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21 Oct

Shocker! Local Leader Demands More Money to Address Issue

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Criminal Justice, State and Local Government

I attended a screening of the KCPBS documentary “A Tale of Three Cities” on Tuesday hosted by the Kansas City […]

Jackson County, Kansas City, property taxes, senior property tax freeze, tax increase

18 Oct

Senior Citizens Get to Have Their Cake and Eat It Too in Jackson County

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

Rarely do my predictions come through as quickly, starkly, and ironically as they are in Jackson County right now. Last […]

Teacher, classroom, instructional spending, education spending, Missouri education

17 Oct

Missouri is Spending Less on Instruction

Posted by Avery Frank Education, Education Finance

When considering the costs of running a school, we may think of items like teacher salaries, classroom technology, textbooks, and […]

17 Oct

How Much Does My School District Spend?

Posted by James V. Shuls Education, Education Finance

As a resident of the Wentzville School District, I recently received a copy of the district’s 2023–24 annual report. The […]

School hallway, MoSchoolRankings, education spending, education accountability

16 Oct

SLPS and MoSchoolRankings

Posted by Avery Frank Accountability, Education

With ongoing reports about St. Louis Public Schools’s (SLPS) finances, I was interested to learn that SLPS had created nine […]

16 Oct

Platte County Children’s Services Fund Tax

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government, Taxes

A version of the following letter was published in the Kansas City Star. On November 5, voters in Platte County will […]

16 Oct

Free Market Policies for Better Local Government with David Stokes

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Business Climate, Criminal Justice, Economy, Municipal Policy, Privatization, Property Rights, Regulation, State and Local Government, Taxes, Transparency

In this episode, James V. Shuls speaks with David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute, about his […]

Missouri grid, electricity, reliable energy, nuclear energy, CWIP

15 Oct

One Way Missouri Could Keep Its Energy Grid Reliable

Posted by Avery Frank Economy, Energy

In my previous post, I discussed how the shuttering of coal energy in Missouri could create problems with energy prices […]

Nuclear power plant, Missouri energy, grid reliability, cost of energy, electricity providers, nuclear power, renewables, Ameren Missouri

14 Oct

Ameren to Shut Down Rush Island

Posted by Avery Frank Economy, Energy

The coal-powered Rush Island Energy Center in Jefferson County will be shut down on October 15. The 1,178-megawatt energy center […]

11 Oct

The ESA Experience with Jenny Clark

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jenny Clark, Founder & CEO of Love Your School, about the experience of navigating Arizona’s Education […]

11 Oct

Be Skeptical of Claims St. Louis is Running A Surplus

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Budget and Spending, State and Local Government

KMOV ran a piece the other day reporting that the St. Louis comptroller claims the city has a $42.2 million […]

10 Oct

Court Fee Increase Would Negatively Impact St. Louis County

Posted by David Stokes Courts, Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Among the many things that Missourians will vote on […]

10 Oct

High Hopes for a New Committee at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

On Wednesday, October 9, a new committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen is holding its first hearing. The […]

Child reading, books, reading instruction, retention policy, phonics, student assessment, Missouri schools, Mississippi, 3rd graders

08 Oct

Should Missouri Consider a 3rd-Grade Retention Policy?

Posted by Avery Frank Education, Performance

Do you think students should get promoted to the next grade if they do not understand grade-level material? There are […]

07 Oct

POSTPONED: Charles C. W. Cooke on October 9

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized

The event featuring Charles C. W. Cooke, scheduled for Wednesday, October 9, has been postponed. Due to travel complications related […]

Housing construction, regulation, tax credits, economic development policy, housing code

07 Oct

Missouri Shows that More Government Doesn’t Equal More Housing

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

Housing is an important issue. Many people, myself included, believe it is a cornerstone issue for so much of what […]

07 Oct

Missouri Ballot Issues and the Return of Three Mile Island

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Budget and Spending, Business Climate, Corporate Welfare, Courts, Economy, Energy, Government Unions, Labor, Minimum Wage, Municipal Policy, Privatization, Public Pensions, Regulation, Special Taxing Districts, State and Local Government, Subsidies, Tax Credits, Taxes, Transparency, Workforce

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: Missouri’s Amendment 6, the Kirkwood sales tax vote, […]

30 Sep

Federalism and The Founders’ Vision with Charles C. W. Cooke

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Municipal Policy, Property Rights, State and Local Government, Transparency

See Charles C.W. Cooke live on October 9 in St. Charles, MO Tickets and Details Here Susan Pendergrass speaks with […]

26 Sep

It Has Been a Great Week for Economic Development Agencies in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

This has been a fun week for those of us who feel that economic development agencies in Missouri are the […]

25 Sep

Real-Time Crime Data with Jeff Asher

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Business Climate, Criminal Justice, Economy, Municipal Policy, Property Rights, State and Local Government, Transparency

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jeff Asher, data analyst and co-founder of AH Datalytics, about the Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI). They […]