Illinois Explores Free-Market Energy Policy
I recently wrote about how one of our neighbors, Kansas, is making moves to bring nuclear energy to the state....
Jefferson City Residents Should Be Skeptical of Conference Center Project
A version of this commentary appeared in the News-Tribune. On November 4, Jefferson City voters will decide on a proposal to...
Springfield Voters Should Be Skeptical About Convention Center Claims
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. On November 4, Springfield voters will decide on a proposal...
Why Missouri Needs Universal Open Enrollment
Missouri parents deserve real choices when it comes to their children’s education. Open enrollment—the ability for students to attend a...
Testimony of Patrick Tuohey Before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee June 10, 2025
On June 10, 2025, Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, testified before the Missouri House Economic Development Committee...
The Miseducation of Kansas City Councilman Wes Rogers
At the June 3, 2025, hearing before the Missouri Senate Fiscal Oversight Committee about Senate Bill (SB) 3, The Show-Me...
Missouri’s Special Session and Giveaways to Billionaires with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about Missouri’s upcoming special legislative...
Border War is Back On!
For a brief, shining moment, Missouri and Kansas called a truce. After decades of lobbing taxpayer-funded incentives across State Line...
Royals May Stay at Kauffman Amid Stadium Inertia
A new story by Kansas City Business Journal’s Thomas Friestad suggests a growing likelihood that the Kansas City Royals will...
Missouri is Shrinking
In each decade of the past 50 years, Missouri’s population growth has failed to keep pace with the nation. From...
KC’s Corporate Welfare: JE Dunn’s HQ Renovation Gets Public Support
Thomas Friestad of the Kansas City Business Journal writes that JE Dunn Construction has secured public incentives through Port KC...
Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally
We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow...
Shocker! Local Leader Demands More Money to Address Issue
I attended a screening of the KCPBS documentary “A Tale of Three Cities” on Tuesday hosted by the Kansas City...
New School Options in the Heartland: Hybrid and Micro Schools
School-choice policies open the door for a variety of schooling options to take root. During the COVID-19 pandemic many families...
We Can All Take a Breath Now
Opposition to open enrollment in Kansas was strong a few years ago. Superintendents from “good” districts lamented that throngs of...
The Chiefs and Royals Restart the Border War with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the Missouri-Kansas border war...
The Border War Is Bad Because It Hurts Us
The day after the Kansas Legislature voted to use sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds to lure the Kansas City...
Open Letter to Governors Parson and Kelly Regarding Stadium Subsidies
Researchers at the Show-Me Institute have argued for years that economic development subsidies do little more than drain public funds...
Royals Officially Probably Staying in Jackson County
With loyalty like this, who needs wins? After flirting for a new stadium with suitors like Clay County and even...
0 out of 5—What a Score
The Reason Foundation just released a new report on how (or if) states are letting families choose their public school—a...
