Transparency Stalled
It ain’t over ’til it’s over, but the chances Missouri’s general assembly takes action on healthcare price transparency in 2024...
Still Waiting on Price Transparency
Why is it so hard to figure out how much health care services are going to cost? It has been...
Myth vs. Fact with Ben DeGrow
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ben DeGrow about some common myths about school choice, the state of education reform in several...
You Like Options, Right?
As consumers, we like options when buying things. We like choosing between the red and the blue package, the more...
Colorado Governor vs. Income Taxes
Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently took a (perhaps surprising) stance against income taxes. At the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference, Polis...
Hey Licensed Professionals: It’s Time to Move to Missouri
Missouri lawmakers made an uncharacteristically groundbreaking move in 2020 when they passed occupational licensing reciprocity. This means that occupational licensure...
Missouri’s Population Growth Is Still Lagging
The U.S. Census Bureau just released its updated state populations from the 2020 census, and the results were not good...
St. Louis City’s Earnings Tax Is Not the Lowest in the Country
The earnings tax was one topic of conversation during a recent forum for St. Louis mayoral candidates. During the forum,...
Almost Heaven
West Virginia is a beautiful state with a reputation problem. Along with gorgeous mountains and phenomenal outdoor amenities like golf,...
Bring the Free Market to College Athletics
Popular video game developer EA Sports has recently hinted at a return of its cult-classic game, NCAA Football. The game...
Despite What You’ve Heard, Teaching Is a Great Profession
There is a growing chorus of voices claiming that teaching is a terrible job. Over the past two years, teachers...
Are Missouri Teacher Salaries Going Down?
Last year, teachers went on strike in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arizona, and Colorado and a general sense of unrest...
2018 Blueprint: Certificate of Need
THE PROBLEM: Missouri’s Certificate of Need (CON) law restricts health care competition by requiring many health care providers to get...
2018 Blueprint: Open Collective Bargaining
THE PROBLEM: Under current Sunshine Law in Missouri, government bodies may close meetings, records, and votes relating to contract negotiations...
2018 Blueprint: Prevailing Wage
THE PROBLEM: Many government construction contracts dictate what potential contractors must pay workers to get the job. These restrictions are...
The School Choice Barrier from the State of Maine
We often complain about the rancor in politics these days, but politics has always been filled with acrimony and bitterness....
A Lesson in Tax Efficiency for Missouri
Colorado has taken a step toward combating tax losses from online sales, and other states may take note. The U.S....
It Could Be Worse. Not Much Worse, but It Could Be Worse.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released data on real GDP for all 50 states. Since Missouri’s growth in recent...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
Income and Money Flee Missouri
Earlier this year, Michael Rathbone and I published an essay examining migration trends for Missouri. We reported that over the...
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