Missouri’s Tough Road Ahead
On January 28, Missouri’s newly sworn-in governor Mike Kehoe delivered his State of the State address. His remarks were well...
Missouri Must Do Better at Controlling Spending
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. Elections and inaugurations are a time for reflection and...
Missouri is Shrinking
In each decade of the past 50 years, Missouri’s population growth has failed to keep pace with the nation. From...
Does Missouri Need a DOGE?
The Cato Institute’s recent report, “Cato Institute Report to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): How to Downsize and Reform...
Missouri Nearly Fails Cato’s Test
Missouri’s government spending is out of control, and a new report from the Cato Institute, a free-market think in Washington,...
Be Skeptical of Claims St. Louis is Running A Surplus
KMOV ran a piece the other day reporting that the St. Louis comptroller claims the city has a $42.2 million...
Just the Fax, Ma’am: Dubious “Rankings” Press Release Emphasizes Importance of Transparency (part 2)
In part one of this post, I discussed a document posted to Governor Mike Parson’s webpage containing some claims that...
Just the Fax, Ma’am: Dubious “Rankings” Press Release Emphasizes Importance of Transparency (part 1)
Last month, Governor Mike Parson’s office posted the following infographic on its website to minor fanfare: Unsurprisingly, this document found...
Governor Parson Opens Door to (At Least) One Special Session
Over the last month, there were rumblings in the media and on Twitter that not only might Governor Mike Parson...
Optimism Remains for 2022, Despite Anti-Transparency Forces
Last month, the Show-Me Institute introduced our latest blueprint for Missouri—an annually produced short list of high-priority, high-impact reforms that...
About That Border War Truce . . .
Last fall, there was much rejoicing about the effort by Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to...
Missouri Delivers on License Reciprocity
For nearly a decade now, my colleagues and I have pushed hard to establish unilateral license reciprocity in health care...
Rough Road Ahead for Missouri’s Budget
Recently, Governor Mike Parson signed the largest supplemental funding bill in the state’s history. In response to COVID-19, lawmakers approved...
“Sometimes Common Sense Does Prevail”
Those words were spoken by Missouri Governor Mike Parson about the agreement struck with Kansas to end some aspects of...
2019 Legislative Priorities Generally Lining Up with Market Reforms
The Missouri House and Senate may have only just begun their legislative years, yet both chambers appear to be setting...
Opportunities for Medicaid Reform
Last month the voters in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah approved ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid, reigniting discussions regarding the prospect...
Missouri Tax Credit Program Halted for Now
On Monday, Gov. Mike Parson made two appointments to the Missouri Housing Development Commission, the body in charge of awarding...
