Kansas City’s Crocodile Tears over Blight
After the events of Ferguson, when it was discovered that the city had been using fines and court fees to...
Crosby Kemper III discusses the KC Streetcar on Ruckus
Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss tax subsidies for the Kansas City Streetcar. Click on the link...
Michael McShane Discusses Entrepreneurship in Education on KCPT’s Ruckus
Last night, Show-Me Institute Director of Education Policy Michael McShane talked about the new book he co-authored with Frederick Hess, Educational...
Kansas City’s Economic Divide
On a recent broadcast of KCPT’s Ruckus, former KC Chamber of Commerce head Jim Heeter said [starts at 11:02], Greater...
Hail to the Chiefs? City Includes Arrowhead on List of Urban Core Successes
After a recent KCPT documentary on urban neglect made waves across the region, supporters of the earnings tax are eager to counter...
Earnings Tax Opponents Already Getting Results
On April 5, Kansas Citians will vote on whether to retain the 1% earnings tax. This vote was brought about...
Policy Choices and “Our Divided City”
In a recent documentary, "Our Divided City," KCPT's Michael Price goes to great length to detail the many problems facing Kansas City's...
Show-Me Institute on Ruckus
The chairman of the Show-Me Institute, Crosby Kemper III, appeared on KCPT's Ruckus on October 15 to discuss, among other things, the...
Show-Me Institute On Ruckus
The Show-Me Institute's Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT's Ruckus on October 8 to discuss policy matters in Missouri and Kansas...
The Show-Me Institute on Television
In recent weeks, Show-Me Institute representatives have appeared on several public policy television shows in Missouri, most recently on KCPT’s April 9...
Debate: Does More Government Help Or Hurt?
This debate hosted at the Kansas City Library and sponsored by the Show-Me Institute addressed the question: does more government...
Left Wages War On Poor With Minimum Wage Push
Over the last few months, the push has been on to raise the minimum wage. While increasing the wage sounds...
Streetcars Are Not Economic Development
Over the weekend, KCPT’s current events program Rukus (starts at 4:33) quoted a Show-Me Institute blog post (Streetcars Will Waste...
Advisory Group Leader Meets With Airport PR Folks
The Show-Me Institute has detailed conflicts and other problems with the Kansas City Airport Terminal Advisory Group’s credibility. To make matters...
VIDEO: Talking Kansas City Border War Economics on KCPT
I was on Kansas City Public Television’s “Kansas City Week in Review” last week to discuss the impact of Kansas’...
