There was an interesting story from KMOX this week profiling a family who chose a parochial school this year due […]
Ninety-four thousand is an absurdly large number. Can you imagine doing something 94,000 times? Well, Missouri tells us what we […]
SMI Podcast: Chris Pope – A New Plan for Medicaid
Listen Here Read Chris’s full report: A Plan to Make Medicaid Fair, Focused, and Accountable Chris Pope is a senior […]
Earlier this month, Missouri voters decided it was time for the state to expand Medicaid. Our state’s elected officials now […]
For many Missouri students, the much-anticipated start of the school year has been a bust. Thousands of parents who were […]
What is school choice? Many believe it’s a way to get disadvantaged children out of terrible schools. But in 2020, […]
Green Energy’s Environmental Impacts: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The Missouri Renewable Energy Standard requires that at least 15 percent of Missouri’s electricity from state-regulated electric utilities (such as Ameren and […]
Cato’s Michael Cannon Visits the Podcast
Last week, Stuart Butler of the Brookings Institution joined the Show-Me Institute Podcast to talk about his views on health care […]
Are Policymakers in a Prisoners’ Dilemma with Economic Development Incentives?
In a recent paper, Michael D. Farren and Matthew D. Mitchell compare economic development incentive decisions by two states to the […]
And so it begins. School districts are announcing their plans for how they will reopen, and the protests have begun. Parents in Rockwood, Missouri […]
Agreeing and Disagreeing on Health Care Reform
This week, my colleague Susan Pendergrass and I had the opportunity to sit down for a podcast with Stuart Butler, […]
Did Missouri Schools Grade Coursework during the COVID-19 Shutdown?
When it was clear last spring that schools would not be reopening for the remainder of the school year, schools […]
TIF for Tat Two
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 […]
New Paper Suggests Kansas and Missouri on the Right Track with Truce
If you need a reminder regarding the negative consequences of economic development incentives, look no further than this paper published by the […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, everyone was sent home—everyone except essential workers. Health care workers continued to take care of […]
Walter Blanks Jr. Joins The Show-Me Institute Podcast
On the most recent Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Walter Blanks Jr. Walter is a communications […]
I grew up with a mom who was a true lioness. She would march up to the school and advocate […]
As published in the Columbia Tribune On August 4, Missouri voters will decide whether the state should become the 38th […]
Thinking About Homeschooling in Missouri this Year?
Given the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming school year, tens of thousands of families around the country are considering homeschooling for […]
