Ray McCarty of the Associated Industries of Missouri recently wrote an op-ed, “Film tax credit needs a real shot,” in […]
When locavores enter the policy arena, they usually focus on education: On school districts’ purchasing decisions, or on initiatives like […]
Don’t Write Too Many Details Into Urban Chicken Laws
Urban chickens are up for debate in Columbia. I hope the city decides to allow people to keep at least […]
Thomas McClanahan of the Kansas City Star explains in an editorial that Kansas City would benefit if it repealed the […]
Is a fad robbing students of their right to an education? According to Caitlin Flanagan, the answer is “yes,” and […]
A school district in Michigan finds that partnering with K12, Inc. is beneficial both to students and to the districts’ […]
Nobody covers the bail bond industry like we do here at the Show-Me Institute. Combest has linked to an AP […]
Job Advice
After being quoted in yesterday’s Post-Dispatch article about a $3.2 million federal grant to help train workers laid off from […]
I’m guessing the Census Bureau wants its road tour — which is collecting videos, photos, and personal stories — to […]
One criticism I’ve received of my kindergarten readiness posts is that I’m talking about the readiness tests as if they […]
To Market, To Market
I hadn’t noticed a proposal to exempt produce sold at farmers’ markets from sales taxes until I read this column […]
A study has found Teach for America graduates to be less politically active than people who were accepted into the […]
Legislation has been filed in Wisconsin, my home state, that would make cheese the state’s official snack. I am sympathetic […]
Is There Such a Thing as a “Utility Player” in Government Service?
I don’t know the answer, but there certainly could be. For those of you — including our intrepid editor — […]
A Springfield News-Leader article about the Census doesn’t mention the Constitution. Nor does it characterize the Census as a medium […]
John Payne’s post today, “Restricting Credit for Poor People,” relates to an editorial in the Wall Street Journal from earlier […]
I’m sure that “restricting credit for poor people” is not the phrase supporters of capping interest rates on short-term loans […]
I believe there’s a connection between the state poet laureate and official state symbols — and someone else agrees! Writing […]
As Christine Harbin has convincingly argued, targeted tax incentives for businesses are a poor use of resources. When the state […]
Because the Show-Me Institute’s staff took some time off during the holidays, we missed writing about a few things that […]
