan Pendergrass School Choice

The debates have only just begun, and they’re sure to be loud and contentious. But one result of the confirmation […]

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Who Do These Florida Parents Think They Are?
09 Jul

Who Do These Florida Parents Think They Are?

Posted by Susan Pendergrass School Choice

Florida parents are just fancy people who think their kids are special and need a customized education that’s tailored to […]

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Key Question in Lindbergh: What Does Your Evidence Say About Full-Day Kindergarten?
05 Jul

Key Question in Lindbergh: What Does Your Evidence Say About Full-Day Kindergarten?

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

There is a debate going on right now in the Lindbergh School District regarding kindergarten. Lindbergh, one of the top […]

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Prop A Facts
03 Jul

Prop A Facts

Posted by Joseph Haslag Business Climate

If you’ve turned on your television lately, you may have seen an ad in which a gentleman from Oklahoma tells […]

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Gratuitous “We Told You So” on KCI Airport Vote
03 Jul

Gratuitous “We Told You So” on KCI Airport Vote

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

City leaders were surprised to learn the other week that things were amiss with planning the new airport terminal. As […]

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Independence Day 2018
03 Jul

Independence Day 2018

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized
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St. Louis County Council Ethics Committee Issues Stinging Rebuke of County Executive
02 Jul

St. Louis County Council Ethics Committee Issues Stinging Rebuke of County Executive

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Accountability

Jeremy Kohler of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported last month on a St. Louis County ethics committee report investigating county […]

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Who Runs the KCPD?
02 Jul

Who Runs the KCPD?

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

Mayors in Kansas City long have complained about a lack of control over the police department. But the truth is […]

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Another Study Is Just What St. Louis Doesn’t Need
29 Jun

Another Study Is Just What St. Louis Doesn’t Need

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Kicking bad habits can be tough. When you know you’re doing something that’s bad for you, planning to quit is […]

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Missouri’s Economy Struggles Despite a Low Unemployment Rate
28 Jun

Missouri’s Economy Struggles Despite a Low Unemployment Rate

Posted by Emily Stahly Business Climate

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released some good news about the employment numbers from May: Fourteen states saw their […]

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City Chooses Highest Bidder to Conduct Economic Development Analysis
28 Jun

City Chooses Highest Bidder to Conduct Economic Development Analysis

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

While we wait for the city’s report on economic development incentives, over a year late at this point, we thought […]

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Trump vs. Harley-and the World
28 Jun

Trump vs. Harley-and the World

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Business Climate

In its own words, the Trump Organization is “the world’s only global luxury real estate super-brand,” with five- and six-star […]

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Millennials *Still* Prefer the Kansas City Suburbs
27 Jun

Millennials *Still* Prefer the Kansas City Suburbs

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

For years, census data demonstrated that people are eschewing urban settings for the suburbs. Then, for a while, some urbanist […]

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Supreme Court Rules Against Agency Fees in Janus
27 Jun

Supreme Court Rules Against Agency Fees in Janus

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Government Unions

For the legal eagles out there and the laypersons just curious to take a look at the decision, you can […]

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School Districts: Time to Turn in Your Homework
26 Jun

School Districts: Time to Turn in Your Homework

Posted by Philip Oehlerking Accountability

Taxpayers pay thousands of dollars a year to support their local school districts. Shouldn’t they be able to monitor how […]

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Kansas City Airport Stumbles Along
25 Jun

Kansas City Airport Stumbles Along

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Transportation

One year ago, Steve Vockrodt of The Kansas City Star wrote an excellent piece on the “original sin” of the […]

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22 Jun

Recognizing and Reacting to Market Failure

Posted by Thomas A. Lambert Economy, Regulation

It doesn’t happen often, but markets can fail. Markets usually work with almost uncanny efficiency, but free market proponents should […]

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Patrick Tuohey on KCPT's Ruckus
22 Jun

Delayed Opening of New KCI and Sales Taxes To Fund Pre-K

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

On Thursday, June 21, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the delayed opening of Kansas City’s new airport, […]

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The Asterisk in Streetcar Reporting
21 Jun

The Asterisk in Streetcar Reporting

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

Bill Turque over at The Kansas City Star wrote the standard piece on this week’s streetcar extension vote, and gave […]

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A is for Absent
21 Jun

A is for Absent

Posted by Geneva Lee Accountability

Being financially responsible—keeping a close eye on your bank balance and even your credit score, for example—isn’t always pleasant. Being […]

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