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Kansas City skyline
09 Dec

Waddell & Reed and the Border War

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Having been granted $62 million worth of Missouri state subsidies, Waddell & Reed is asking for an additional $40 million […]

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Illinois border
05 Dec

Why Can’t Missouri Be Like . . . Illinois?

Posted by Abigail Burrola Accountability

Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released its school report cards earlier this year in an attempt to […]

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Proficiency graph
04 Dec

DESE’s APR Summary Reports Hide Achievement Gaps

Posted by Abigail Burrola Accountability

If you want to find out how Missouri students are performing, you might think you could go to the Department […]

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03 Dec

Graham Renz on the Marc Cox Morning Show

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Tax Credits

On Tuesday, Show-Me Institute Analyst Graham Renz joined KFTK’s Marc Cox Morning Show to discuss the application submitted to the Missouri […]

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Kansas City architecture
02 Dec

An Update on Economic Development Policy in Kansas City

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

No sooner had Show-Me Institute published “Some Positive Signs on Economic Development Incentives in Kansas City” than one of the […]

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Giving Tuesday
27 Nov

This Giving Tuesday, Stand with Us

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized

This Giving Tuesday, stand with us. Stand with us for today’s workers and tomorrow’s students, families, and innovators. Please join us […]

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Podcast logo
27 Nov

Podcast: Virginia Walden Ford Discusses Her Book “School Choice: A Legacy to Keep”

Posted by Susan Pendergrass School Choice

On this episode of the Show-Me Institute podcast, Dr. Susan Pendergrass speaks to Virginia Walden Ford. Virginia’s struggle to bring […]

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Kansas City
26 Nov

Kansas City’s Economic Development Corporation Is in Need of Overhaul

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City (EDC) seems unable to provide meaningful assistance to city leaders regarding economic development […]

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St. Louis
25 Nov

St. Louis Ranks Poorly in Ease of Doing Business Study

Posted by Corianna Baier Economy

Missouri and Missouri cities have ranked poorly in several business and policy rankings. Missouri’s position relative to other cities and […]

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Street in downtown St. Charles
22 Nov

How Not to Argue for Special Taxing Districts

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

My colleague Patrick Tuohey and I recently had the pleasure of presenting our research on special taxing districts (like CIDs and […]

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Hospital hallway
21 Nov

Will Missouri Reform Its Health Insurance Regulations in 2020?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Over the last few years, I have talked at length about the importance of choice in health care. One of […]

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Empty piggy bank
20 Nov

Why Are Public Pensions Often Underfunded?

Posted by James V. Shuls Public Pensions

Defined-benefit pension systems are essentially promises. The government promises a specific benefit to beneficiaries when they retire. You would think […]

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Missouri State Capitol
20 Nov

Are Government Unions Adequately Informing Workers of Their Rights?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Government Unions

Following the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), there was […]

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20 Nov

The Show-Me Institute Is Hiring

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Uncategorized

Show-Me Opportunity (SMO), in conjunction with the Show-Me Institute (SMI), promotes liberty and free-market solutions to the problems facing Missouri, […]

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19 Nov

Short-Term Medical Insurance Makes the News Again

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

Jim Spencer at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently wrote about U.S. Senate opponents of short-term medical (STM) plans attempting yet again […]

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Columbia, Missouri
19 Nov

That Crazy CID Vote in Columbia Goes Back to Court

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Back in 2015, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported that a proposed Community Improvement District (CID) in Columbia was drawn to […]

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Scantron test
18 Nov

It’s Time to Stop Making Excuses

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability

Missouri students have a college readiness problem. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) reports that in 2017, just […]

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Patient on gurney
18 Nov

Legislators Shouldn’t Neglect Health Care Reform Opportunities in 2020

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

My colleague Elias Tsapelas has produced a lot of excellent research on Medicaid over the last few months. And this […]

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Health care costs
15 Nov

It’s Time to Address Medicaid’s Costs

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Free-Market Reform

The share of Missouri’s budget consumed by Medicaid just keeps growing. According to the state’s Medicaid agency (page 10), the […]

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Courtroom
15 Nov

Missouri’s Government Union Reforms Still Tied Up in the Courts

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Courts, Government Unions

It’s been more than a year since Missouri legislators passed House Bill (HB) 1413 into law, which at the time […]

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