What the New Federal K-12 Tax Credit Program Could Mean for Missouri
One of the most notable policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is the establishment of the first-ever federal...
The One Big Education Opportunity with Shaka Mitchell
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Shaka Mitchell, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, about how a new federal scholarship...
No, Missouri Is Not Running a Budget Surplus
Governor Parson, in his final State of the State address, said, “Actually, with the budget we outline today . ....
Taking Stock of Inflation and the Recent Fed Pause
The Federal Reserve announced last week that it was pausing its campaign of inflation-fighting interest rate hikes, leaving the target...
Debt Ceiling Deal Q&A
After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the...
Federal Lawmakers to Consider (Longshot) Income Tax Repeal Bill
It’s tax season—that magical time of the year when we revisit our past year of income and find out whether...
New Report Highlights Excessive Energy Subsidies
A new report released by the Texas Public Policy Foundation documents federal subsidies received by the energy industry over the...
LIHTC 101: Program Basics
Since the program’s inception, the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) has been the federal government’s primary tool for increasing the...
Tax Reform and Tax Hypocrisy
Conservatives have long argued that taxes matter. Sure, they matter, progressives have countered – if all you care about is...
Was It Something We Said?
For many years, both Atlas Van Lines and United Van Lines have compiled data on the number of moves into...
Missouri’s Most Valuable Export Continues to Grow. . . . and That’s Not a Good Thing
If you had to guess what Missouri’s most valuable export was, what do you think it would be? Beer? Cars?...
So Long, Farewell . . .
Every year since 1993, Atlas Van Lines has analyzed interstate moving patterns among U.S. households. Their Migration Patterns report shows...
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...
Tax Man Cometh: Obamacare Subsidies Pose Risk for Millions of Tax Filers
Millions of Americans buying insurance in the Obamacare marketplaces could be in for a rude awakening when 2016 rolls around....
IRS Obamacare Ruling Buffets Some Missouri Graduate Students
College towns are typically bastions of liberalism, and Missouri’s uber-college town of Columbia is no exception. Columbia Tribune reporter Rudi Keller even...
King v. Burwell: A Quick Preview
Last month, constitutional law expert Josh Hawley visited with Show-Me Institute supporters to discuss a wide array of health care policy issues....
Still Movin’ On Out
In a recent analysis of Missouri’s migration patterns since 2004, Michael Rathbone and I found that Missouri’s net out-migration—more people moving...
Thomas Piketty and Mises’s ‘The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality’
As first appearing at Mises.org: Ludwig von Mises, a mentor to Friedrich Hayek and a major figure in economics in...
Obamacare-Enforcing IRS Employees Don’t Want Obamacare Enforced Against Them
If it’s “good enough” for us, why isn’t it good enough for them? National Treasury Employees Union officials are urging...
Of Course: Health Law That Will Ship Jobs Overseas to Be Overseen by… An Overseas Company
Reported on the Fourth of July, no less. As it turns out, the British are coming… WASHINGTON — Racing to...
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