Bike Lanes Won’t Create 12,600 Jobs, Either
My colleague recently wrote a post skeptical of the Bike KC Master Plan claim that spending $400 million on bike...
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Would Kansas City Bike Lanes Actually Save 36 Lives per Year? Probably Not
Kansas City officials are working on a draft of the Bike KC Master Plan, a strategy for increasing bike lanes...
Springfield and Strafford Gave Us Their Checkbooks Two Years Ago. Why Didn’t Battlefield?
Last year, a bill requiring cities to submit their spending records—or “checkbooks”—to the state was filed in the House, and...
Do Charter Schools Take Districts’ Money? Only If You Think Children, and the Funding That Comes With Them, Are District Property
*See footnote How would you respond if you stumbled across a headline that asked, “How much do farmers markets cost...
Agency Fees in Government Aren’t Allowed in Missouri, But That Didn’t Stop Some Local Governments
When?Janus vs. AFSCME?was decided earlier this summer, its immediate effect was on the 22 states that allowed government unions to...
Introducing the Show-Me CBAs Project
Following the passage of HB 1413 and in light of the success of our Checkbook projects, we are pleased to...
Another Study Is Just What St. Louis Doesn’t Need
Kicking bad habits can be tough. When you know you’re doing something that’s bad for you, planning to quit is...
It’s a Gas Gas Tax!
With apologies to The Rolling Stones, I write today about the Missouri Legislature’s passage of HB 1460. The bill would...
So That’s What You Spent Your Money On
A few weeks ago I asked the question, “school administrators, what did you spend your money on?” The purpose of...
The Great GASB
Three cheers for The Kansas City Business Journal for writing about the costs to taxpayers of economic development subsidies offered...
Why Can’t They All Be Like Winfield?
One question that drives our municipal checkbook project is: What is the cost of transparency? Because Missouri’s sunshine law allows...
Greene County, Missouri, Spending 2013 to 2017
Those who have been following our Government Checkbook database closely may have noticed that a new folder was added in the...
What’s Going On with High School Graduation Rates in Missouri?
If you google “What is the value of a high school diploma?” you get some pretty inspiring results: “Though it...
Paralysis (of progress) by analysis (of what we already know)
Parents in Missouri who want to choose a high-quality school for their children, regardless of where they live, were dealt...
Map: Missouri State Government Spending in FY2017
Last month the Show-Me Institute published an extensive dataset of state spending from the Office of Administration, stretching back to FY2000...
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Municipal Checkbook
Taxpayers have an interest in holding their cities accountable, to make sure their public officials are being good stewards of...
It’s Not Food Deserts, It’s Food Swamps!
Does how close you live to a grocery store influence your diet? Advocates claim that it does, but research has...
Missouri’s Checkbook: 2000-2017
What does the state of Missouri spend your money on, and who is getting that money? You could always look...
Is This How Trust Is Regained?
After voters rejected implementing a local use tax in November, the Columbia City Council made it their mission to win...
Ignore the Gimmicks. Here Are the Reasons Amazon Should Come to Missouri.
My colleague Patrick Tuohey has talked at length about the stunts some have pulled to try and get Amazon to...
