Having been granted $62 million worth of Missouri state subsidies, Waddell & Reed is asking for an additional $40 million […]
Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released its school report cards earlier this year in an attempt to […]
If you want to find out how Missouri students are performing, you might think you could go to the Department […]
On Tuesday, Show-Me Institute Analyst Graham Renz joined KFTK’s Marc Cox Morning Show to discuss the application submitted to the Missouri […]
An Update on Economic Development Policy in Kansas City
No sooner had Show-Me Institute published “Some Positive Signs on Economic Development Incentives in Kansas City” than one of the […]
This Giving Tuesday, stand with us. Stand with us for today’s workers and tomorrow’s students, families, and innovators. Please join us […]
Podcast: Virginia Walden Ford Discusses Her Book “School Choice: A Legacy to Keep”
On this episode of the Show-Me Institute podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass speaks to Virginia Walden Ford. Virginia’s struggle to bring […]
Kansas City’s Economic Development Corporation Is in Need of Overhaul
The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City (EDC) seems unable to provide meaningful assistance to city leaders regarding economic development […]
Missouri and Missouri cities have ranked poorly in several business and policy rankings. Missouri’s position relative to other cities and […]
How Not to Argue for Special Taxing Districts
My colleague Patrick Tuohey and I recently had the pleasure of presenting our research on special taxing districts (like CIDs and […]
Will Missouri Reform Its Health Insurance Regulations in 2020?
Over the last few years, I have talked at length about the importance of choice in health care. One of […]
Defined-benefit pension systems are essentially promises. The government promises a specific benefit to beneficiaries when they retire. You would think […]
Are Government Unions Adequately Informing Workers of Their Rights?
Following the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), there was […]
Show-Me Opportunity (SMO), in conjunction with the Show-Me Institute (SMI), promotes liberty and free-market solutions to the problems facing Missouri, […]
Jim Spencer at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently wrote about U.S. Senate opponents of short-term medical (STM) plans attempting yet again […]
That Crazy CID Vote in Columbia Goes Back to Court
Back in 2015, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported that a proposed Community Improvement District (CID) in Columbia was drawn to […]
Missouri students have a college readiness problem. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) reports that in 2017, just […]
Legislators Shouldn’t Neglect Health Care Reform Opportunities in 2020
My colleague Elias Tsapelas has produced a lot of excellent research on Medicaid over the last few months. And this […]
The share of Missouri’s budget consumed by Medicaid just keeps growing. According to the state’s Medicaid agency (page 10), the […]
Missouri’s Government Union Reforms Still Tied Up in the Courts
It’s been more than a year since Missouri legislators passed House Bill (HB) 1413 into law, which at the time […]
