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24 Feb

WATCH: Missouri School Rankings Project Virtual Event

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

On February 23, Dr. Susan Pendergrass, Director of Research and Education Policy at the Show-Me Institute, presented her findings from […]

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Doctor on computer
24 Feb

Telemedicine Needs Legislative Action

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Free-Market Reform, Health Care

After nearly two years of Missourians enjoying greater access to telemedicine, Governor Parson allowed the waivers that enabled the service’s […]

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Loop Trolley
23 Feb

What I Would Like to See from the Resurrected Trolley

Posted by Jakob Puckett State and Local Government, Transportation

The Bi-State Development Agency has granted the Loop Trolley a new lease on life. Given the trolley’s poor track record, […]

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22 Feb

February 23 Event is Now Online Only

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Uncategorized

 Due to concerns about winter weather, our scheduled event in Jefferson City on February 23 is now an online-only virtual […]

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Power lines
21 Feb

New Grid Operator Study Highlights the Need for More Transmission

Posted by Jakob Puckett Economy, Energy

Missouri’s electric grid operators are requesting new transmission lines. Electric transmission lines carry power from power plants to homes and […]

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Occupational License Compacts Counteract Reciprocity
18 Feb

Occupational License Compacts Counteract Reciprocity

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Regulation

In 2020, Missouri became one of the first states to enact universal licensing reciprocity. This was a huge step forward […]

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17 Feb

Podcast: Millions for Improvements in STL, A Gas Tax Holiday, and Medicaid Expansion Update

Posted by Jakob Puckett Budget and Spending, Economy, Energy, Health Care, Medicaid, State and Local Government, Taxes, Transportation

Jakob Puckett, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss a new plan to spend millions on capital […]

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School Choice Mythbusting Virtual Event
17 Feb

School Choice Mythbusting Virtual Event

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice

Have you ever wondered: Do the narratives continually pushed by defenders of the status quo in education actually hold up? […]

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Empty classroom
17 Feb

Parents Have a Right to Know

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education

Like many things, parenting has gotten more difficult in the last couple of years. Families had to adjust to virtual […]

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St Louis Reconsiders the Loop Trolley . . . Again
16 Feb

St Louis Reconsiders the Loop Trolley . . . Again

Posted by Jakob Puckett State and Local Government, Transportation

The Bi-State Development Agency is meeting on Friday to consider getting the Loop Trolley up and running again. Under the […]

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11 Feb

Podcast: The First Month of the 2022 Session is in the Books

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Budget and Spending, Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the first month of the legislative session.   […]

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Amtrak train
09 Feb

Brain Versus Heart on Amtrak in Missouri

Posted by David Stokes State and Local Government, Transportation

Rail advocates are arguing for an increase in Missouri’s Amtrak funding. They want the taxpayer subsidy for the little-used route […]

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EV Charging Stations Don’t Need Mandates to Succeed
08 Feb

EV Charging Stations Don’t Need Mandates to Succeed

Posted by Jakob Puckett Economy, Regulation, State and Local Government, Transportation

Elected officials who want to put more electric vehicles (EVs) on the road face a Catch-22. Drivers won’t buy more […]

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07 Feb

Lawmakers Should Replenish Unemployment Insurance by April 1st

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Workforce

The Show-Me Institute recently released a guide for spending Missouri’s stimulus money that emphasizes growing the economy, not the government. […]

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Housing construction
03 Feb

Another LIHTC Letdown

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Corporate Welfare, Tax Credits

A few months ago, I foolishly expressed optimism that Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program would perform better for […]

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Using Missouri’s Fiscal Relief and Infrastructure Funds to Grow the Economy, Not Government
03 Feb

Using Missouri’s Fiscal Relief and Infrastructure Funds to Grow the Economy, Not Government

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Economy

Missouri has received billions in debt-financed federal spending earmarked for stimulus, recovery and infrastructure needs from legislation such as the […]

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Missouri state capitol
01 Feb

Caught in a Testimony Rundown

Posted by David Stokes State and Local Government

As Missouri’s legislative session gets going, Show-Me Institute analysts have been busy testifying on a variety of issues at the […]

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31 Jan

Did St. Louis City Improperly Collect the Payroll Expense Tax During the Pandemic?

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Municipal Policy, Taxes

Show-Me Institute analysts have written extensively about the St. Louis and Kansas City earnings taxes, but not quite as much […]

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Movement on TIF Bill
28 Jan

Movement on TIF Bill

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

There’s potential for tax-increment financing (TIF) reform this legislative session. My colleague David Stokes and I recently submitted testimony for […]

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Power lines
27 Jan

Missouri Needs More Free Market Activity in Electric Transmission, Not Less

Posted by Jakob Puckett Economy, Energy

Two bills currently being considered in the Missouri Legislature would make building electric transmission lines more expensive and less competitive, […]

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