2018 was a year of change in Missouri. Lawmakers passed much-needed tax cuts for families and businesses, expanded education options […]
Wait, what? One of the largest local school districts in St. Louis is buying billboards, sending mailers, and making videos […]
Taking the ACT or the SAT has become an important rite of passage on the path to college for most […]
On November 19, the Missouri State Board of Education met in a closed session to determine who would be selected […]
After years of delays and rising costs, the $51 million-dollar Loop Trolley finally opened to the public on Friday. However, […]
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Spring 2019. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate […]
How many times have proponents of a new terminal at KCI told us that the costs of enplanements do not […]
My colleague Graham Renz wrote often about how the 2017 proposal for St. Louis taxpayers to subsidize a soccer stadium […]
Last Thursday on the Kansas City Public Television program Ruckus, panelist Jim Heeter dropped the following bomb about the large […]
The Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS) has seen its funding health decline in recent years even as the required […]
First impressions are hard to overcome. This is true of people and of policies. For years, school choice has been […]
On Thursday, November 15, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the rising costs of a new KCI terminal […]
On this day – and, indeed, on many other days of every year going all the way back to 1968 […]
For the past several years, a group of friends and neighbors have gathered on Sunday afternoons in three public parks […]
As a general rule, it isn’t wise to spend too much time worrying about keeping up with the neighbors. But […]
Having the option to choose a new school may not be at the front of every parent’s mind, but it’s […]
The other day we highlighted a letter from a developer who claimed that his client, a hotel company, should receive […]
In a blog post earlier this year I wondered about Kansas City, “If previous subsidies successfully created a vibrant economic […]
Far too often, our policy conversations focus heavily on urban locations. This is especially true in education. Yet there are […]
In November, the Show-Me Institute will host two events on Bryce’s Law. Haven’t heard of it? Don’t worry, few have—and […]
