A Drought of Our Own Making
Can we call a place a desert if we refuse to let water in? The Fordham Institute recently released an...
Sunshine in Atlanta
Earlier this month Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the launching of the city’s own municipal checkbook in order to...
Jazz Museum Hits A Sour Note
The American Jazz Museum in Kansas City is a failure, as is the entertainment district in which it resides. It...
Taxes in Kansas City: Still Too High, Still Unfair
Kudos to Kansas City Star editorial board member Dave Helling for his recent column on taxes in Kansas City, and...
The Great GASB
Three cheers for The Kansas City Business Journal for writing about the costs to taxpayers of economic development subsidies offered...
Should Five Percent Appear Too Small…
The Beatles famously sang the above lyric in their song Taxman. It comes to mind because, believe it or not,...
Public Employee Pensions: Time to Get Our Heads Out of the Sand
Andrew Biggs’ Show-Me Institute essay on the current condition of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS) demonstrates that, like...
Innovation Brings Hope for Teacher Pensions
The city teacher retirement plans in Missouri are in trouble. There’s a solid chance that the Kansas City Public Schools...
Cities May Actually Be the Culprit in Underfunding Schools
Education funding is a hot topic in several states, with lawsuits alleging that state governments are failing to meet their...
Will Springfield School District Become the Next Kansas City or St. Louis?
At around 25,000 students, the Springfield Public Schools is currently the largest district in Missouri. Just 20 years ago, the...
Who Is to Blame for Underfunded Schools?
Education funding is an ever present issue in state budgets and Missouri is no exception. My colleagues have written about...
Hoosier State Helps Home-Sharing
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has been sent legislation forbidding local governments from banning Airbnb and other short-term rental companies (STRs)....
Summer Internships
Summer Intern The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Summer 2018. Internships are open to current undergraduate...
In Janus, A National Reexamination of Government Unions
On Monday, February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and...
What I Saw at the TIF Hearing
Anyone who has been paying attention to the Show-Me Institute over the past few years knows that our analysts are...
Branson Water Park to Soak Taxpayers
Imagine someone knocking on your door with a business proposal. He and his partners want to build on the vacant...
Without Consequences for Failing Schools, Students Lose
A high-school diploma is supposed to mean something. A student who earns one should be ready to attend college or...
Paralysis (of progress) by analysis (of what we already know)
Parents in Missouri who want to choose a high-quality school for their children, regardless of where they live, were dealt...
The Power & Light District Still Hasn’t Delivered
On Ruckus last week we discussed the city’s debt and its profligate spending on the Power & Light District downtown....
Patrick Tuohey Joins Ruckus Panel To Talk Kansas City Debt and State Tax Cuts
On Thursday, February 8, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss Kansas City’s $1.5 billion dollar debt and $811 million...
