Recently, a national policy research group graded 59 cities for their regulations on “short-term rental services,” which: “…allow individuals to […]
At a March 9 Policy Breakfast in Springfield, Show-Me Institute Education Policy Director Mike McShane laid out a 3-pronged approach […]
Over at the Star, Joe Robertson put together a heart-wrenching piece of journalism documenting the struggles of Kansas City families […]
Some Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate lawsuit funding companies. This regulation is pitched as consumer protection, or even […]
The Show-Me Institute has argued again and again that earnings taxes have hurt economic growth in St. Louis and Kansas […]
Steve Vockrodt over at The Pitch has an excellent column about how taxpayer subsidized development projects often underperform their goals. He writes […]
In the last few years, technological innovation has facilitated the rise of the so-called “sharing economy,” where information technology allows […]
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), currently located in South Saint Louis City, is planning to move to a new […]
Last week, Pine Lawn, a small city in North Saint Louis County (population 3,425), disbanded its police department. Almost immediately, […]
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools just released “Health of the Public Charter School Movement,” it’s annual state-by-state analysis […]
The following is taken from a presentation given by Show-Me Institute Distinguished Fellow of Education Policy James Shuls on February […]
Recently, I found myself in the State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri listening to a rousing debate about whether […]
Many of Missouri’s lightly traveled bridges are part of the state highway system. Turning these over to county and local […]
The union representing Springfield police officers is suing the city government in an attempt to force the city, and therefore […]
The City Council of Kansas City, Missouri, recently passed an ordinance establishing Kansas City’s first film development program. This program […]
On March 3, the Missouri Senate passed SB919, a bill that would remove long-outdated restrictions on the sale of beer […]
The Book of Hosea cautions us, “They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.” Student protests on The University […]
Saint Louis is trying desperately to keep the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) within city limits. The federal spy agency […]
Many of Missouri’s lightly traveled letter routes are managed as part of the state highway system. As this video explains, […]
Back in 2013, when we examined Kansas City’s spending relative to other regional peer cities, what we found wasn’t good: […]
