MOScholars Scholarships Are in High Demand
The Missouri Legislature approved $50 million in public funding for the MOScholars program during the 2025 legislative session, and the...
Voluntary Open Enrollment Means No Open Enrollment
They say the best defense is offense. Perhaps the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has gotten that...
The MOScholars Program: Why and How to Participate
On July 10, 2025, Keith Kehrer and Derek Rose, lawyers from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, joined Show-Me Institute Director of...
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...
Why the New Property Tax Rules in Missouri Are Bad, Part 2
This is the second in a series of blog posts about why the new property tax legislation passed as part...
Why the New Property Tax Rules in Missouri Are Bad, Part 1
This is the first in a series of blog posts about why the new property tax legislation passed in the...
The Missouri Legislature Was Right To Overturn Proposition A
At the Show-Me Institute, our economists and analysts have long been opposed to minimum-wage increases put before the voters of...
Missouri Legislature Invests $50 Million in Families’ Futures Through MOScholars Program
In a landmark victory for school choice and family empowerment, the Missouri Legislature has approved $50 million in public funding...
New State Board of Education Has a Long To-Do List
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Governor Kehoe has appointed four new members to the Missouri...
MOScholars Program Remains a Worthwhile Investment
UPDATE (May 9, 2025):The Missouri General Assembly has included $50 million in the state budget to expand the MOScholars program....
A Bad Deal for Missouri’s Children
A version of this commentary appeared in The Heartlander Tradeoffs and give-and-take are at the heart of politics. We’re told...
SB 4: Missouri’s Energy Challenge and the Push for CWIP Reform
Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) is a massive, 133-page omnibus bill that flew through the Missouri Legislature and has now...
The Four-Day School Week Continues to Grow in Missouri
The four-day school week (4dsw) continues to expand rapidly in Missouri. The 4dsw grew from 34 districts in 2018–2019, or...
Missouri School Districts Are Held Permanently Harmless
From the Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 163.031: (2) For districts with an average daily attendance of three hundred fifty or less...
Watch: The Good and Bad Bills Moving in Jefferson City
Two pieces of legislation are currently moving through the Missouri Legislature. One good, and one bad. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity
Let’s Jump on the Nuclear Energy Bandwagon
A few months ago, I delved into a fascinating bill being debated in Congress, the ADVANCE Nuclear Act, which had...
Now Is Not the Time to Tinker
Last week the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 727—a comprehensive education bill—that, among other things, tinkers with the state...
Limiting Solar Farming?
A new piece of legislation introduced in the Missouri Legislature, House Bill (HB) 2651, would limit the amount of land...
Use Taxes on the Ballot Again in Missouri
Use taxes in Missouri are simply sales taxes on goods delivered to your home from out-of-state sellers. Local governments have...
In Peaceful Village, the Voters Vote Next Month
Peaceful Village is a small, nicely named municipality in Jefferson County, just south of St. Louis. I don’t know if...
