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 […]
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Show-Me Institute analysts have written for years about the benefits of funding a transportation system with user fees. User fees […]
Although it (surprisingly) hasn’t made much news since, late last month a St. Louis County district court granted summary judgment […]
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education states that “Missouri school districts are expected to provide programs of instruction suitable […]
Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on the latest episode of KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the proposed KCMO budget plan, major […]
This morning, Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Ishmael joined Pete Mundo on KCMO-AM in Kansas City to discuss the potential impact of […]
How much money should a municipality be allowed to make from fees and fines? This morning, SMI’s Patrick Tuohey joined […]
According to an article from the St. Louis Business Journal, the developers behind the Iron Hill complex (a 14-acre development […]
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Missouri argue that expansion will save the state money. Washington University and the Missouri Budget […]
Sometimes, different people look at the same data but draw very different conclusions. The head of the Loop Trolley Company, […]
A plan to keep the Trolley running for four more years under Metro’s guidance received no supporting votes during a […]
Forget the Academy Awards, the 16th annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has just been released! It has some great […]
KSDK has a great interview with Chester Asher, CEO of Northside Community School, a charter school in St. Louis. Northside […]
There’s a wide variety of ways to offer school choice to students. Unfortunately, Missouri only permits a narrow and limited […]
