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Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities
06 Oct

Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities

Posted by Brittany Wagner Accountability

The table below (data from the U.S. Department of Education) displays default rates for Missouri colleges and universities over a […]

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Student Loan Default in Missouri
06 Oct

Student Loan Default in Missouri

Posted by Brittany Wagner Accountability

Like many twenty-somethings, I am kept up at night—not by noisy neighbors, but by my student loan debt. I’ll be […]

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Could Direct Primary Care Be An Answer to Post-Obamacare Access Problems?
05 Oct

Could Direct Primary Care Be An Answer to Post-Obamacare Access Problems?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Even after Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the Show-Me Institute continued to point out the problems that […]

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Saint Louis and Kansas City Enjoy Low Congestion, Commute Times
05 Oct

Saint Louis and Kansas City Enjoy Low Congestion, Commute Times

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

Recently, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute released a report on mobility in the nation’s urban areas, specifically focusing on congestion. […]

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For Most Teachers in Missouri, Pensions Are a Raw Deal
05 Oct

For Most Teachers in Missouri, Pensions Are a Raw Deal

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

“Educators and education employees can focus on what they do best, educating and supporting the education of Missouri’s school children. […]

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Saint Louis teachers want a raise, and they have a point
02 Oct

Saint Louis teachers want a raise, and they have a point

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability, Budget and Spending

On Friday, the Post-Dispatch covered a recent Saint Louis school board meeting where over 100 teachers vociferously argued for a […]

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Aviation Department Withholds Information from the Star
02 Oct

Aviation Department Withholds Information from the Star

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

On September 11, The Kansas City Star Editorial Board called on the Aviation Department to end the practice of issuing free parking passes […]

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Charter Schools Do Serve Students with Special Needs
01 Oct

Charter Schools Do Serve Students with Special Needs

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

It’s been nearly two decades since Missouri passed a law allowing public charter schools to operate in St. Louis and […]

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Saint Louis City Property Tax, Part 5: Problems Ahead
30 Sep

Saint Louis City Property Tax, Part 5: Problems Ahead

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy

Saint Louis City Property Tax Blog Part V: Problems Ahead In the first four blog posts in this series, we […]

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Aviation Administrator Still Denying Reality
30 Sep

Aviation Administrator Still Denying Reality

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transparency

Kansas City Aviation Administrator Mark VanLoh is struggling to cope with reality, it appears. In a recent video interview given […]

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Where Did All of These Events Come From?
29 Sep

Where Did All of These Events Come From?

Posted by Michael Rathbone Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Joe Miller and I have already said a lot regarding the new study claiming that a new Rams stadium would […]

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Latest economic data paints same picture: Missouri in bottom half of states
29 Sep

Latest economic data paints same picture: Missouri in bottom half of states

Posted by Rik W. Hafer Business Climate

The Bureau of the Census recently released its 2014 American Community Survey (www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/).   Based on two key measures—income and education—Missouri […]

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The Ever-Growing Bureaucracy
29 Sep

The Ever-Growing Bureaucracy

Posted by Michael Rathbone Economy, Regulation

St. Louis County intends to make landlords liable for the actions of their tenants. At least, that’s what will happen […]

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What the Ferguson Commission Gets Right and Wrong About Public Transportation in Saint Louis
28 Sep

What the Ferguson Commission Gets Right and Wrong About Public Transportation in Saint Louis

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy, Transportation

The Ferguson Commission recently released a report that outlined a series of problems and proposed solutions to racial disparities in […]

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“That’s Crazy!”: Consumer Reports Video Highlights Health Care Billing Problems
28 Sep

“That’s Crazy!”: Consumer Reports Video Highlights Health Care Billing Problems

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

If you ever wondered what it would be like to pay for pizza the way most Americans pay for health […]

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Michael Cannon on the Future of Medicine: “So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”
28 Sep

Michael Cannon on the Future of Medicine: “So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Earlier this year the Show-Me Institute had the pleasure of hosting Michael Cannon, the director of health policy studies at […]

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Course Access Brings the Classroom to the Student
25 Sep

Course Access Brings the Classroom to the Student

Posted by Brittany Wagner School Choice

Education Policy Research Assistant Brittany Wagner interviews Neil Campbell, Policy Director for Personalized and Blended Learning at the Foundation for […]

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Property Taxes Will Not Save the Stadium Plan
25 Sep

Property Taxes Will Not Save the Stadium Plan

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

A recent study by Harvard Business School graduates argues that a new stadium would pay for itself. Show-Me Institute Policy […]

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Property Taxes Will Not Save the Saint Louis Stadium Plan
24 Sep

Property Taxes Will Not Save the Saint Louis Stadium Plan

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported on a study done by Harvard Business School graduates (one of whom is from Chesterfield) on […]

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Sales Taxes will Not Save the Saint Louis Stadium Plan
24 Sep

Sales Taxes will Not Save the Saint Louis Stadium Plan

Posted by Michael Rathbone Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

This past week, the Post-Dispatch spilled some electronic ink touting a new study authored by a group of Harvard MBA […]

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