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The Demolition Option in Kansas City
13 Jan

The Demolition Option in Kansas City

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy

Kansas City Policy Police Chief Darryl Forté has an idea. According to The Star, Forté has suggested “reallocating some money […]

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Graph: Projected Federal Transportation Funding for Missouri
13 Jan

MO Money, MO Problems for MoDOT Funding

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

MoDOT’s funding future is certainly looking brighter these days. The department’s user-funding base is, at long last, providing more revenue. […]

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Regional Leaders Should Keep Their Word over Stadium Plan
13 Jan

Regional Leaders Should Keep Their Word over Stadium Plan

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

It’s official. The Rams are leaving Saint Louis. Residents might have disagreed over whether to spend public money on a […]

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Missouri Is Leaving Its African-American Students Behind
13 Jan

Missouri Is Leaving Its African-American Students Behind

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

  There’s no other way to put it: Missouri schools simply aren’t giving African-American students a chance. This was made […]

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Greater Transparency Would Be Good for Mizzou
12 Jan

Greater Transparency Would Be Good for Mizzou

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

Tensions are still simmering following this fall’s student (and faculty) protests at the University of Missouri. Without venturing into the […]

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Sign in front of North Side Community School
12 Jan

Open Boundaries Would Allow More Students to Receive “Tough Love” at North Side

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Students in St. Louis have more options today than ever before. From magnet schools to charter schools, students can choose […]

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On Rams Relocation, Saint Louis Media Is as Fickle as Stan Kroenke
11 Jan

On Rams Relocation, Saint Louis Media Is as Fickle as Stan Kroenke

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

We recently discussed how the Rams, and by extension the Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke, just slammed the Saint Louis metropolitan […]

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As Uber Surges, Riders Reap the Benefits
11 Jan

As Uber Surges, Riders Reap the Benefits

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

As another New Years’ Eve has come and gone, more writers in Saint Louis and across the nation have spilled […]

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Deflate-gate in Saint Louis: Air goes out of a plan for a new subsidized football stadium
11 Jan

Deflate-gate in Saint Louis: Air goes out of a plan for a new subsidized football stadium

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

In stimulating tourism, trade, and economic growth, the Roman Coliseum may be the world’s only sports stadium that has repaid […]

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Map of Missouri teacher salaries by county
08 Jan

Increasing Teacher Pay from On High Is Simply Bad Policy

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

Are teachers overpaid or underpaid? It’s as old a debate in education as whether Han Solo shot first is for […]

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Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport, Still Taxiing
08 Jan

Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport, Still Taxiing

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

2015 was, at first blush, a good year for Lambert Saint Louis International Airport (STL). Passenger levels are up, the […]

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More Evidence on the Negative Effects of the Minimum Wage
08 Jan

More Evidence on the Negative Effects of the Minimum Wage

Posted by Rik W. Hafer Business Climate

University of California–San Diego economist Jeffrey Clemens’s recently published analysis once again indicates that raising the minimum wage has detrimental effects […]

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Streetcars and the Error of Confusing Correlation vs Causation
07 Jan

Streetcars and the Error of Confusing Correlation vs Causation

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Transportation

On January 20, I will participate in a panel discussion of the Kansas City streetcar sponsored by the American Public […]

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New Study Shows Negative Effect for Vouchers. We’ve Got Some Explaining To Do.
07 Jan

New Study Shows Negative Effect for Vouchers. We’ve Got Some Explaining To Do.

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

After an unbroken streak of gold-standard, random assignment studies finding either positive or neutral results for school voucher programs, a […]

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The Loop Trolley Bailout: A Retrospective
06 Jan

The Loop Trolley Bailout: A Retrospective

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

On December 8, the Saint Louis County Council voted to bail out the Loop Trolley, a 2.2-mile vintage streetcar line […]

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Rebecca Friedrichs
06 Jan

Rebecca Friedrichs’ Supreme Court Case Could Expand Workers Rights in Missouri

Posted by John Wright Government Unions

Next week the nation’s highest court will hear oral arguments in a case that will decide the constitutional rights of […]

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The Unfortunate Truths Behind Rams’ Relocation Statement
06 Jan

The Unfortunate Truths Behind Rams’ Relocation Statement

Posted by Joseph Miller Business Climate, Subsidies

The Rams' statement on why they want to move to L.A. is self-serving, capped off with an incredibly cheesy quote from […]

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Empowerment Savings Account explanation
05 Jan

Here’s How Missouri’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Would Work

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

A proposed law could expand educational opportunities for students with disabilities in Missouri by allowing families greater flexibility in how […]

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Comparing Teacher Pay by State Offers Heat, but Little Light
05 Jan

Comparing Teacher Pay by State Offers Heat, but Little Light

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

I’m going to tell you something you already know: Teacher salaries are higher in Saint Louis and Kansas City than […]

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Brenda Talent
04 Jan

Brenda Talent on Saint Louis Public Radio’s “Politically Speaking”

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff State and Local Government

On September 30, Show-Me Institute CEO Brenda Talent was interviewed on Saint Louis Public Radio’s Politically Speaking. Brenda discussed a […]

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