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MetroLink Expansion: What Else Could $2 Billion Buy?
08 Sep

MetroLink Expansion: What Else Could $2 Billion Buy?

Posted by Graham Renz Transportation

MetroLink wants $2 billion for a North-South expansion line, but ridership continues to decrease. Could this money be better spent? 

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Education Funding, Burger Flipping, and the Law of Diminishing Returns
07 Sep

Education Funding, Burger Flipping, and the Law of Diminishing Returns

Posted by Michael Austin Accountability

Here’s a fun hypothetical. Imagine you own a burger joint, but you only have one grill, no one to work […]

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This Sandwich Costs $1,500 and Takes 6 Months to Make
07 Sep

This Sandwich Costs $1,500 and Takes 6 Months to Make

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Economy

No, I didn’t relinquish my title as Director of Education Policy at SMI to become the Institute’s new food critic, […]

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It’s a Simple Plan, and That’s Why We’re Worried
07 Sep

It’s a Simple Plan, and That’s Why We’re Worried

Posted by Michael Highsmith Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

Tonight at 7pm the Chesterfield City Council will meet and open the floor to public comment regarding the construction and […]

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Yes, Voter Fraud Remains a Concern in Missouri
06 Sep

Yes, Voter Fraud Remains a Concern in Missouri

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government

The difference between winning and losing a political race can come down to a handful of votes. Every vote counts, […]

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School Choice: The Personal and the Political
06 Sep

School Choice: The Personal and the Political

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Parents naturally want the best schools for their children. In Saint Louis and Kansas City, this leads many parents to […]

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A New Agenda for Cities Must Come from Cities
06 Sep

A New Agenda for Cities Must Come from Cities

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

Recently, Kansas City, Missouri’s mayor, Sly James, wrote in The Hill that America needed a new agenda for cities. No […]

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The Root Cause of Mylan’s “Evil”
02 Sep

The Root Cause of Mylan’s “Evil”

Posted by Graham Renz Free-Market Reform, Health Care, Regulation

In 2015, an average pound of coffee cost about $4.70. Now imagine if, over the next nine years, the price […]

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Missouri’s Most Valuable Export Continues to Grow. . . . and That’s Not a Good Thing
02 Sep

Missouri’s Most Valuable Export Continues to Grow. . . . and That’s Not a Good Thing

Posted by Michael Austin Business Climate

If you had to guess what Missouri’s most valuable export was, what do you think it would be? Beer? Cars? […]

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Personal Income in Missouri Continues to Lag
02 Sep

Personal Income in Missouri Continues to Lag

Posted by Rik W. Hafer Business Climate

Recent economic data reinforces an old story:  Missouri’s economy is not expanding fast enough to substantially raise its citizens’ income.  […]

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Think Fewer Insurers is Bad? Wait Until We Have Just One.
01 Sep

Think Fewer Insurers is Bad? Wait Until We Have Just One.

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

One of the biggest problems with American health care has been the fragmentation of our health insurance market. Long before […]

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Mizzou Researchers Blind and Kill Puppies, University Demands Tens of Thousands for Related Records
31 Aug

Mizzou Researchers Blind and Kill Puppies, University Demands Tens of Thousands for Related Records

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Accountability

And no, the headline isn't an exaggeration. As reported in the Riverfront Times, four University of Missouri researchers blinded a […]

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Heritage Study: $15 Minimum Wage Would Wipe Out Equivalent of 218,000 Missouri Jobs
31 Aug

Heritage Study: $15 Minimum Wage Would Wipe Out Equivalent of 218,000 Missouri Jobs

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Business Climate

Show-Me Institute analysts have written for years about the economic research on—and the damaging effects of—mandating a higher minimum wage […]

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The EDC Gets It Wrong
31 Aug

The EDC Gets It Wrong

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Last week we published a blog post in which we explained how Kansas City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) benefits from […]

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Mizzou’s Loss Is Other Schools’ Gain
31 Aug

Mizzou’s Loss Is Other Schools’ Gain

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

2,373 students. That is the difference between last fall’s and this fall’s enrollment at Mizzou.  It is worse than what […]

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A Labor-Day Salute to the Missouri Mule
31 Aug

A Labor-Day Salute to the Missouri Mule

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Uncategorized

Everyone knows the expression “stubborn as a mule.” More than a tired cliché, however, that is a doltish misperception, foisted […]

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CEO Defends Centene Clayton Expansion
30 Aug

CEO Defends Centene Clayton Expansion

Posted by Michael Highsmith Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Last week Clayco CEO Bob Clark made a guest appearance on KTRS to discuss the Centene expansion being proposed in […]

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The Ballooning Cost of Streetcars
30 Aug

The Ballooning Cost of Streetcars

Posted by Graham Renz Transportation

Last summer, the Kansas City Star tried to defend the city from the charge that it overpaid for its 2.2-mile […]

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Do Our Universities Need “Thought Leaders” at the Helm?
26 Aug

Do Our Universities Need “Thought Leaders” at the Helm?

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

File this under the grass isn’t always greener. The San Francisco Chronicle revealed last week that the University of California–Berkeley […]

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Where There’s Smoke . . .
26 Aug

Where There’s Smoke . . .

Posted by Michael Highsmith Budget and Spending

Missouri has the lowest cigarette tax in the nation, but with two ballot initiatives coming up this November, that might […]

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