Missouri’s roads are getting some attention from the legislature. Two nearly identical bills that would increase Missouri’s fuel tax by […]
A version of this commentary was published in the Jefferson City News-Tribune. What a difference a year makes. A year […]
David Stokes joined Gary Nolan on Thursday, January 14 to discuss the possibility of a new online sales tax in […]
Comprehensive online sales tax collections in Missouri are likely inevitable. Because of the ongoing pandemic, they are also necessary. Covid […]
The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on the past and make resolutions for the […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Tribune. Missouri is considered one of the most “conservative” of the 50 […]
Raising enough money to take care of Missouri’s roads has been a challenge. As I’ve written before, the Missouri Department […]
Some of my colleagues at the Institute have already weighed in on the shortcomings of a draft report promoting regional […]
Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Dr. Jeff Milyo to discuss his new book Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What […]
The first report from the new civic organization Greater St. Louis, Inc. heralds Missouri’s transportation sector as a key to […]
For the last couple years, Show-Me Institute writers have led the way on investigating transparency problems in Missouri government. If […]
Watch the recorded program here PROGRAM AGENDA Program Open Dr. Susan Pendergrass – Director of Research and Education Policy at […]
The decisions reached by policymakers should be based on the facts and grounded in a rational approach to achieving their […]
While 2020 has been a year of often-obscured bright spots, the Kansas City Chiefs have stood apart as a fairly […]
Are Missouri politicians the rare breed that don’t spend money when it’s handed to them . . . or are […]
In my last post, I explained why school districts have had such a hard time making adjustments to accommodate in-person […]
I recently began listening to a new podcast called Cautionary Tales, in which Tim Harford, Financial Times columnist and BBC […]
Greater St. Louis, Inc. recently came out with a draft of its STL 2030 Jobs Plan, which is described as […]
With Missouri’s next legislative session set to begin in a few weeks, it’s time to start discussing some of the […]
Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Ron Rice,Senior Director at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, to discuss the […]
