Proponents of the multi-billion dollar MetroLink expansion proposal claim the system is underdeveloped, but is the opposite actually true? Learn […]
Shaky Assumptions, Track Record Warrant Caution on GO Bond
Kansas City’s elected leaders have been speaking far and wide about the GO Bond before voters on April 4. Their […]
We’ve written before about Kansas City’s debilitating level of debt (here and here and here). And it isn’t just us; […]
Politifact Missouri has a new “Fact Check” out on the Governor’s statement in his State of the State Address that […]
For many years, both Atlas Van Lines and United Van Lines have compiled data on the number of moves into […]
Patrick Tuohey discusses Kansas Budget, KCI on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, February 23, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the battle over a vetoed […]
Yes, the Soccer Stadium Proposal Will Cost City Residents
We have covered the rollercoaster ride of bringing a Major League Soccer team to Saint Louis for a few months […]
When it comes to labor reforms, the dance card is filling up fast in the Missouri legislature. First the Legislature […]
Over the last year we’ve talked a lot about the fight to liberalize licensing requirements for a host of professions, […]
The Race is On: Wisconsin Pushes to End Project Labor Agreements and Prevailing Wage
Earlier this year three states were competing to become the next Right to Work (RTW) state. Missouri ended up being […]
In 2014, Missouri became the third state to enact a Right to Try law. The legislation, pioneered by the Goldwater […]
Questions for the Chesterfield Valley TDD
The unconstrained growth and abuse of special taxing districts in Missouri marches (or better, skates) on. This evening, the Chesterfield […]
As Kansas City voters head to the polls in April, one issue they will be voting on is whether or […]
Opportunities for health care reform these days seem nearly boundless. Over the last few years Missouri has led the country […]
Last year the state health insurance exchanges lost a host of providers as the companies providing the plans continued to […]
The general obligation (GO) bond being considered in April would raise property taxes to pay off a series of 20-year […]
After the unrest at Mizzou in 2015, and with enrollment plummeting, Mizzou has struggled to regain its footing. Is there […]
What do owners of the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City and the St. Louis Cardinals have in common? They’re […]
Charter school expansion is just one of several school choice initiatives lawmakers in Jefferson City have proposed this legislative session. […]
According to the most recently released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s (BEA), (https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/qgsp_newsrelease.htm) Missouri’s output of goods and […]
