Last week our friend Dave Helling at the Kansas City Star wrote about the upcoming earnings tax fight, and on many […]
What would you do if you learned that the government might take your home sometime in the next few months? […]
Mathematica public policy research just released a high-quality, rigorous evaluation of the Ewing Marion Kauffman charter school in Kansas City. […]
Woody Cozad on Ruckus last Thursday talked about how poorly Kansas City government is managed. While most people are still […]
Show-Me Institute Chief Economist Joseph Haslag, Ph.D., reviews his research into the formation of new business establishments and the closing […]
In the coming months, Mike McShane and the Show-Me Institute will be digging into the performance of Missouri public schools […]
The story of young Edmund Lee, who will be denied the opportunity to continue attending the school of his choice […]
In Stockton, Missouri, this week, the board of education voted 5-2 to keep for the 2016–17 school year the four-day […]
Joyce Cooks, an artist and former school teacher who has been in her house for decades, does not want to […]
I-70 will need to be rebuilt in the near future, and it won't be cheap. This video explores tolling as […]
Kansas City, Death and Taxes
At a recent gathering of religious leaders, one earnings-tax supporter told those gathered that if the earnings tax is defeated […]
It was only a matter of time. During a test run, the Kansas City Streetcar collided with its first parked […]
Living in a quaint, leafy suburb and commuting to a bustling downtown for work is an enduring image of American […]
Race-Based School Choice Policies May Be in Violation of the Equal Protection Clause
Sometimes we realize what we thought was a good idea at the time was really a terrible idea. No, I’m […]
News broke late last week that embattled Mizzou professor Melissa Click has been fired from her job by the state's Board […]
Many of the bridges from Illinois into St. Louis were once toll bridges. Maybe Missouri should bring back bridge tolls […]
Kansas City residents rely on well-functioning transportation for virtually every aspect of their lifestyle, from getting to work to spending […]
When the price of a thing goes up, people buy less of it. We experience this every day when buying […]
My colleague Joe Miller has written much about the idea that millennials are flocking to urban areas. This is important […]
Over the last couple years, we’ve been following transportation trends on this blog. One metric we’ve kept our eye on […]
