I support the privatization of many government services; I wrote an entire paper on it. I know you’ve all read […]
(You can read part one in this series here.) It is often taken as gospel by some local (and many […]
Kansas City has long been the crossroads of the United States. Once a frontier outpost in the 1800s, the region […]
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Stitcher Listen on SoundCloud Neal McCluskey is the director of Cato’s Center for Educational […]
On Tuesday, May 24, Senator Andrew Koenig and Representative Donna Baringer joined us to discuss the 2022 legislative session.
According to the Post-Dispatch, a New Jersey developer—Aptitude Development—will make a $250,000 donation to affordable housing in St. Louis City, […]
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. […]
