In a recent column for The Kansas City Star, I detailed international media stories about crime here in the City […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. While I will avoid any spoilers, the new movie, […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Steven F. Wilson, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy […]
Under intense public pressure, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) recently walked back from a controversial “Grading for Equity” […]
Missouri has joined more than a dozen states in improving reading instruction by passing legislation—Senate Bill (SB) 68—that restricts the […]
This is the first in a series of blog posts about why the new property tax legislation passed in the […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Brian Blase, president of Paragon Health Institute, and Elias Tsapelas, director of […]
On June 10, 2025, Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, testified before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee […]
On June 10, 2025, David Stokes, director of municipal policy at the Show-Me Institute, testified before the Missouri House Economic […]
On June 10, Show-Me Institute Senior Fellow Patrick Tuohey and Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes submitted testimony to the […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Taxes are going down, right? That’s a good thing, right? […]
Kansas City is spending $1.4 million in previously allocated World Cup funds to subsidize vacant storefronts ahead of the 2026 […]
At the June 3, 2025, hearing before the Missouri Senate Fiscal Oversight Committee about Senate Bill (SB) 3, The Show-Me […]
This chart is produced by Mark Perry at the American Enterprise Institute, and this version is an update he released […]
Missouri recently eliminated the “compact exception” for occupational licensing reciprocity. Show-Me Institute analysts have flagged this loophole numerous times, and […]
At the Show-Me Institute, our economists and analysts have long been opposed to minimum-wage increases put before the voters of […]
The 2025 Missouri legislative session delivered both meaningful reforms and missed opportunities. Progress was made in areas such as education, […]
On April 10, 2025, Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of Lawless: The Miseducation of America’s […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about Missouri’s upcoming special legislative […]
Why would anyone be against transparent pricing? Last year, after taking a step forward on hospital price transparency, Missouri’s general […]
