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No Surprise: Fresh Competition from Rideshare Companies Leads to Taxi Reforms in St. Louis
02 Jun

No Surprise: Fresh Competition from Rideshare Companies Leads to Taxi Reforms in St. Louis

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Transportation

Straight from the Department of Totally Expected Outcomes, Saint Louis’ Metropolitan Taxicab Commission has slashed a wide array of fees […]

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Double Taxation: Saint Louis Zoo Edition
31 May

Double Taxation: Saint Louis Zoo Edition

Posted by Graham Renz Municipal Policy

Policymakers in Jefferson City passed Senate Bill 49 (SB 49), which allows for a sales tax of one eighth of […]

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Memorial Day
29 May

Memorial Day

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized
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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, But We Can Grow the Economy
26 May

Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, But We Can Grow the Economy

Posted by James V. Shuls Business Climate

When we were kids, our parents used to say things that seemed strange, but made sense after a little thought. […]

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Essay: Education, Income, and Social Behavior Across Missouri
25 May

Essay: Education, Income, and Social Behavior Across Missouri

Posted by Rik W. Hafer Accountability

You wouldn’t expect a lot of pushback if you claimed that there is a positive relationship between income and level […]

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Kansas City’s Airport: A Monument to Political Ego
25 May

Kansas City’s Airport: A Monument to Political Ego

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

Kansas City has an effective and efficient airport. There is no reason why Kansas City cannot continue to meet the […]

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Breaking: Blue Cross KC to Leave Obamacare Exchanges
24 May

Breaking: Blue Cross KC to Leave Obamacare Exchanges

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Major news from Andy Marso at the Kansas City Star. Reportedly the move comes after the company experienced a $57 […]

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Show-Me Now! Joplin Rebuilt Without Government Subsidies
22 May

Show-Me Now! Joplin Rebuilt Without Government Subsidies

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Six years after a tornado destroyed much of Joplin, MO, the city is back. The population is larger now. Property […]

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Break Missouri’s Utility Monopolies
19 May

Break Missouri’s Utility Monopolies

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Business Climate, Energy

Yesterday Governor Eric Greitens announced that he is calling the Missouri legislature back into a special session that would address […]

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School Choice Criticism: Heads We Win, Tails You Lose
19 May

School Choice Criticism: Heads We Win, Tails You Lose

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

On multiple legs of my commute this week I’ve heard parts of an NPR series on school vouchers. In general, […]

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2017 Legislative Recap
18 May

2017 Legislative Recap

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Municipal Policy

Our 2017 Missouri Legislative Recap Telephone Town Hall on May 17 included discussion of the bills passed and defeated in […]

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Another Stadium Subsidy Bites the Dust
17 May

Another Stadium Subsidy Bites the Dust

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Missouri taxpayers dodged a bullet last December when state funding for a soccer stadium in downtown Saint Louis was opposed […]

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Show-Me Now! Are Tax Dollars Sinking In Flood Plains?
16 May

Show-Me Now! Are Tax Dollars Sinking In Flood Plains?

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Policymakers are incentivizing projects all around the state in areas prone to flooding. Should taxpayers be on the hook for […]

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Who Wants to Talk About Failure?
16 May

Who Wants to Talk About Failure?

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

It was the Irish Playwright Samuel Beckett who wrote, “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail […]

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Keep the Line Moving: Looking Beyond the 2017 Session
15 May

Keep the Line Moving: Looking Beyond the 2017 Session

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Uncategorized

The Missouri legislative session ended May 12th, and there are enough storylines of intrigue, failure, and victory to fill a […]

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Session Notes: Electrician Licensing Reform Passes
12 May

Session Notes: Electrician Licensing Reform Passes

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Uncategorized

Congratulations to Missouri’s electricians who, thanks to legislation that passed the House yesterday, will soon have greater flexibility in where […]

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Session Notes: Article V Convention Resolution Passes
12 May

Session Notes: Article V Convention Resolution Passes

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Uncategorized

The House has passed SCR 4, a resolution that adds Missouri to a growing list of states calling for a […]

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What’s the Matter with Connecticut?
12 May

What’s the Matter with Connecticut?

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Taxes

In 1971, the band Ten Years After released the song “I’d Love to Change the World” in which they bemoaned […]

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Session Notes: Minimum Wage To Be Set By State Alone
12 May

Session Notes: Minimum Wage To Be Set By State Alone

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Business Climate

The debate was lengthy, but after a raucous couple of hours the House and Senate both voted to preempt local […]

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Important Background on the Airport Discussion
12 May

Important Background on the Airport Discussion

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

The Kansas City Star is reporting on efforts to revive the effort to build a new $1.2-billion single airport terminal. […]

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