The City Council of Kansas City is currently debating its 2020–2021 budget. Mayor Quinton Lucas had suggested some worthwhile cuts […]
The concept of transportation user fees should not be controversial. It’s the same principle that applies to everyday transactions—the more […]
As a general rule, the more data available, the better. That rule certainly applies to Missouri’s workforce. In particular, more […]
Prominent politicians and activists have called for a ban on fracking, the process by which America produces most of its […]
Oh, for the halcyon days when parents had to sue to get their children access to virtual education in Missouri. […]
Consider this a public service announcement: Public school districts do not own the children who live within their borders. And […]
As my colleague Patrick Ishmael has written, the Missouri legislature is considering bills on occupational licensing reciprocity. In short, a […]
Charter schools in Missouri have demonstrated the ability to outperform traditional public schools, and yet it is nearly impossible to […]
By far the most important news story of 2020 has been the coronavirus, and for obvious reasons; it has the […]
It’s been nearly a year since I first wrote about Missouri’s falling Medicaid enrollment, and questions remain. There are now […]
For the past few months, a fascinating labor dispute has been developing down in Jefferson City. Starting in December, the […]
On the latest episode of The Show-Me Institute Podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Cato’s Neal McCluskey. They discuss […]
The Joplin Globe recently reported that Joplin’s disaster recovery tax-increment financing (TIF) district is being closed after eight years, and […]
Being environmentally conscious is all the rage these days. But many popular ideas about environmentalism are fueled by misconceptions. For […]
Truth is stranger than fiction. The Post-Dispatch recently reported that the City of Maryland Heights is suing the St. Louis […]
Members of The Kansas City Star’s editorial board have lamented that the one-eighth-cent sales tax adopted by a citywide vote […]
The ability of government to tax you—to take your money through force—comes with an obligation of stewardship and openness, and […]
Trust your gut. That’s about as good and as universal of a piece of advice as you can get. Skeptics […]
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Missouri argue that expansion will save the state money. There’s a huge problem with that […]
As we’ve often noted, tax-increment financing (TIF) in Missouri drains millions of dollars from legitimate government uses every year, often […]
