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...
Who’s in Charge Here?
In the last several years, 10 states have passed universal school choice programs that allow all families to take their...
A Milestone Reached
Nearly thirty years ago in Milwaukee, WI, a private school choice program was launched that gave vouchers to around 10,000...
The Four-Day School Week Won’t Quit
This past legislative session, Missouri officials addressed the four-day school week (4dsw) as part of the large education reform package,...
Bipartisan Momentum in Nuclear Energy Continues
Momentum for nuclear power continues to build—literally. In Wyoming, ground has just been broken for a new TerraPower advanced nuclear...
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...
Longer Days and Fewer Hours with James V. Shuls and Avery Frank
James V. Shuls, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: – Their new report, Longer Days and Fewer Total...
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...
An Undeniable Trend
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) performs an annual forecast of education data that includes enrollment projections of students...
Are Missouri Students in School Enough?
Recently, I came across a fascinating paper from Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Sarah Novicoff of Stanford University about...
What about the Nurses?
Missouri’s general assembly dropped the ball on a lot of policy priorities during the 2024 legislative session, but one of...
Legislature Playing with Fire
Missouri’s general assembly flirted with disaster on this year’s budget. Not only did state lawmakers barely pass the budget before...
New Policy Playbook May Help Cities Realize More and Better Housing
My colleague David Stokes recently testified that housing in Kansas City and St. Louis is pretty affordable: St. Louis was...
Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri
With the removal of the minimum school day requirement beginning in the 2019–2020 school year and the rapid rise of...
How Missouri and Other States Can Foster Entrepreneurship by Reforming Local Regulations
Entrepreneurship is the backbone of vibrant local economies, yet many cities unintentionally stifle this vital engine of growth through cumbersome...
Prime Examples of Bad Government in St. Louis County Cities
In case you needed it, reason 8,191 why Missouri should not allow municipalities to just do whatever they want—local control...
Missouri Court Rules in Favor of Remote Workers Against St. Louis Earnings Tax
On May 29, David Stokes joined Mike Ferguson in the Morning on NewsTalkSTL to discuss a Missouri appeals court decision...
Government Infrastructure Costs Are Out of Control
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. We have all seen the television ad...
Protections from EV Charging Station Mandates—for Some
At the end of the most recent legislative session, the Missouri legislature sent House Bill (HB) 2062 to the governor....
One Education Policy That Could Use Some Momentum for Next Year
For the fourth consecutive year, open enrollment (allowing students to enroll in any public school in the state, regardless of...
