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Teacher helping student
24 Jun

Mississippi Does What Missouri Won’t for Students with Disabilities

Posted by Abigail Burrola School Choice

Hundreds of students with disabilities in Mississippi have a much-needed opportunity:  the option to choose a school that serves their […]

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Car mechanic
21 Jun

What Does the Research Say about Earning Industry-Recognized Credentials?

Posted by Emily Stahly Business Climate

As we learn more about the effects of industry-recognized credentials (IRC) for high schoolers, the more impressive these credentials appear […]

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Bike lanes
20 Jun

Building Bike Lanes to Encourage Cycling Is Not Sound Policy

Posted by Kelvey Vander Hart Transportation

Cycling advocates in Kansas City have been looking for any good news to help trumpet the $400 million-dollar plan to […]

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USDA building
19 Jun

USDA Moves to Kansas City, Gets Incentives

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Alex Muresianu of Reason wrote recently about the USDA moving 550 positions from the Washington, D.C. area to the Kansas […]

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Empty Classroom
18 Jun

Why Are Other Organizations Doing DESE’s Job?

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability

“Kind of crazy.” That’s how the director of school improvement for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) […]

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Tuohey
17 Jun

Patrick Tuohey Discusses His Latest Report on KCPT’s Ruckus

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

On June 13 the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss his latest report on Kansas City’s misleading study […]

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Lake of the Ozarks
14 Jun

An IRC Bonus Pay Program Would Benefit the Ozarks

Posted by Abigail Burrola Business Climate

A survey released earlier this year suggests the Ozark region has a workforce problem. The survey asked businesses in the […]

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SMI podcast logo
13 Jun

Subsidies Still Don’t Grow the Economy

Posted by Show-Me Institute Staff Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Kansas City has been spending loads of money on economic development subisides for years. But instead of actually spurring economic […]

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An Open Letter to Waddell & Reed Employees
11 Jun

An Open Letter to Waddell & Reed Employees

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Dear Waddell & Reed employees, I read with interest a story in The Kansas City Business Journal that your company […]

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School Choice Legislation and “The Valley of Death”
10 Jun

School Choice Legislation and “The Valley of Death”

Posted by James V. Shuls School Choice

Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. […]

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Missouri Families Deserve Choice
07 Jun

Missouri Families Deserve Choice

Posted by Susan Pendergrass School Choice

My son, I’m happy to say, is a well-adjusted adult who participates in plenty of active sports—mostly surfing and rock […]

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Doctor
06 Jun

Another Year without Reform

Posted by Elias Tsapelas Free-Market Reform

Missourians hoping for a reprieve from rising health care costs will have to wait at least another year. Once again, […]

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Working on farm
04 Jun

Charter Schools Offer Flexibility

Posted by Emily Stahly School Choice

In partnership with the Department of Conservation, the Columbia school district is developing a 10-day program where fifth graders from […]

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Students in class
03 Jun

Charter Schools Don’t Cause Financial Distress

Posted by Abigail Burrola School Choice

One of the most common arguments made against charter schools is that they financially harm traditional public schools. However, new […]

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Nurse
31 May

What Can Credentials Get You?

Posted by Abigail Burrola Business Climate

Missouri’s employers have open positions that they want to fill, but they struggle to find qualified applicants. It’s a situation […]

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Car mechanic
30 May

It’s Easier to Prepare Someone than to Repair Them

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Business Climate

We have a workforce problem in Missouri. There are thousands of middle-skill jobs that we can’t fill. Companies are reluctant […]

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Bike lanes
29 May

When Will Kansas City Officials Address Bike Lane Safety Concerns?

Posted by Kelvey Vander Hart Transportation

Kansas City is spending a tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars on the installation of bike lanes around town, including $700,000 […]

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Education dollars
28 May

Missouri Education Spending Continues To Grow

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

Earlier this week, the Census Bureau released the Annual Survey of School System Finances. It provides detailed spending figures for […]

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Kids in class
28 May

School Choice Fails, While Corporate Welfare Succeeds in the Missouri Legislature

Posted by James V. Shuls Corporate Welfare, Education, School Choice, Subsidies

No one enters the legislature saying, “I’m going to be the champion of corporate welfare.” Many, however, do say they […]

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Stacked coins
24 May

KC’s economic development study parroted exactly what the city wanted

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The following commentary also appeared in the Kansas City Star. Businessman John Wannamaker famously quipped, “Half the money I spend on […]

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