Education, Health Care, and $1,000 in Bitcoin
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss which bills are moving in Jefferson City, a...
This Is What Number Four Looks Like?
By now, we have all seen that wonderful photo of the young child sitting in the backseat of her parents’...
Missouri Supreme Court Takes Solid Step Toward Greater Transparency
The run-up to the July 4 holiday weekend featured a torrent of positive developments in Jefferson City. We’ve already talked...
Missouri Forgot Its Umbrella
Anyone familiar with Missouri weather knows that regardless of the day’s forecast, you should probably still be prepared in case...
Tax Burden in Missouri’s 20 Largest Cities
What do residents in Missouri’s largest cities pay in taxes, and what do they get for their money? This report...
Death on the Vine in Jeff City
Every legislative session, there is plenty of bad legislation introduced. But each year, there often seems to be a few...
Parents’ Bill of Rights Law Passes the House
This week, the Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval to a Parents’ Bill of Rights bill, the culmination of...
February 23 Event is Now Online Only
Due to concerns about winter weather, our scheduled event in Jefferson City on February 23 is now an online-only virtual...
Flood of Federal Money Is Not a Free Pass for a Spending Binge
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Jefferson City is awash in taxpayer cash. Missouri’s state...
Event: Missouri School Rankings (Jefferson City)
Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects of reading and math, and the most recent test scores show...
Extend Telemedicine Again
Once again, action is needed to protect Missourians’ access to telemedicine. A little more than two months ago, I wrote...
A Tax Cut is the Gift that Keeps on Giving
At one time or another, I’m sure you’ve stressed about getting someone the perfect holiday gift. Everyone wants to get...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Show-Me Institute analysts have been saying for quite some time that parents need choices when it comes to their children’s...
Podcast: The COVID Economy, Masks in Schools and a CRT Hearing in Jeff City
Aaron Hedlund, Susan Pendergrass and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the state of the economic recovery, the possibility...
Missouri Bans Natural Gas Bans
Legislators in Jefferson City recently passed a law barring policymakers in cities and counties from banning the use of natural...
Wayfair Bill Is Chock Full of Goodies
Gov. Parson just signed SB 153 into law. Most of the attention on the bill will focus on the largest...
Here’s A Crazy Idea: Tax Yourself.
Versions of this commentary were published in the Springfield News-Leader and the Columbia Tribune. Longtime United States Senator and Chairman...
Tides Turning Against TIF?
Public support is growing for efforts to protect local funding from bad tax-increment financing (TIF) deals, but will the elected...
An Opportunity Taken or Missed?
I was speaking to a colleague in another state recently and he made an interesting observation about two trends that...
Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Continues
One of the practices I have long been opposed to is governments using tax dollars to hire lobbyists to lobby...
