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18 Aug

Part 7: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

(You can read part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, and part six in this series here.) In the last post in […]

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Fall 2022 Internships
17 Aug

Fall 2022 Internships

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized

Positions Open The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Fall 2022. Internships are open to current undergraduate […]

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17 Aug

Part 6: Does Kansas City Have and Affordable Housing Problem?

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

(You can read part one, part two, part three, part four, and part five in this series here.) As earlier posts in […]

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Empty classroom
17 Aug

How The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program Works

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, Education Finance, School Choice

Visit treasurer.mo.gov for more information

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We Gave DESE a Report Card
15 Aug

We Gave DESE a Report Card

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

2020-2021 Data Now Available at MoSchoolRankings.org Missouri Has an Education Emergency Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects […]

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Water meters
12 Aug

Eureka Water Privatization Is a Very Good Thing

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Privatization

The Post-Dispatch had a very long story about the just-finalized sale of Eureka’s (an outer suburb of St. Louis) municipal […]

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The Show-Me Curricula Project
11 Aug

The Show-Me Curricula Project

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice, State and Local Government

In 2021, the Show-Me Institute began a new transparency project focused on whether schools in Missouri are teaching critical race […]

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At Least Hazelwood’s Honest
11 Aug

At Least Hazelwood’s Honest

Posted by Quin Rizer State and Local Government, Transparency

Last week, the Show-Me Institute kicked off a repeat of its Show-Me Curricula Project from last year. The purpose of […]

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School Districts Should Follow Their Own Rules
10 Aug

School Districts Should Follow Their Own Rules

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

I mentioned in my recent blog post about our curricula transparency project that a significant amount of the more than […]

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Small but Mighty Huntsdale, Population 25
10 Aug

Small but Mighty Huntsdale, Population 25

Posted by Quin Rizer State and Local Government, Transparency, Uncategorized

When I first started working on the municipal checkbook project this year, I thought that many of Missouri’s smallest cities […]

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Inflation? Try an $800,000 Price Hike
10 Aug

Inflation? Try an $800,000 Price Hike

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government, Transparency

As we reboot the Show-Me Curricula Project, it’s been interesting to compare the differences in responses between last year and […]

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Firefighter's gear
09 Aug

Where Is Robertson Fire District, and Why Do They Take So Much of Hazelwood’s Tax Money?

Posted by David Stokes Government Unions, Labor

Over the past two decades, a smoldering fire has been slowly burning in North St. Louis County. No, I’m not […]

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Election Results, Health Care Prices, and Spending Your Taxes
04 Aug

Election Results, Health Care Prices, and Spending Your Taxes

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Free-Market Reform, Health Care, Municipal Policy, State and Local Government, Taxes, Transportation

David Stokes, Abigail Wagner and Quin Rizer join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recent election in Missouri, price transparency at […]

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Good News on Property Taxes in St. Charles and Clay Counties
02 Aug

Good News on Property Taxes in St. Charles and Clay Counties

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

Used car prices have risen dramatically over the past few years. That will hit Missouri car owners hard in the […]

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“Stop,” or I’ll Yell “Stop” Again
02 Aug

“Stop,” or I’ll Yell “Stop” Again

Posted by David Stokes State and Local Government, Transparency

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When elected officials intentionally ignore the law, we often […]

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Hospital building
29 Jul

Health Care Price Transparency in Missouri: Part Three

Posted by Quin Rizer Health Care, Transparency

In the first two posts in this series, I examined the confusing world of pricing in health care. What I […]

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28 Jul

August Ballot Issue Rundown

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

Next week is primary election day in Missouri. You may have seen some ads for candidates on television, radio, or […]

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In Denial: Municipal Checkbook Hall of Shame
28 Jul

In Denial: Municipal Checkbook Hall of Shame

Posted by Abigail Wagner State and Local Government, Transparency

My last post talked about one of my favorite emails I received during the municipal checkbook project, from the tiny […]

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Broken Approval Process Slows Development
28 Jul

Broken Approval Process Slows Development

Posted by David Stokes Business Climate, Economy, Regulation

Several disjointed developments in the Cortex and Grove areas of St. Louis nicely encapsulate the confusing involvement of elected officials, […]

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Hospital building
27 Jul

Health Care Price Transparency in Missouri: Part Two

Posted by Quin Rizer Health Care, Transparency

In my last post, I discussed the push for increased price transparency in health care, and why transparency is good […]

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