Running the Numbers on the KC Streetcar
Last Tuesday, Kansas Citians voted to effectively block future growth of the city’s streetcar unless and until city leaders can...
Jazz, Race, and Crime in Kansas City
The editorial board of The Kansas City Star recently published a column wondering why more people do not attend events...
Fall Internship 2017
Show-Me Institute Internships: Fall 2017 The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Fall 2017. Internships are open...
Pension System’s Generous Benefits Come from the Pockets of Others
Teachers love their pension system. And why not? A teacher can retire at age 55 with 30 years of service...
Subsidized Downtown Stadiums, Forever and Always, a Bad Idea
The Kansas City Star editorial board rightfully condemned even idle talk of building a sports stadium downtown. And while most...
Why Haven’t We Fixed This Law Yet?
Whatever our policy inclinations, we should all agree that government ought to be for the public good, transparent, and accountable....
KC Convention Hotel Still Coming Up Short?
A piece in The Kansas City Business Journal suggests that the efforts of Mike Burke and his development partners to...
Is It Good for the Children?
Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star noted a while back that every ordinance approved by the City Council of...
How Missouri’s Special Taxing Districts Promote “Legal Plunder”
In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king. When it comes to Missouri’s rapidly proliferating...
A Tax-Cut Change of Heart from the Post-Dispatch?
I read with interest the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s staff editorial, “Illinois’ economy stacks up to Missouri’s, despite Schmitt’s criticism.” Much can be...
The Cost of Government Transparency in Missouri
Collecting data for a research project on Missouri city budgets—known for now as the “government checkbook project”—I have found inconsistencies...
Shocker! KC Developer Builds Building, Pays Taxes!
In a sign of the times, Rob Roberts at The Kansas City Business Journal found it newsworthy that a developer...
Policy, Not Politics, Should Drive Airport Decision
A few weeks ago, when engineering firm Burns & McDonnell announced its proposal to finance and build a new billion...
Kansas City’s Economic Diversion
City leaders are still pointing to Kansas City’s downtown as an economic development success story. Taxpayers lose millions each year...
Crosby Kemper III Discusses Kansas City’s Convention Hotel on KCPT’s Ruckus
The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on Thursday, June 29, to discuss Kansas City’s convention...
Tuohey Discusses Kansas City’s Airport on KCPT’s Ruckus
On Thursday, June 22, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss the debate over the financing...
We Need to Make Missouri More Attractive to Charter Management Organizations
Earlier this week, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University released a new study of Charter...
KC Convention Hotel: Lack of Transparency Undermines Confidence
For years, a development group led by former Kansas City politico Mike Burke has been trying to close a convention...
On KCI, Process Is Important
The City of Kansas City has issued a new, new request for proposals to build a new airport terminal or...
Ready-Fire-Aim Approach Yields Predictable Results at KCI
The rush to build something—anything—at Kansas City International Airport is calling into question the ability and even the seriousness of...
