Kudos to Kansas City Star editorial board member Dave Helling for his recent column on taxes in Kansas City, and […]
Three cheers for The Kansas City Business Journal for writing about the costs to taxpayers of economic development subsidies offered […]
Behavioral economists study humans to figure out how we react to things like prices, supply and demand, and signaling, to […]
When my wife and I took our four children to Disney World over spring break, we knew they would pester […]
If government is going to spend your money, shouldn’t you at least be able to see how? Unfortunately, depending on […]
On Thursday, April 12, Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss education funding and economic development.
The Beatles famously sang the above lyric in their song Taxman. It comes to mind because, believe it or not, […]
The results are in, and they’re not great. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education released the Nation’s Report Card, […]
Researchers and activists across Missouri have long decried the way in which city governments too easily give away taxpayer money. […]
Andrew Biggs’ Show-Me Institute essay on the current condition of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS) demonstrates that, like […]
The city teacher retirement plans in Missouri are in trouble. There’s a solid chance that the Kansas City Public Schools […]
Kentucky public school teachers are right to be worried about their retirement benefits. According to the Kentucky Teacher Retirement System’s […]
Education funding is a hot topic in several states, with lawsuits alleging that state governments are failing to meet their […]
On Thursday, March 29, Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss subsidies for the parking garage of a […]
Last month the U.S. Census Bureau found that St. Louis had, once again, shrunk in population over the last year. […]
It’s a problem that plagues many U.S. cities: How can we make sure that all families have access to a […]
Economic development tax credits that, whatever their intended purpose, enrich a few at the cost of the many are simply […]
Without a doubt, the question that I get most often about charter schools is, “But don’t they hurt the public […]
On Thursday, March 22, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss school funding in Kansas and other important […]
At around 25,000 students, the Springfield Public Schools is currently the largest district in Missouri. Just 20 years ago, the […]
