Medicaid Reform Incoming
Ready or not, big changes are coming to Missouri’s Medicaid program. Earlier this month, President Trump signed the “One Big...
What Could New Executive Orders on Nuclear Mean for Missouri?
In a recent op-ed, I discussed how national security may once again be a catalyst for the development and deployment...
Mission Impossible and Nuclear Energy: President Trump’s New Executive Orders
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. While I will avoid any spoilers, the new movie,...
A Step Backward for Transparency
Why would anyone be against transparent pricing? Last year, after taking a step forward on hospital price transparency, Missouri’s general...
Retail Competition in the Energy Market
Missouri took a step toward reshaping part of its electricity market with the passage of House Bill 417 out of...
Don’t Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
As part of the dramatic cuts at the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration’s DOGE program, the entire...
Patriotic Education or Federal Overreach? With Chester (Checker) Finn
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Chester (Checker) Finn, Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about...
Establishing a Missouri Office of Government Efficiency (MOGE)
The size of Missouri’s government has nearly doubled over the past five years, and given the recent commitment from President...
Yes, We Should Privatize the Post Office
The white whale of government privatization in Missouri is Springfield’s City Utilities, a municipal utility behemoth that should be broken...
Nuclear Energy Is a Bipartisan Solution
As the new year approaches and a new presidential administration prepares to take office, we may see significant changes in...
Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally
We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow...
Reading Alone
The St. Louis County library system has announced it is making social workers available at several libraries as a standard...
WATCH: Taxes Have Consequences with Arthur B. Laffer, Jeanne Sinquefield and Brian Domitrovic
On September 20, 2022, Show-Me Institute and Show-Me Opportunity hosted a discussion with Arthur B. Laffer, Jeanne Sinquefield and Brian...
“Stop,” or I’ll Yell “Stop” Again
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When elected officials intentionally ignore the law, we often...
Health Care Price Transparency in Missouri: Part One
What makes health care so different than any other thing you might shop for? Well, it’s different in that you...
St. Joseph Should Privatize Its Sewer System
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Joseph News-Press. The usual problems with water in St. Joseph, Missouri...
First Results of Our Request for Critical Race Theory Curricula
Earlier this week, we began a new transparency project focused on whether schools in Missouri are teaching critical race theory...
Should All Cities Automatically Get Federal Help?
It isn’t surprising that mayors across the country are concerned about the impact a largely shuttered economy will have on...
Short-Term Medical Insurance Makes the News Again
Jim Spencer at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently wrote about U.S. Senate opponents of short-term medical (STM) plans attempting yet again...
Another Year without 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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