On May 13, David Stokes joined The Gary Nolan Show to discuss a gas tax increase that is headed to […]
Congratulations to Rep. John Wiemann and others for passing House Bill 271, a now greatly expanded bill whose original language, […]
As discussed in my previous post, our economy seems to be recovering quickly relative to other recessions, but employers are […]
In a welcome development, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones vetoed two newly proposed tax subsidy bills. One is a small […]
Imagine two teenage siblings with jobs—a rarity these days. Their parents require them both to pay for their own transportation […]
A new bill in the Missouri Legislature proposes easing regulations on nuclear and renewable power construction. House Bill 261 would […]
The political theorist Max Weber said that politics is “the slow boring of hard boards” and boy, school choice legislation […]
On this episode of the Show-Me Institute Podcast, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Brian Riedl. They discuss his recent piece […]
Thankfully, the Missouri Legislature has recognized that one size does not fit all when it comes to education. The House […]
Paying tax on gasoline or diesel fuel by the gallon makes intuitive sense—the more gas you buy, the more tax […]
A decade ago, Missouri created the Property Assessment Clean Energy (PACE) loan program to help homeowners and businesses get loans […]
As a scholar of education policy, three related facts have troubled me recently: Fact #1: Our economy and society are […]
The U.S. Census Bureau just released its updated state populations from the 2020 census, and the results were not good […]
Conservatives have traditionally favored freeing markets and shrinking government. But new political and economic trends are leading many conservatives to […]
Try, try again, right? Unfortunately, that seems to be the motto developers are using with the Crestwood Plaza mall site. […]
This is the third in a series of posts on assessment practices in Jackson County, Missouri. It comes a mere […]
As reported by ProPublica’s Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne, more than 100 homes with PACE loans in metropolitan Kansas City […]
Should the Missouri Legislature require all diesel fuel sold in Missouri be blended with corn and soybean oil? A bill […]
Public support is growing for efforts to protect local funding from bad tax-increment financing (TIF) deals, but will the elected […]
Andy Smarick joins the podcast to discuss his recent piece in The Dispatch titled What the Narrative on School Reopenings […]
