The state of Missouri provides almost half of the funding for public education (the rest comes from the federal government […]
In addition to the nearly $3 billion in federal relief funding that Missouri received to try to right the public […]
Missouri’s government spending is out of control, and a new report from the Cato Institute, a free-market think in Washington, […]
In a $10 billion budget request that goes on for almost 950 pages, it might be easy to overlook a […]
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) recently released a report confirming what free-market advocates like Milton Friedman and many of us […]
On October 22, the Show-Me Institute released the following recommendations for bringing Missouri government spending under control. Download the […]
I attended a screening of the KCPBS documentary “A Tale of Three Cities” on Tuesday hosted by the Kansas City […]
Senior Citizens Get to Have Their Cake and Eat It Too in Jackson County
Rarely do my predictions come through as quickly, starkly, and ironically as they are in Jackson County right now. Last […]
When considering the costs of running a school, we may think of items like teacher salaries, classroom technology, textbooks, and […]
As a resident of the Wentzville School District, I recently received a copy of the district’s 2023–24 annual report. The […]
With ongoing reports about St. Louis Public Schools’s (SLPS) finances, I was interested to learn that SLPS had created nine […]
Platte County Children’s Services Fund Tax
A version of the following letter was published in the Kansas City Star. On November 5, voters in Platte County will […]
In this episode, James V. Shuls speaks with David Stokes, Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute, about his […]
In my previous post, I discussed how the shuttering of coal energy in Missouri could create problems with energy prices […]
Ameren to Shut Down Rush Island
The coal-powered Rush Island Energy Center in Jefferson County will be shut down on October 15. The 1,178-megawatt energy center […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jenny Clark, Founder & CEO of Love Your School, about the experience of navigating Arizona’s Education […]
KMOV ran a piece the other day reporting that the St. Louis comptroller claims the city has a $42.2 million […]
Court Fee Increase Would Negatively Impact St. Louis County
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Among the many things that Missourians will vote on […]
On Wednesday, October 9, a new committee of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen is holding its first hearing. The […]
Do you think students should get promoted to the next grade if they do not understand grade-level material? There are […]
