Economic development incentives like tax increment financing (TIF) and tax abatement have been grossly misused in Missouri’s two major cities […]
In the two-bit morality play that is pension reform in Missouri, my colleagues and I are frequently cast as the […]
Earlier this month the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released a draft of its plan to comply with the […]
It’s far too easy to spend other people’s money. If you’ve ever had a credit card or your identity stolen, […]
This morning, the United State Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a Columbia preschool that was denied a state […]
Show-Me Opportunity’s Mike Ferguson appeared on ABC St. Louis KDNL’s The Allman Report to discuss how transportation development districts are […]
On Thursday, June 22, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the debate over the financing […]
Earlier this week, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University released a new study of Charter […]
For years, a development group led by former Kansas City politico Mike Burke has been trying to close a convention […]
The City of Kansas City has issued a new, new request for proposals to build a new airport terminal or […]
On June 19, 2017, Show-Me Institute Policy Researcher Graham Renz testified before the Chesterfield Valley Transportation Development District (TDD) Board […]
The City of St. Louis is exploring the privatization of Lambert International Airport through the federal Airport Pilot Privatization Program […]
Fancy bricks and big bucks: Chesterfield’s half-million dollar wall is getting a lot of attention and not for the right […]
This week the Missouri Senate returned to the Capitol for its second special session of the summer—an enterprise for which […]
The rush to build something—anything—at Kansas City International Airport is calling into question the ability and even the seriousness of […]
Kevin Collison, freelance reporter and supporter of taxpayer-subsidized economic development, inadvertently undercut the argument that streetcars spur economic investment in […]
Last week, Mizzou took several important steps in ensuring that all students on campus, regardless of viewpoint, will have the […]
As I wrote in my last blog post, a report authorized by the Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS) […]
The Saint Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas account for over half of Missouri’s economic output. Accordingly, the state’s economic […]
In 20 years, the probability that the Kansas City Public School Retirement System (KCPSRS) will not be insolvent is only […]
