Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president who brought us modern labor law, famously believed that collective bargaining does not belong in […]
Metro, which operates public transportation in Saint Louis City and County, has announced that it has nearly completed a brand […]
The National Council on Teacher Quality is out with its annual state-by-state report on teacher policy. I’m still digging through […]
Show-Me Institute Fellow and Senior Writer Andrew B. Wilson was a guest on a recent episode of Lindenwood University's Missouri Viewpoints. […]
Terry Bowman had had enough. Sitting in his breakroom several years back, he saw an article in his union’s newsletter […]
Early last month the Springfield News-Leader published an excellent article about direct primary care, a topic we’ve covered extensively. Direct […]
Recently, an editorial in the Springfield Business Journal promoted the benefits ridesharing companies like Uber could bring to Springfield residents. […]
On November 5, Patrick Tuohey discussed transparency in Missouri state government and other issues on Kansas City Public Television's Ruckus.
Once a government union comes to power, it can stay in power for an indefinite length of time. Public employees […]
When the details of Obamacare were being ironed out, some in Congress wanted a “public option” in health care—a massive, […]
Earlier today I wrote about how government-backed insurance cooperatives around the country have begun to fail. The reason? Dollars and […]
Leaders in Saint Louis have touted the city for its efforts to attract new businesses, especially high-tech startups. Square’s decision […]
We all want fewer high school dropouts. James Shuls, Ph.D., notes that research has confirmed that school choice reduces the […]
Most people don’t know this, but the Netherlands has had a universal school voucher system since 1917. I know what […]
After significant delay, Missouri and Saint Louis City residents finally have a proposal on how much the public will be […]
Fewer than three out of ten students who enter Saint Louis' Sumner High School in ninth grade will graduate from […]
Everyone at the Show-Me Institute, especially those in the Kansas City office, offer our ecstatic if hoarse congratulations to the […]
On October 15, members of the Kansas City City Council heard from developers and supporters of a proposal to use […]
Today voters in the Mehlville School District will decide if their current property tax rate will increase by 49 cents […]
Tomorrow, Kirkwood School District voters will decide if the district will increase its operating tax levy by 78 cents per […]
