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Child learning remotely
04 Sep

More Education Options, Please

Posted by Michael McShane Education, School Choice

There was an interesting story from KMOX this week profiling a family who chose a parochial school this year due […]

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Rules and regulations stamps
02 Sep

Missouri Tells You What to Do 94,000 Times

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy, Regulation

Ninety-four thousand is an absurdly large number. Can you imagine doing something 94,000 times? Well, Missouri tells us what we […]

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31 Aug

SMI Podcast: Chris Pope – A New Plan for Medicaid

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Free-Market Reform, Health Care, Medicaid

Listen Here Read Chris’s full report: A Plan to Make Medicaid Fair, Focused, and Accountable Chris Pope is a senior […]

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Doctor with patient
31 Aug

What to Expect When You’re Expanding

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Health Care, Medicaid

Earlier this month, Missouri voters decided it was time for the state to expand Medicaid. Our state’s elected officials now […]

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Kid getting on school bus
27 Aug

Is It Just Me?

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, Education Finance

For many Missouri students, the much-anticipated start of the school year has been a bust. Thousands of parents who were […]

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Children walking to school
25 Aug

This Is School Choice

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

What is school choice? Many believe it’s a way to get disadvantaged children out of terrible schools. But in 2020, […]

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Coal
24 Aug

Green Energy’s Environmental Impacts: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Posted by Jakob Puckett Economy, Energy

The Missouri Renewable Energy Standard requires that at least 15 percent of Missouri’s electricity from state-regulated electric utilities (such as Ameren and […]

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Highway
24 Aug

A School Roadmap for 2020

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

   

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20 Aug

Cato’s Michael Cannon Visits the Podcast

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Accountability, Education, Free-Market Reform, Health Care

Last week, Stuart Butler of the Brookings Institution joined the Show-Me Institute Podcast to talk about his views on health care […]

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Missouri State Capitol
18 Aug

Are Policymakers in a Prisoners’ Dilemma with Economic Development Incentives?

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

In a recent paper, Michael D. Farren and Matthew D. Mitchell compare economic development incentive decisions by two states to the […]

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Empty classroom
17 Aug

Not So Fast, Public School Districts

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education

And so it begins. School districts are announcing their plans for how they will reopen, and the protests have begun. Parents in Rockwood, Missouri […]

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14 Aug

Agreeing and Disagreeing on Health Care Reform

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform, Health Care, Medicaid

This week, my colleague Susan Pendergrass and I had the opportunity to sit down for a podcast with Stuart Butler, […]

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Standardized test
13 Aug

Did Missouri Schools Grade Coursework during the COVID-19 Shutdown?

Posted by Abigail Burrola Accountability, Education

When it was clear last spring that schools would not be reopening for the remainder of the school year, schools […]

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Missouri State Capital
12 Aug

TIF for Tat Two

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Back in December 2018, the Show-Me Institute published TIF-for-Tat: The Relationship Between Political Contributions and Tax-increment Financing Awards. A new nationwide […]

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11 Aug

New Paper Suggests Kansas and Missouri on the Right Track with Truce

Posted by Corianna Baier Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

If you need a reminder regarding the negative consequences of economic development incentives, look no further than this paper published by the […]

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Teacher and student
10 Aug

Are Teachers Essential or Not?

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability, Education

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, everyone was sent home—everyone except essential workers. Health care workers continued to take care of […]

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07 Aug

Walter Blanks Jr. Joins The Show-Me Institute Podcast

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Education, School Choice

On the most recent Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Walter Blanks Jr. Walter is a communications […]

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Lioness and cubs
05 Aug

As a Parent, You’re Going to Hear Me Roar

Posted by Jessica Gatewood Accountability, Education

I grew up with a mom who was a true lioness. She would march up to the school and advocate […]

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Doctor consulting with patient
03 Aug

Debunking the Myth of a Costless Medicaid Expansion

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Health Care, Medicaid

As published in the Columbia Tribune On August 4, Missouri voters will decide whether the state should become the 38th […]

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Mother helping student
03 Aug

Thinking About Homeschooling in Missouri this Year?

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Education, School Choice

Given the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming school year, tens of thousands of families around the country are considering homeschooling for […]

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