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More Analysis on Minimum Wage Claims
19 Aug

More Analysis on Minimum Wage Claims

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Economy, Minimum Wage

On Thursday the City Council of Kansas City will consider placing on the ballot an initiative petition calling for an […]

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Watch Joseph Miller on The Allman Report
19 Aug

Watch Joseph Miller on The Allman Report

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy

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The Video Kansas City Doesn’t Want You to See
19 Aug

The Video Kansas City Doesn’t Want You to See

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

On July 22, Professor Heywood Sanders spoke at the Kansas City library about the research in his book, Convention Center […]

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New Superintendent Gives Kansas City Opportunity to Rethink School Organization
19 Aug

New Superintendent Gives Kansas City Opportunity to Rethink School Organization

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

For the 5th time in 16 years, the Kansas City Public Schools are in the market for a new superintendent.  […]

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Do the Math?
18 Aug

Do the Math?

Posted by Rik W. Hafer Accountability

How many times has someone said “just do the math?” Unfortunately, too many children in Missouri are likely to respond […]

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Missouri Needs to Learn to Prioritize Spending
17 Aug

Missouri Needs to Learn to Prioritize Spending

Posted by Joseph Miller Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: In a couple of weeks’ time, incoming college freshmen will get their first […]

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With Improving Economy, Missourians Hit the Road
14 Aug

With Improving Economy, Missourians Hit the Road

Posted by Joseph Miller Transportation

A couple months ago, I wrote about the misconceptions concerning driving trends in Missouri. Specifically, there was no evidence that […]

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Professional Development: Neither Professional nor Development. Discuss!
14 Aug

Professional Development: Neither Professional nor Development. Discuss!

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

If you ask a group of teachers what their two favorite words are, you’ll probably get a range of answers.  […]

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New Report Gives High Marks to Missouri’s Urban Highways
13 Aug

New Report Gives High Marks to Missouri’s Urban Highways

Posted by Joseph Miller Budget and Spending, Transportation

Recently, TRIP, a national transportation research group, released a report on the state of urban roadways in cities across the […]

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A Canary in the Coal Mine?
13 Aug

A Canary in the Coal Mine?

Posted by Michael Rathbone Business Climate, Municipal Policy

Among the primary reasons for opposition to increasing the minimum wage is that doing so will result in job losses. […]

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How a Cheap Airport Helps Kansas City
12 Aug

How a Cheap Airport Helps Kansas City

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, State and Local Government, Subsidies, Transportation

The Kansas City Business Journal just published some good news for Kansas City: On Tuesday, Allegiant Air announced it will start […]

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Is there evidence of a “teacher exodus” from Kansas?
11 Aug

Is there evidence of a “teacher exodus” from Kansas?

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability, Transparency

If you take the media’s account of the state of the teaching profession in Kansas seriously, you’d think that there […]

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Patrick Tuohey on Ruckus
10 Aug

Patrick Tuohey on Ruckus

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, School Choice

Show-me’s Patrick Tuohey talks about Kansas sales tax revenues on Ruckus!

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Friedman Legacy Day with Hon. Jabar Shumate
07 Aug

Friedman Legacy Day with Hon. Jabar Shumate

Posted by Jabar Shumate School Choice

This year’s Friedman Legacy Day event in Saint Louis focused on the importance of school choice with guest speaker Hon. […]

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Local Fuel Tax in Foristell Fails by a Nose
06 Aug

Local Fuel Tax in Foristell Fails by a Nose

Posted by Joseph Miller Municipal Policy

On Tuesday, voters across Missouri cast ballots on many different local issues. Most had to do with bond issuances and […]

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If charter schools are ruining education in Missouri, more please!
06 Aug

If charter schools are ruining education in Missouri, more please!

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

The Kansas City and St. Louis school districts saw two of the largest gains in the country in their graduation […]

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The Commission’s Omissions?
06 Aug

The Commission’s Omissions?

Posted by George Reynolds State and Local Government, Transparency

This summer, Missouri passed a troubling piece of legislation—SS HCS HB 137. The main provisions of it essentially state that […]

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Some Comments on a Minimum Wage Testimony
05 Aug

Some Comments on a Minimum Wage Testimony

Posted by Michael Rathbone Business Climate, Economy, Municipal Policy, Regulation

There’s been a lot said on the prospect of increasing the minimum wage in Saint Louis. A lot of that […]

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Normandy Students-Still Trapped
05 Aug

Normandy Students-Still Trapped

Posted by Brittany Wagner Accountability, School Choice

The Post-Dispatch published a heart-wrenching story yesterday about a family trapped in the Normandy school district. The Harpers have two […]

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No Need for Pension Problems in Springfield
05 Aug

No Need for Pension Problems in Springfield

Posted by Michael Rathbone Budget and Spending, Municipal Policy, Public Pensions

A pension benefit meant to allow Springfield police and firefighters to take early retirement is now underfunded. Employee contributions have […]

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