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30 Nov

Support the Show-Me Institute this Holiday Season

Posted by admin Uncategorized

This holiday season, please support liberty in Missouri by making a tax-deductible donation to the Show-Me Institute.

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McShane on Fox News
30 Nov

Michael McShane Appears on Fox and Friends To Discuss Nominee for Secretary of Education

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

Show-Me Institute's Director of Education Policy Michael McShane appeared on Fox and Friends on Friday, November 25, to discuss President-Elect […]

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Show-Me Now! Higher Minimum Wage, Fewer Jobs
29 Nov

Show-Me Now! Higher Minimum Wage, Fewer Jobs

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Business Climate

Should we raise the minimum wage? Studies have shown that doing so hurts the workers it is intended to help. […]

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Microhospitals Booming-But Not in Missouri, Thanks to Certificate of Need
28 Nov

Microhospitals Booming-But Not in Missouri, Thanks to Certificate of Need

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

We often preach that boosting the supply of health care services is a necessary component of any serious and significant […]

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Well, At Least It’s Not a Check
28 Nov

Well, At Least It’s Not a Check

Posted by Michael Highsmith Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

In a perfect world, municipalities would not need to offer tax incentives to attract investment. That was the consensus on […]

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Giving Tuesday 2016
28 Nov

On Giving Tuesday, Support the Show-Me Institute

Posted by Jessica Gatewood Uncategorized

This holiday season, please support liberty in Missouri by making a tax-deductible donation to the Show-Me Institute.  

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We Are Thankful for Citizen Petitioners
24 Nov

We Are Thankful for Citizen Petitioners

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

The recent past has been a busy time for citizen petitioners in Kansas City. Current and recent efforts have included […]

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Graham Renz Discusses Water Infrastructure on ABC30
23 Nov

Graham Renz Discusses Water Infrastructure on ABC30

Posted by Graham Renz Municipal Policy

Graham Renz appeared on ABC 30’s The Allman Report on November 22 to discuss alternative ways the city of St. […]

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22 Nov

Watch Michael Highsmith On The Allman Report

Posted by Michael Highsmith Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Michael Highsmith appeared on ABC 30’s The Allman Report on Monday, November 21 to discuss public funding for a new […]

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What Can City Leaders Do To Grow A City? Not Much
22 Nov

What Can City Leaders Do To Grow A City? Not Much

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Business Climate

Wendell Cox recently wrote a paper for the Show Me Institute titled, “Kansas City—Genuinely World Class: A Competitive Analysis.” In […]

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Education Reform Should Be Top Priority for Missouri’s Leaders
22 Nov

Education Reform Should Be Top Priority for Missouri’s Leaders

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

On November 8, Missourians sent a clear message: We want change. Republicans won every major statewide office—all of which but […]

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Speakers Series on Economic Policy: The Success Academy Experience and Lessons Learned
21 Nov

Speakers Series on Economic Policy: The Success Academy Experience and Lessons Learned

Posted by Eva Moskowitz School Choice

Eva Moskowitz founded Success Academy Charter Schools in 2006. Over the past ten years, Success has become the largest network […]

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Straight Talk on Kansas City’s Incentive Reform
21 Nov

Straight Talk on Kansas City’s Incentive Reform

Posted by Graham Renz Municipal Policy

In 2014, Mayor Sly James said that “Now is the time to start a conversation about the appropriate level of […]

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Wendell Cox and Crosby Kemper III on KCPT’s Ruckus
18 Nov

Wendell Cox and Crosby Kemper III on KCPT’s Ruckus

Posted by Wendell Cox Municipal Policy

Wendell Cox discusses his recent essay on the competitive strengths and weaknesses of Kansas City. Crosby Kemper III also appears […]

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Kansas City: Genuinely World Class
17 Nov

Kansas City: Genuinely World Class

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

Today the Show-Me Institute is publishing Wendell Cox’s paper, “Kansas City—Genuinely World Class: A Competitive Analysis,” in which the author […]

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Funding the Foundry: Why Are Taxpayers Continually on the Hook?
17 Nov

Funding the Foundry: Why Are Taxpayers Continually on the Hook?

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts, Subsidies, Tax Credits

When St. Louis public schools are underperforming and the water department is trying to get lead out of the water, […]

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Kansas City Hires Fox to Watch Henhouse
16 Nov

Kansas City Hires Fox to Watch Henhouse

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transparency

According to the Kansas City Business Journal, the City of Kansas City has approved contracting with the Council of Development […]

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Wendell Cox on KC Competitiveness
15 Nov

Wendell Cox on KC Competitiveness

Posted by Wendell Cox Business Climate

Wendell Cox talks with Mike Ferguson about his soon-to-be-released paper: Kansas City–Genuinely World Class: A Competitive Analysis.

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Subsidies in Saint Louis, Part 3: Where They’re Used
14 Nov

Subsidies in Saint Louis, Part 3: Where They’re Used

Posted by Michael Highsmith Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Supporters of economic development subsidies justify them on the basis that the subsidies will help boost economically depressed areas by […]

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Patrick Tuohey Appears on KCPT’s Ruckus
11 Nov

Patrick Tuohey Appears on KCPT’s Ruckus

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

On Thursday, November 10, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television’s Ruckus to provide analysis of […]

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