Both Prohibition and the classic film Footloose (the original, obviously) teach us the lesson that banning popular things is generally […]
Much like the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Loop Trolley still clings to life despite […]
One of the few bright spots of this year’s otherwise underwhelming legislative session was the legislature’s decision to send Missourians […]
David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to recap the 2022 legislative session, discuss newly introduced legislation […]
In a legislative session that lacked legislative action, there was a small piece of good news tucked into a large […]
A recent Kansas City Star piece excoriated the Missouri Senate for its behavior and failure in the recently concluded legislative […]
What do residents in Missouri’s largest cities pay in taxes, and what do they get for their money? This report […]
Would you want to open a restaurant in a city that requires 35 steps, multiple licenses, and $3,750 in fees […]
With just one day left in the session, the Missouri Legislature is on the verge of finally making it easier […]
In the weeks and months ahead, researchers at the Show-Me Institute will be taking a closer look at housing policies […]
On May 10, 2022, Aaron Hedlund, chief economist at the Show-Me Institute, and Tyler Goodspeed, Kleinheinz Fellow at the Hoover […]
Time’s running out on this year’s session, and Missouri’s legislature has yet to act to preserve key telemedicine reforms. A […]
Every legislative session, there is plenty of bad legislation introduced. But each year, there often seems to be a few […]
A version of this op-ed was published in the Columbia Missourian. Missouri and Kansas are no strangers to border conflict. […]
Thanks to the Walt Disney Company and the State of Florida, special taxing districts are in the news. Florida is […]
Last year, voters in Branson voted in a new mayor. Last month, they went further by voting into office a […]
David Stokes, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Disney bringing special taxing districts into the headlines, […]
The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Account program was passed into law in the 2021 session and went into effect last fall. […]
Earlier this year, I excoriated a concerning initiative out of the governor’s office that would have brought new barriers to […]
When a tax cut is proposed, critics often question how the government can function with the loss of revenue. But […]
