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State and Local Government

2021 Show-Me Institute State of the State

Few would have guessed what 2020 had in store for us, and fewer still need the challenges of last year recounted in detail. Missourians have faced threats to our health […]

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MNEA’S Initiative Petitions: Out with School Choice and In with Lawsuits

To date, the Missouri Secretary of State has received nearly 130 applications for initiatives to be added to the November 2020 ballot. Six of them were submitted by the Missouri […]

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State and Local Government

Breaking Down Expenses and Revenues: Kansas City and St. Louis

Are Missouri’s two largest cities collecting more taxpayer dollars than necessary? To get an idea of whether St. Louis and Kansas City should be considered high-revenue or high-cost cities, it […]

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State and Local Government

Government Spending Records Should Be Free and Open to the Public

The government’s ability to tax the public imposes not only a responsibility of stewardship—to spend that money wisely—but also a responsibility of transparency. Patrick Ishmael and Phil Oehlerking started the […]

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End Certificate of Need in Missouri

Does the idea that the government can reduce costs and improve quality in an industry (in this case health care) by restricting supply seem dubious to you? If it does, […]

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The Missing Million: Missouri’s Economic Performance Since the Moon Landing

Just about 50 years have passed since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969. Since then, Missouri has struggled to attract and keep residents, and its […]

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