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St. Louis County Municipal Use Taxes Should Expand the Tax Base, Not the Size of Government
30 Mar

St. Louis County Municipal Use Taxes Should Expand the Tax Base, Not the Size of Government

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Use taxes in Missouri are simply sales taxes […]

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Gas pump
29 Mar

Tax Refund: Failure to Launch

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Economy, Energy, Taxes

The results are in, and the first year of Missouri’s gas tax refund program couldn’t have gone much worse. Recently, […]

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Legislature Must Remove the “Compact Exception” to License Reciprocity
28 Mar

Legislature Must Remove the “Compact Exception” to License Reciprocity

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Economy, Regulation

I’ve talked a lot about licensing reform in the last decade, especially in the health care space. The reason is […]

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Mizzou campus
27 Mar

University of Missouri System Walks Back “Loyalty Oaths” in Job Listings

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Accountability, Education, Workforce

Last month I criticized a wide swath of Missouri public universities for requiring woke ideological attestations as a condition of […]

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Tax Cuts, Tax Votes, and Open Enrollment
24 Mar

Tax Cuts, Tax Votes, and Open Enrollment

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Budget and Spending, Business Climate, Corporate Welfare, Economy, Education, Municipal Policy, Performance, School Choice, State and Local Government, Tax Credits, Taxes

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the start of the second half of the […]

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Movie set
24 Mar

Tax Credit Insanity

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Corporate Welfare, Tax Credits

It’s said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. […]

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Missouri State Capitol
23 Mar

Tax Cut and Reform Package Passes the House

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Economy, Taxes

Earlier this year, Show-Me Institute analysts testified on both House Bills 816 and 660, back when they were still separate […]

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China, Russia, and the Changing Global Landscape with Senator Jim Talent and James Jay Carafano
22 Mar

China, Russia, and the Changing Global Landscape with Senator Jim Talent and James Jay Carafano

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Uncategorized

On March 21, 2023, the Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual event with Senator Jim Talent and Heritage Foundation’s James Jay […]

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Money and receipt
22 Mar

Ashland Wants to Make Its Sales Tax How High?

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

It may surprise you to know that cities in Missouri depend more on sales taxes and less on property taxes […]

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How To Incentivize Change with Adam Peshek
21 Mar

How To Incentivize Change with Adam Peshek

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Adam Peshek about the universal ESA programs, accountability of how funds are spent, how we can […]

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Classroom
21 Mar

Does Missouri Need DESE?

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability, Education

Several years ago, I made an interesting discovery—I had been blocked by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]

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The Earnings Tax Changes We Need
20 Mar

The Earnings Tax Changes We Need

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

Kansas City officials have repealed the changes to the earnings tax refund system they made last year. Last year’s changes […]

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Student in classroom
17 Mar

How Can We Serve All Students Well?

Posted by James V. Shuls Education, School Choice

Public schools serve all students. This idea leads to one of the most common criticisms of school choice programs—that these […]

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Expanding the VIP List for Charter School Eligibility
16 Mar

Expanding the VIP List for Charter School Eligibility

Posted by Avery Frank Education, School Choice

In Missouri, only a select few are eligible for the VIP status of charter school eligibility. The “bouncer” until recently […]

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A New Economic Playbook with Allison Schrager
15 Mar

A New Economic Playbook with Allison Schrager

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Business Climate, Economy, Privatization, Regulation, Taxes, Welfare, Workforce

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Allison Schrager about inflation, the Federal Reserve’s next move in light of panic in the banking […]

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Airbnb icon
15 Mar

Short-Term Rentals, Long-Term Taxes

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

Kansas City and Springfield both have hotel tax proposals on their April ballots. In neither case do they propose raising […]

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Baseball game
14 Mar

Will Open Enrollment Create High School Sport Powerhouses?

Posted by Avery Frank Education, School Choice

The Missouri Legislature is currently debating several bills that would create open enrollment for Missouri students. Evaluating open enrollment’s effects […]

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Beach
13 Mar

To the Beach!

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

It’s mid-March in Missouri and we all know what that means—spring break! The legislature adjourned on Thursday and won’t be […]

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Reinventing Public Education with Paul Hill
13 Mar

Reinventing Public Education with Paul Hill

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Dr. Paul Hill about his career in education reform, the current state of school choice, and […]

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
10 Mar

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, Performance

The results of the Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP) 6 have just been released, and they landed with a shrug. […]

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