A piece in The Kansas City Business Journal suggests that the efforts of Mike Burke and his development partners to […]
Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star noted a while back that every ordinance approved by the City Council of […]
In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king. When it comes to Missouri’s rapidly proliferating […]
I read with interest the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s staff editorial, “Illinois’ economy stacks up to Missouri’s, despite Schmitt’s criticism.” Much can be […]
Collecting data for a research project on Missouri city budgets—known for now as the “government checkbook project”—I have found inconsistencies […]
In a sign of the times, Rob Roberts at The Kansas City Business Journal found it newsworthy that a developer […]
It looks like teachers in Marshfield are finally getting a raise. Teachers are paid on what is known as a […]
With little fanfare, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed SB 240 into law on June 28. You’re forgiven if that bill number […]
The Saint Louis Zoo is prized by locals as the best free attraction in the area, but the truth is […]
We often complain about the rancor in politics these days, but politics has always been filled with acrimony and bitterness. […]
The year 1997 marks a grim turning point for Missouri. In the 10 years before 1997, Missouri’s economic growth had […]
A version of this op-ed appeared in the Clayton Times on July 11, 2017. We’re told early in life that […]
On Thursday, July 6, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey joined KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the Kansas City Star‘s endorsement of […]
As Cookie Monster is to cookies, Saint Louis is to sales taxes. Back in April, voters in the City of […]
Show-Me Institute analysts have opposed spending taxpayer money on sports stadiums in Kansas City, Saint Louis, or anywhere. These subsidies […]
A few weeks ago, when engineering firm Burns & McDonnell announced its proposal to finance and build a new billion […]
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, there’s reason to be optimistic about school choice; however, […]
The results are in, and they are hardly surprising: A new study has found that the increase in Seattle’s minimum […]
City leaders are still pointing to Kansas City’s downtown as an economic development success story. Taxpayers lose millions each year […]
The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on Thursday, June 29, to discuss Kansas City’s convention […]
