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Money
13 Dec

Growing, Growing, Gone

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Budget and Spending, State and Local Government

It’s nothing new that Missouri’s state government has a spending problem, but as we head into 2024, there’s fear that […]

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Classroom
12 Dec

School Choice is Good – Part 2  

Posted by James V. Shuls Education, School Choice

For the past several years, the Missouri Secretary of State has partnered with the Hunt Institute to host the Missouri […]

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Beyond Reagan and Thatcher: The Future of Supply Side Economics
11 Dec

Beyond Reagan and Thatcher: The Future of Supply Side Economics

Posted by Aaron Hedlund Business Climate, Economy, Privatization, Regulation, Taxes, Welfare, Workforce

On November 30, Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual town hall on the future of supply-side economics beyond the legacies of […]

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Classroom
11 Dec

School Choice Is Good – Part 1

Posted by James V. Shuls Education, School Choice

For the past several years, the Missouri Secretary of State has partnered with the Hunt Institute to host the Missouri […]

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Missouri State Capitol
07 Dec

Brenda Talent: How to Move Missouri Forward in 2024

Posted by Brenda Talent Blueprint for Missouri, Corporate Welfare, Economy, Education, Health Care, Labor, State and Local Government

On December 7, 2023, Brenda Talent joined Mike Ferguson in the Morning on NewsTalkSTL to discuss the 2024 Blueprint: Moving […]

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Watch: A Blueprint for Missouri in 2024
06 Dec

Watch: A Blueprint for Missouri in 2024

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Blueprint for Missouri, Corporate Welfare, Economy, Education, Health Care, Labor, State and Local Government

Download the 2024 Blueprint for Missouri here On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the Show-Me Institute hosted a Virtual Town Hall […]

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School yard
06 Dec

Well, that Was Fast

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, Performance

Recently, the commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced that she would be departing her […]

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Ground-level view of football field
01 Dec

Looking at the Tape on the Clayton/Brentwood Football Merger

Posted by Avery Frank Education, Performance

The Missouri high-school football playoffs have me feeling sentimental about the “good ole days” of Friday night lights. While we […]

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Jackson County Taxpayers Have Had Enough
20 Nov

Jackson County Taxpayers Have Had Enough

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

Jackson County residents voted on adopting a “use” tax last week. Use taxes are simply sales taxes on goods you […]

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Cry, the Beloved Unincorporated Area
17 Nov

Cry, the Beloved Unincorporated Area

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

An interesting vote took place last week in St. Louis County. A large unincorporated area in the southwest part of […]

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Desperate Measures for Desperate Times
16 Nov

Desperate Measures for Desperate Times

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

In the spring 2022 assessments, just 13.4 percent of the students in St. Louis’s traditional public schools scored on grade […]

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Girl choosing book
14 Nov

Some States Making Large Reading Gains Post-Pandemic

Posted by Avery Frank Education, Performance

The hit game Wordle is something I look forward to doing every day. While the prestigious and crowning achievement of […]

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Why Family-friendly Metros Matter with Robert VerBruggen
09 Nov

Why Family-friendly Metros Matter with Robert VerBruggen

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Budget and Spending, Criminal Justice, Economy, Education, Municipal Policy, Regulation, School Choice, State and Local Government, Taxes, Transportation, Workforce

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert VerBruggen about his latest report Making Metros Family-Friendly: Rankings and Suggestions. Read the full report […]

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Dentist's chair
08 Nov

A Thin Veneer of Protectionism

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Regulation

Across the country, people are starting to realize that occupational licensing has gone too far. Slowly but surely, we are […]

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Wrong Then, Wrong Now—the Post-Dispatch and School Choice
07 Nov

Wrong Then, Wrong Now—the Post-Dispatch and School Choice

Posted by James V. Shuls Education, Education Finance

It will come as no surprise to the readers of the Show-Me Institute blog that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gets […]

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WATCH: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism with Kevin A. Hassett
06 Nov

WATCH: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism with Kevin A. Hassett

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Kevin A. Hassett discussed his compelling memoir and analysis, “The Drift: Stopping America’s Slide to […]

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Poor test score
01 Nov

0 out of 5—What a Score

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, Performance

The Reason Foundation just released a new report on how (or if) states are letting families choose their public school—a […]

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Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties
31 Oct

Good Ideas Done Poorly in Jefferson and Perry Counties

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Privatization

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. As systems evolve and become more complex over […]

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Energy sources
31 Oct

Show-Me Energy: Today’s Energy Sources

Posted by Avery Frank Economy, Energy

Energy is a very complicated topic, and policy debates around energy often involve confusing jargon along with terms and concepts […]

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Prison
25 Oct

Kansas City and Jackson County Do Two Things Twice

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, State and Local Government

I am several weeks late on this, but it is worth stressing how Kansas City and Jackson County have missed […]

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