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Patrick Tuohey Discusses Airport-and Sidewalks-on KCPT’s Ruckus
22 Dec

Patrick Tuohey Discusses Airport-and Sidewalks-on KCPT’s Ruckus

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

On Thursday, December 21, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the latest twist in the Kansas City […]

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Brenda Talent Discusses Saint Louis County Budget on KETC’s Donnybrook
22 Dec

Brenda Talent Discusses Saint Louis County Budget on KETC’s Donnybrook

Posted by Brenda Talent Municipal Policy

On December 21, Show-Me Institute CEO Brenda Talent appeared on Saint Louis Public Television’s Donnybrook to discuss cuts to Saint Louis County’s budget, […]

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More Research on Food Deserts
21 Dec

More Research on Food Deserts

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

I’ve written here before, skeptically, of the plans to address the so-called food desert on Kansas City’s East Side. Specifically, […]

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The Airport and Transparency
21 Dec

The Airport and Transparency

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

In the lead-up to the November vote on tearing down Kansas City International Airport’s terminals and building a new $1.2 […]

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NoMORedTape Respondents Seek Hundreds of Regulatory Reforms
20 Dec

NoMORedTape Respondents Seek Hundreds of Regulatory Reforms

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Economy, Regulation

In contrast to this Columbia Missourian story about the NoMORedTape regulatory reform project, I take a much rosier view of how […]

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Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Passes
20 Dec

Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Passes

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

As its details became clearer, we talked a lot over the least few weeks about the policy ideas that underpin […]

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Unfunded Pension Liabilities: Unaccountable and Unaffordable
18 Dec

Unfunded Pension Liabilities: Unaccountable and Unaffordable

Posted by James V. Shuls Public Pensions

A while back a colleague at UMSL approached me in the hallway. In a joking manner she asked, “Hey, why […]

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Is an Audit in the Works for the City of Saint Louis?
14 Dec

Is an Audit in the Works for the City of Saint Louis?

Posted by Andrew Aubuchon Transparency

A lack of clarity regarding how the City of Saint Louis manages taxpayers’ money has pushed some residents to demand […]

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TIF Doesn’t Create Jobs
12 Dec

TIF Doesn’t Create Jobs

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Paul F. Byrne, a professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas—who has examined tax increment financing (TIF) use in Missouri […]

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To Airbnb or Not to Airbnb?
11 Dec

To Airbnb or Not to Airbnb?

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Economy, Regulation

For the past several months, Kansas City’s Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee has been considering regulations relating to short-term […]

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Pearl Harbor: A Historic Turning Point For Freedom
07 Dec

Pearl Harbor: A Historic Turning Point For Freedom

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Uncategorized

Today marks the 76th anniversary of the attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. As we remember this day […]

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I Don’t Think the Data Say What You Think They Say
06 Dec

I Don’t Think the Data Say What You Think They Say

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

Much to the consternation of public education officials, the State Board of Education voted to remove the commissioner of education, […]

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Policy Breakfast: No MO Red Tape
05 Dec

Policy Breakfast: No MO Red Tape

Posted by Justin Smith Economy, Regulation

Are government regulations blocking the path to growth and job creation? This year, Governor Eric Greitens signed Executive Order 17-03, […]

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Computer Science Classes Coming to More Rural Districts, but Much of the State Is Still Left Out
05 Dec

Computer Science Classes Coming to More Rural Districts, but Much of the State Is Still Left Out

Posted by Emily Stahly School Choice

CodeHS, a California-based company, announced a new initiative called Code Missouri that will bring computer science and coding classes to […]

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Attendance Matters: Following Up with Riverview Gardens
04 Dec

Attendance Matters: Following Up with Riverview Gardens

Posted by Emily Stahly Accountability

A little over a month ago, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that two administrators from Riverview Gardens filed separate lawsuits […]

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Licensing Requirements Holding Back Telemedicine
28 Nov

Licensing Requirements Holding Back Telemedicine

Posted by Andrew Aubuchon Economy, Regulation

Imagine that you suffer from a heart condition that requires daily monitoring of your resting heart rate, blood pressure, and […]

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Charter Schools’ Accountability Is Their Strength
28 Nov

Charter Schools’ Accountability Is Their Strength

Posted by Emily Stahly School Choice

The Nirvana fallacy often gets in the way of policymaking when, as Voltaire described, we let the perfect become the […]

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Thanksgiving 2017
23 Nov

Thanksgiving 2017

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized
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A Thanksgiving Reflection: How Private Property and Economic Freedom Saved the Pilgrims
23 Nov

A Thanksgiving Reflection: How Private Property and Economic Freedom Saved the Pilgrims

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Uncategorized

Americans readily accept two opposing ideas about the first Thanksgiving – one bright and highly idealized, the other grey and […]

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Mike Ferguson Explains Problems with State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits on The Allman Report
21 Nov

Mike Ferguson Explains Problems with State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits on The Allman Report

Posted by Mike Ferguson Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

On Monday, November 20, Show-Me Opportunity’s Mike Ferguson appeared on ABC St. Louis KDNL’s The Allman Report to discuss the cuts to Missouri’s […]

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