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Taxes for Thee, But Not For Me
14 Feb

Taxes for Thee, But Not For Me

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

A recent Kansas City Star story on the proposed Kansas City general obligation bonds, (GO Bonds) contained the following: This […]

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Kansas City, Economic Development, and Homicide
13 Feb

Kansas City, Economic Development, and Homicide

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Budget and Spending

Kansas City desperately wants to grow, and we’re spending or diverting tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money each […]

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Medicaid Waiver Request A Great Idea
10 Feb

Medicaid Waiver Request A Great Idea

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Although much of the legislative air has been consumed by Right to Work in the last few weeks, two other […]

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MetroLink Underperforms, but It Is Not Underdeveloped
09 Feb

MetroLink Underperforms, but It Is Not Underdeveloped

Posted by Graham Renz Transportation

The Post-Dispatch’s Tony Messenger claims that MetroLink, Saint Louis’s light rail system, is “underperforming and underdeveloped.” He’s half right. Today, […]

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Course Access in Missouri, Updated
08 Feb

Course Access in Missouri, Updated

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

A little more than a year ago, Brittany Wagner and I published a paper titled “Course Access in Missouri: Diversity, […]

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Pension Reform in Missouri
08 Feb

Pension Reform in Missouri

Posted by Michael Highsmith Public Pensions

“The bottom line is this: Our state has a serious pension problem, and we need to start talking about how […]

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Where Are the Certificate of Need Bills?
07 Feb

Where Are the Certificate of Need Bills?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Last month I had the opportunity to go back to my alma mater, Saint Louis University, and share with a […]

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Most Teachers Lose in Current Pension System
07 Feb

Most Teachers Lose in Current Pension System

Posted by James V. Shuls Public Pensions

Over the years, I and others at the Show-Me Institute have written about the need for public pension reform. Inevitably, […]

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Done: Missouri Becomes 28th Right to Work State
06 Feb

Done: Missouri Becomes 28th Right to Work State

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Business Climate

After years of trying, Missouri’s legislature has passed and our governor has signed SB19, Right to Work, into law—the product […]

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The GO Bonds Will Cost You Much More Than You’re Being Told
06 Feb

The GO Bonds Will Cost You Much More Than You’re Being Told

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Budget and Spending

March 6, 2017: update Everyone paying attention to Kansas City politics knows that we’re facing an $800 million bond vote […]

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Policymakers Wisely Look Before They Leap
03 Feb

Policymakers Wisely Look Before They Leap

Posted by Michael Highsmith Transportation

With a wave of new electric cars entering the auto market, policymakers in Missouri are faced with a decision about […]

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Regulatory Reform Emerges as Major Issue, Nationally and in Missouri
02 Feb

Regulatory Reform Emerges as Major Issue, Nationally and in Missouri

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Economy, Regulation

It’s been an active first few weeks for President Donald Trump, and the new Administration’s prompt engagement of the United […]

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Criminal Justice Reform: Raising the Age
02 Feb

Criminal Justice Reform: Raising the Age

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Courts

As Missourians consider the many ways to improve and reform the criminal justice system, at least one option appears to […]

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The GO Bond Doesn’t Risk Your Home-Just Your Wallet
01 Feb

The GO Bond Doesn’t Risk Your Home-Just Your Wallet

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

Citizens for Responsible Government (CFRG) have circulated emails claiming that if Kansas City defaults on the proposed GO Bond payments, […]

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No, the City Does Not “Drive a Hard Bargain”
31 Jan

No, the City Does Not “Drive a Hard Bargain”

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Do you smell that smoke? It’s from the hole your money is burning in the pockets of Saint Louis City […]

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Bombshell: The GO Bonds Will Last Until 2055
30 Jan

Bombshell: The GO Bonds Will Last Until 2055

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Budget and Spending

The City is describing the general obligation bond (GO bond) placed before voters on the April 4 ballot as a […]

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Crosby Kemper III Discusses Infrastructure Bond on KCPT’s Ruckus
30 Jan

Crosby Kemper III Discusses Infrastructure Bond on KCPT’s Ruckus

Posted by Crosby Kemper III Budget and Spending

The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on January 26 to discuss April’s infrastructure bond proposal, the […]

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A New Mantra for the School Choice Movement
30 Jan

A New Mantra for the School Choice Movement

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

In many Eastern religions, practitioners use mantras to calm and center themselves while meditating. If the school choice movement needs […]

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Challenges Facing Mizzou Discussed on KOMU-TV
25 Jan

Challenges Facing Mizzou Discussed on KOMU-TV

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

On Tuesday, KOMU Channel 8 News, the NBC affiliate in central Missouri, covered the Show-Me Institute's policy breakfast: Stuck In […]

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Taxpayers’ General Obligation Bond Gamble
25 Jan

Taxpayers’ General Obligation Bond Gamble

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Budget and Spending

With an $800 million infrastructure bond package likely to go before voters in April, Kansas City Mayor Sly James recently […]

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