What is the most efficient means of getting people from the place they are to the place they want to […]
Next week, the citizens of Saint Louis County have the opportunity to invest in the future. Passage of Proposition M […]
Voters in Saint Louis County are being asked to approve yet another sales tax to fund transit on the November […]
When I was an elementary student at Kennard Classical Junior Academy, I remember being absolutely furious about having my gym […]
A reader sent us a video promoting transit funding in general (and the MetroLink tax by extension), and, as promised, […]
Question
On the cover of today’s Post-Dispatch, there’s a photo (unfortunately not online) taken at Hazelwood MIddle School. It depicts a […]
I don’t know if you guys knew this, but I’ve done a bit of work regarding the upcoming Proposition C. […]
There is a fine article over at the Kansas City Post about something that has long bothered me greatly — […]
Missouri ranks in 22nd place. Not bad. Not great. A bit below average, sure, but with room for improvement. In […]
The city of St. Louis is continuing its war against citizens’ right to express themselves. Having already told Jim Roos […]
If you like studying government, covering politics, and writing about it all on a blog, then yesterday’s Post-Dispatch had a […]
Calling All Interns: Introducing the SMI Free-Market Question of the Week
As you may know, one of our areas of interest here at the Show-Me Institute is occupational licensing, as in: […]
MetroLink, the Riverfront Times, and Freakonomics, Together at Last
The much-discussed Riverfront Times article about MetroLink from a few months ago is being discussed at the Freakonomics blog. If […]
Loyal readers might remember this post from a few weeks back, when I was knee-deep in renewable energy research. To […]
Unfortunate Ruling In Clayton
I’ll leave the legal analysis to others here at the Show-Me Institute, but I wanted to highlight this regrettable ruling […]
According to a Post-Dispatch article the city of Joplin will no longer allow teachers in its public schools to show […]
Trick-or-Treat
How’s this for a frightening law? Belleville is limiting trick-or-treating to kids in eighth grade and younger. Happily for the […]
Jefferson County voters will soon decide whether to adopt a charter for their county. Doing so would make substantial changes […]
Health Is a Right; Health Care Is Not
There’s a nice short article on KOMU Channel 8’s website advocating increased public funding for health care in Missouri. Now, […]
To follow up on yesterday’s post, we have some studies and articles out looking at a couple more ballot issues. […]
