“Lucky Lindy” vs. Jeff Bezos: Who Is the Better Bet for Missouri?
It may be the biggest and most closely watched competition since Charles Lindbergh – backed by a group of Saint...
On Raising the Minimum Wage in Missouri
On December 1, members of the Missouri General Assembly may begin prefiling legislation for consideration in the upcoming legislative session,...
Ignore the Gimmicks. Here Are the Reasons Amazon Should Come to Missouri.
My colleague Patrick Tuohey has talked at length about the stunts some have pulled to try and get Amazon to...
School Choice for Me, but Not for Thee: Part 5
Americans are well aware of problems in urban public schools. We see news stories about violence in the hallways and...
Spring 2018 Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Spring 2018. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate...
TechNet Companies: Want More Education Funding? Then Pay Your Fair Share.
In a recent opinion column, Linda Moore, the president and CEO of TechNet, a “national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs...
Broadway Economics
The Broadway Inn is convenient for all the universities in Columbia, and its owner wants to build a $20 million...
Are Kansas City and Saint Louis Getting Taken?
The deadline for submissions to Amazon to host their new headquarters building has come and gone, and both Kansas City...
Is the Fate of Kansas City’s Airport Terminal In Its Star?
On October 8, The Kansas City Star editorial board urged readers to vote for a new airport terminal in the...
School Choice for Me, But Not for Thee: Part 4
Over the past two posts, I have discussed reservations some parents have expressed about school choice programs. First, I examined...
School Choice for Me, but Not for Thee: Part 2
In my last post I discussed how some people support school choice for their children, but do not support private...
School Choice for Me, But not for Thee
Parents want the best for their children. This is especially true when it comes to educational options. Each year, parents...
The Costs of Subsidies
We’ve written for years about the costs of development subsidies. Both how they hollow out the tax base and rob...
A Linked Summary of the KCI Terminal Saga
In April 2013, Kansas City Mayor Sly James called for an “adult discussion about the facts” regarding the proposal to...
Crosby Kemper III Discusses KCI on KCPT’s Ruckus
The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on Thursday, September 21, to discuss Education Secretary Betsy...
Feds Find KC Streetcar Deficient
On July 24, the Federal Transit Administration issued a triennial review of Kansas City, Missouri, and its FTA-funded projects, namely...
Evidence from Across the Country: Economic Development Subsidies Don’t Work
The Los Angeles Times’ Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Michael Hiltzik published a piece that observes exactly what we at The...
About All Those Airport Surveys
Polling indicates that building a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport is unpopular, yet we seem inundated with...
Airport Proposals Fly while the Public Feels Grounded
Both Kansas City and Saint Louis are considering major changes to each of their biggest public assets: their airports. While...
Obamacare’s Total Eclipse of Bad Policy
On Monday, much of Missouri experienced a complete solar eclipse, the last of its kind in the state until 2024,...
