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Hand coming up from grave
26 Apr

Film Tax Credits: The Campy-est Zombie Movie You Ever Did See

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Corporate Welfare, Tax Credits

Are you a fan of director George Romero's Living Dead work? Then let me pitch you a movie. The scene: […]

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How Well Are Rural Students Performing?
26 Apr

How Well Are Rural Students Performing?

Posted by Elizabeth Morrison Accountability

Without looking up the Show-Me Institute’s new paper on reforming rural schools, would you know off the top of your […]

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John Wright Discusses Labor Reform on Missouri Viewpoints
25 Apr

John Wright Discusses Labor Reform on Missouri Viewpoints

Posted by John Wright Government Unions

On April 24, the Show-Me Institute's John Wright appeared on Missouri Viewpoints to discuss ideas for reforming government unions. Watch […]

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Kansas City’s Tech Inertia
25 Apr

Kansas City’s Tech Inertia

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Business Climate

In the State of the City speech in late March, Mayor Sly James outlined his vision for an innovation economy […]

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Are Charter Schools Improving Integration in Saint Louis?
22 Apr

Are Charter Schools Improving Integration in Saint Louis?

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Saint Louis Public School district (SLPS) made news this week when it announced that it was suing the Missouri Board […]

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Shake-Up at KC Aviation Department
22 Apr

Shake-Up at KC Aviation Department

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

After first announcing that Kansas City’s Aviation Department Director Mark VanLoh was being “replaced,” The Kansas City Star reissued their […]

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Patrick Tuohey on Ruckus, April 21
22 Apr

Patrick Tuohey on Ruckus, April 21

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

On Thursday, April 21, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television’s Ruckus to discuss plans for […]

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Group of Mizzou Graduate Students Attempting to Unionize
21 Apr

Group of Mizzou Graduate Students Attempting to Unionize

Posted by John Wright Government Unions

A troubled Mizzou faces another challenge this week; a group of graduate students voted to unionize all of the grad […]

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New Regulations Only Limiting Justice?
20 Apr

New Regulations Only Limiting Justice?

Posted by John Wright Economy, Regulation

Some Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate lawsuit funding companies on the promise of consumer protection or even tort […]

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2016 . . . Time to Amend the Constitution?
19 Apr

2016 . . . Time to Amend the Constitution?

Posted by Walter Olson Budget and Spending

In 1787, our Founding Fathers gave us an incredible document.  But now, 228 years later, more and more Americans feel […]

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Saint Louis: Not a Tech City
19 Apr

Saint Louis: Not a Tech City

Posted by Joseph Miller Business Climate

Saint Louis officials constantly tout the growth of tech companies in the metropolitan area and the city specifically. Whether it’s […]

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School Spending Inequalities Are Not Just Caused by Property Wealth
18 Apr

School Spending Inequalities Are Not Just Caused by Property Wealth

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

As a professor who teaches courses on school finance, I regularly hear students say that inequalities in school spending come […]

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State Senate Votes to Reward A Smaller Mizzou With Millions of Extra Dollars
15 Apr

State Senate Votes to Reward A Smaller Mizzou With Millions of Extra Dollars

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Accountability

Despite months of unrest and national embarrassment at the University of Missouri-Columbia, it seems the folks in the Missouri Senate […]

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What to Make of the Kansas City School Board Elections
15 Apr

What to Make of the Kansas City School Board Elections

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

The results are (finally) in. After over a week of vote counting—all of the candidates were write-ins because no candidate […]

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Design-Build and Save
15 Apr

Design-Build and Save

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

My colleague Joe Miller recently published his paper on funding the Missouri Department of Transportation. In it, he refers to […]

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Bar graph showing general decline
14 Apr

Kansas City: Missouri’s Economic Albatross

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Business Climate

In January, Kansas City Mayor Sly James testified before the Missouri legislature, saying, It’s a bleak future without the Kansas […]

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School bus on rural road
14 Apr

Essay: Rural Education Reform

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

Rural school districts share many of the challenges that face urban and suburban districts: recruiting good teachers, offering a broad […]

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The Great Urban School District That Wasn’t, but May Be Soon
14 Apr

The Great Urban School District That Wasn’t, but May Be Soon

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

What if I told you that you could have access to nearly unlimited resources, the counsel of top experts, and […]

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When Unions Bargain for Lower Pay
13 Apr

When Unions Bargain for Lower Pay

Posted by John Wright Business Climate

Minimum wage laws price-low skilled workers out of the workforce. They hurt many of the people they’re intended to help. […]

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Debt, Airports, and Kansas City
13 Apr

Debt, Airports, and Kansas City

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

With Kansas City considering new terminal plans for Kansas City International Airport (MCI), it’s a good time to revisit some […]

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