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Metrolink train
09 May

Useless and Expensive: The Proposed St. Louis MetroLink Extension

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Business Climate, Economy, Municipal Policy, State and Local Government, Transportation

Download a copy of the Fact Sheet  The proposed St. Louis MetroLink extension, with its staggering $1.1 billion price tag, […]

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A New Baseline We Can Build From with Andy Rotherham
09 May

A New Baseline We Can Build From with Andy Rotherham

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Budget and Spending, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice, State and Local Government

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andy Rotherham about how we should evaluate schools in a post-pandemic world, the importance of accountability, […]

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Watch: K-12 School Choice Calculator Webinar with EdChoice and Reason Foundation
08 May

Watch: K-12 School Choice Calculator Webinar with EdChoice and Reason Foundation

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice, State and Local Government

On May 8, 2024, Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual event where EdChoice’s Marty Lueken and Reason Foundation’s Christian Barnard discussed […]

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Audit
08 May

The Type of Audit We Can All Agree On

Posted by David Stokes State and Local Government, Transparency

If there is one thing local government in Missouri needs more of, it is audits. I don’t mean Comprehensive Annual […]

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Kansas City Must Learn Lessons from Cerner Failure
07 May

Kansas City Must Learn Lessons from Cerner Failure

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The recent Kansas City Business Journal report about Oracle drastically reducing its Kansas City workforce in the former Cerner offices […]

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The United Nations and School Choice with Ignasi Grau Callizo and James Shuls
06 May

The United Nations and School Choice with Ignasi Grau Callizo and James Shuls

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability, Education, Education Finance, School Choice

Ignasi Grau Callizo is the General Director of International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL). […]

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Power plant
03 May

Could HB 1753 Help Protect Missourians During a Future Energy Transition?

Posted by Avery Frank Economy, Energy

A few weeks ago, the Missouri House passed House Bill (HB) 1753. The bill provides guidelines on shutting down electric […]

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Watch: The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty
03 May

Watch: The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized

On April 23, 2024, at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Jim Geraghty, Fellow at National Review Institute and […]

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Ukranian and Russian flags
03 May

The State of the Conflict in Ukraine with Jim Geraghty

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Uncategorized

On April 23, 2024, at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Jim Geraghty, Fellow at National Review Institute and […]

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Missouri state capitol
01 May

House Voting on Corporate Income Taxes

Posted by Natalie Robinson Economy, Taxes

Recently, the Missouri House passed a bill—House Bill (HB) 2274—that would gradually repeal the corporate income tax. HB 2274 would […]

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Teacher
30 Apr

Differentiated Teacher Pay in Senate Bill 727

Posted by James V. Shuls Education, Education Finance

Several years ago, I was invited to give a guest lecture to a group of STEM educators seeking a doctoral […]

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Missouri Needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, SB 727 and Metrolink Expansion
25 Apr

Missouri Needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, SB 727 and Metrolink Expansion

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Accountability, Business Climate, Economy, Education, Education Finance, Municipal Policy, Performance, Privatization, Regulation, School Choice, State and Local Government, Transportation

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: – The need to update Missouri’s tax and […]

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MidAmerica Airport and MetroLink Deserve Each Other
24 Apr

MidAmerica Airport and MetroLink Deserve Each Other

Posted by David Stokes State and Local Government, Transportation

They used to be two empty ships passing in the night, but now MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Illinois and […]

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Missouri State Capitol
24 Apr

Watch: The Good and Bad Bills Moving in Jefferson City

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Municipal Policy, Property Rights, State and Local Government

Two pieces of legislation are currently moving through the Missouri Legislature. One good, and one bad. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

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Child with parent
23 Apr

Missouri Sparks a Brighter Future for Students, Parents, and Teachers

Posted by Avery Frank Education

A long-awaited breakthrough came this past Thursday in the Missouri House of Representatives, as the chamber narrowly passed Senate Bill […]

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SB 727 Reaction with Susan Pendergrass and James Shuls
22 Apr

SB 727 Reaction with Susan Pendergrass and James Shuls

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice, State and Local Government

Susan Pendergrass and James Shuls join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the House passage of SB 727, sending it to the […]

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Transparency Stalled
22 Apr

Transparency Stalled

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Health Care, Transparency

It ain’t over ’til it’s over, but the chances Missouri’s general assembly takes action on healthcare price transparency in 2024 […]

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Nuclear plant
19 Apr

Let’s Jump on the Nuclear Energy Bandwagon

Posted by Avery Frank Economy, Energy

A few months ago, I delved into a fascinating bill being debated in Congress, the ADVANCE Nuclear Act, which had […]

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Lockers
18 Apr

A Win for Education in Missouri

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

Senate Bill (SB) 727, which has been moving through the legislature in fits and starts this year, was finally passed […]

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Documents Give Conflicting Numbers on the Cost of a New Stadium
17 Apr

Documents Give Conflicting Numbers on the Cost of a New Stadium

Posted by Patrick Tuohey State and Local Government, Subsidies

The other day I asked in a post about the missing Populous report about Kauffman Stadium. I still don’t have […]

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