Hotels and Supply and Demand
VisitKC, Kansas City’s convention and visitor’s bureau, is making presentations in which they claim that the city’s occupancy rate—the percentage...
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...
A Moonshot of Mistakes: Missouri’s Missing Million
When the United States put a man on the moon in 1969, the state of Missouri was the 13th largest...
Taxes and Fees Affect Shopping Decisions
A recent paper on car rental fees published by the Tax Foundation cites Kansas City, Missouri for its rental car...
Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a fearmongering editorial about charter schools becoming a potential option for suburban parents....
Free Your City and the Growth Will Follow
One of the difficult things about public policy is convincing policymakers that they really don’t need to “do something” to...
Should Taxpayers Pay $10 Million To Reduce Streetcar Waiting Times?
Is reducing the time someone spends waiting on a streetcar worth a $10 million-dollar price tag? The Kansas City Streetcar...
Yes, the Mayor’s Pre-K Program Is a Voucher
As Kansas City considers expanding pre-K on the April 2nd ballot, two things about the research should be made clear:...
Kansas City’s Pre-K Bait and Switch
On the April ballot, Kansas Citians are being asked to vote on a three-eighth cent sales tax to fund a...
Pre-K in Kansas City Likely Won’t Deliver on Its Promises
In a recent post, I pointed out that the pre-K program being presented to Kansas City voters is significantly different...
The Majority of Kansas City Families Choose Their Child’s School
The data are in. The families of Kansas City have made their intentions clear by voting with their feet. They...
Baltimores on the Missouri?
At a recent conference on municipal policy, I had the opportunity to reflect on Baltimore, Maryland. Certainly Charm City has...
Pre-K Supporters Dismiss Research on Efficacy of Pre-K
In a debate about the efficacy of pre-K, Kansas City Mayor Sly James was dismissive of research that suggested there...
Summer Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Summer 2019. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate...
Follow-up on Kansas City Population Trends
The other day we published a post about some Brookings Institution data suggesting the Kansas City was doing well with...
Some Promising Numbers About Millennials in Kansas City. Maybe.
William Frey of the Brookings Institution just published a report entitled “How migration of millennials and seniors has shifted...
Downtown Baseball? A Swing and a Miss
On the October 12, 2017 episode of KCPT’s Ruckus, panelists discussed the topic of moving Kauffman Stadium to downtown Kansas...
Truly “Public” Schools?
Have you ever heard any of these chestnuts? Unlike public schools, charter schools make families apply to them which keeps...
Cyclical Poverty Is a Problem in Missouri-What Can Be Done About It?
Imagine the Game of Life played under different rules—with everyone randomly assigned at birth to one of two paths. One...
Lies, Damn Lies, and Airport Politics
In November 2017, Kansas City voters overwhelmingly supported building a new single terminal at the airport. Voters were told, time...
