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Tax Subsidy Spurious—St. Louis Grift
01 Jun

Tax Subsidy Spurious—St. Louis Grift

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is giving me hope with her more disciplined approach to tax subsidies in the City […]

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Pit stop during Indy 500
28 May

“If You Ain’t First, You’re Last!”

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Business Climate, Economy

It’s billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but the Indianapolis 500 isn’t just a sporting event. At its core, […]

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28 May

SMI Podcast: The Session Ends, Mayor Jones Vetoes and KC Makes a $43 Million Change to Police Budget

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Corporate Welfare, Economy, Education, Health Care, State and Local Government

Susan Pendergrass, Patrick Ishmael and David Stokes discuss the end of the Missouri legislative session, the “pass it now, fix […]

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Hospital entrance
27 May

Missouri’s Health Facilities Review Committee Shouldn’t Exist

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform, Health Care

With all the drama of the past year of pandemic policymaking, one of the health care-related policy reforms that didn’t […]

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Missouri Has A Productive Legislative Session, With More to Come
26 May

Missouri Has A Productive Legislative Session, With More to Come

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Economy, State and Local Government

As the clock ticked down in the last week of Missouri’s regular legislative session, there was growing concern about what […]

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Florida road
25 May

Missouri Can Take a Lesson From Florida’s Toll Roads

Posted by Jakob Puckett State and Local Government, Transportation

I recently spent time in Florida, which included driving from Miami down to the Florida Keys. Along the way, I […]

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Cocktails
24 May

A Win for Restaurants and Cocktail Enthusiasts

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Regulation

Senate Bill 126 has passed the legislature and will permanently allow restaurants to serve to-go cocktails if signed by the […]

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More Evidence of Failures of CIDs
21 May

More Evidence of Failures of CIDs

Posted by David Stokes Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

The two sure things in life are said to be death and taxes. I might add a third (admittedly related […]

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Police cars
20 May

Synchronicity in Warson Woods and Glendale

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

The city of Warson Woods in St. Louis County is considering contracting with the neighboring city of Glendale for police […]

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Remember This: The Charter School Destruction Playbook
20 May

Remember This: The Charter School Destruction Playbook

Posted by Michael McShane Education, School Choice

Imagine you wanted to open a new restaurant, but in order to do so, every restaurant in a five-mile radius […]

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Live Event! Media Matters: The Impact of Storytelling on Culture
19 May

Live Event! Media Matters: The Impact of Storytelling on Culture

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Uncategorized

Join us on Monday, June 14 (Flag Day) for an in-person presentation by Lee Habeeb on The Impact of Storytelling […]

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Setting the Record Straight About Missouri’s New ESA Program
19 May

Setting the Record Straight About Missouri’s New ESA Program

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Education, Education Finance, School Choice

Earlier this week, Susan Pendergrass wrote a blog post addressing some of the criticisms levied by The Kansas City Star […]

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Empty courtroom
19 May

Is Medicaid Expansion Going to Court?

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Health Care, Medicaid

Missouri will not be implementing Medicaid expansion on July 1st, and the question of when it eventually happens, or if […]

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19 May

SMI Podcast: A Playbook for Public Safety with Hannah E. Meyers

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Criminal Justice, State and Local Government

On this episode of the podcast, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Hannah E. Meyers. They discuss what cities can do […]

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Hair salon
18 May

Movement on Occupational Licensing Legislation

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Regulation

House Bill 273, a collection of occupational licensing measures, has passed the Missouri Legislature and is waiting to be signed […]

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Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.
18 May

Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Taxes

Versions of this commentary were published in the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Tribune. Longtime United States Senator and Chairman […]

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Highlights of the Legislative Session
18 May

Highlights of the Legislative Session

Posted by David Stokes State and Local Government

On May 18, David Stokes joined The McGraw Show on KTRS to break down the end of Missouri’s legislative session. […]

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
17 May

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

Big shock—now that the Missouri legislature has finally created a program to give school choice to students from low-income families […]

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How Much Does Your Local Public School Spend?
17 May

How Much Does Your Local Public School Spend?

Posted by Michael McShane Education, Education Finance

It comes as a surprise to most people who don’t follow education policy closely that we have never really known […]

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WATCH: The Case for a Conservative Economic Agenda with Ramesh Ponnuru
14 May

WATCH: The Case for a Conservative Economic Agenda with Ramesh Ponnuru

Posted by Zach Lawhorn Business Climate, Economy, Regulation, Taxes

Conservatives have traditionally favored freeing markets and shrinking government. But new political and economic trends are leading many conservatives to […]

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