Supporters of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion have claimed for many years that implementing Obamacare would reduce emergency room visits. […]
Surprising No One, Big Government Union Wants State to Spend More
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 72 (AFSCME), a big government union representing various health, service, […]
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Joseph Miller explains that the Regional Sports Authority (RSA) is using taxpayer money to sue the […]
Last Thursday, SB 540, a bill languishing on the Missouri Senate floor that would increase the state fuel tax two […]
In June of 2013, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld a state law that allowed students in unaccredited school districts […]
The Show-Me Institute is proud to present Missouri Fast Facts for 2015. These Fast Facts booklets cover a variety of topics and […]
Promise Zone Just the Latest of Many Development Zones for Saint Louis
This week, the Obama Administration announced that parts of Saint Louis City and North Saint Louis County would become the latest […]
Economic data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) last April continued to show that income in Missouri just […]
Paper Release-Interdistrict Choice for Students in Failing Schools: Burden or Boon?
Today, the Show-Me Institute is releasing my latest paper, “Interdistrict Choice for Students in Failing Schools: Burden or Boon?” The […]
In 2014, total airline passengers grew at Missouri’s largest airports by just over 1 percent, reversing the losses over the past […]
Show-Me Forum: Government Unions: Restoring Accountability
In 2007, the Missouri Supreme Court threw out 60 years of precedent when it decided that the constitution creates collective […]
In the last year, Kansas City has been slowly but surely opening up to ridesharing companies. The city government’s initial […]
Power Play: State to Give Special Electricity Deal to Favorite Business
Have you ever taken a look at something and thought to yourself, “Wait a minute, I don’t think you’re using […]
On April 22, SB 5, which greatly strengthens a law that limits how much revenue a city can raise via […]
The Missouri Department of Higher Education is seeking to regulate yoga teacher training programs (YTTs) as “vocational schools” under its […]
Recently, we wrote a letter to the Post-Dispatch that criticized the idea that new tax revenue from a riverfront stadium […]
Show-Me Now! Raising the Minimum Wage Costs Jobs
Show-Me Institute intern Jessica Stearns talks about the recent “Show-Me $15” campaign for a higher state-wide minimum wage. She […]
Health Care Bills On the Move from the House to the Senate
We’re approaching the end of the session, and it’s worth highlighting a few health care-related bills that are winding through the […]
With the prospect of a fuel tax increase looking more and more remote in the Missouri Legislature, policymakers are once […]
A Choice for Timothy
Timothy Farr wasn’t born deaf. As a baby, he contracted meningitis, and soon after he lost the ability to hear. […]
