The Missouri Legislature is currently considering bills that could change how the state deals with occupational licensing. Allowing people to […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Missouri Attorney General is asking to be allowed to enforce portions of a […]
If Believing in Explicit Phonics Instruction Makes Me Weird, So Be It
When financial guru Dave Ramsey takes a call on his radio program from a young couple who have paid off […]
How do you pull the wool over taxpayers’ eyes in making a financial obligation totaling more than $2 billion disappear […]
About That “Economic Impact Study” Conducted on Free Bus Service in Kansas City . . .
In a January 26, 2020 column for The Kansas City Star, the CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority […]
A Taxing Endeavor
Here’s some good news for those who think user fees are the best way to fund Missouri’s transportation needs. Several […]
Since the Green New Deal became mainstream news a year ago, calls for more and more renewable energy have multiplied, […]
Workforce development is a hot topic in Missouri right now. The governor deemed the issue important enough to give it […]
https://soundcloud.com/show-me-institute/smi-podcast-its-right-because-its-right-corey-deangelis We celebrated National School Choice Week on the SMI podcast with Corey DeAngelis. In this episode, Corey and Dr. […]
Today, the Missouri House passed two pieces of occupational licensing legislation. Both are worthwhile, but one would make Missouri a […]
Today, the federal government released long-awaited guidance for states interested in block granting federal Medicaid funding. This marks a significant […]
After a nine-month tour of America in 1831, French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville published Democracy in America, a volume […]
What was the greatest Super Bowl commercial of all time? With Super Sunday just around corner, we will cite the […]
The MLS Deal Keeps Getting Better for Taxpayers
Recent news that the owners of a new Major League Soccer franchise in St. Louis will not be getting $40 […]
In a recent article on the front page of the New York Times, Dana Goldstein explained how textbook companies selectively […]
They’re Back! Film Tax Credits Haunt the Missouri Legislature
Like a horror film bogeyman, legislation creating film tax credits is back! Both HB2027 and HB1767 attempt to set up […]
Prop 13 Comes to Missouri
California’s Proposition 13 was enacted in 1978 as a reaction against high property taxes and some dramatic increases in tax […]
Words Matter
Have you ever seen a word that you use all the time without thinking about it and paused to consider […]
Show-Me Institute analysts have written for years on the benefits of user fees in funding a transportation system. User fees […]
Missouri’s Medicaid program is getting a poor return on each taxpayer dollar, and that is a serious problem. A report […]
