Money for Movies, Funding Education in 2023, and Pot Taxes
Susan Pendergrass, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss film and entertainment tax credits, Susan’s break down...
Funding Open Enrollment in Missouri with Aaron Smith
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Aaron Smith about how other states fund open enrollment programs in their public school systems and...
Statewide Trends and the “Teacher Shortage”
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently released demographic and faculty data for 2022. Given the current headlines...
St. Louis Should Eliminate Its Economic Development Agencies
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. In July 2010, Missouri politicians joined the state’s...
ROFR Makes Me ROFL
To paraphrase General Douglas MacArthur, bad public policy ideas never die, they just get reintroduced in the next legislative session....
House Bill 190 and the Teacher Shortage
House Bill (HB) 190 is on the move in the Missouri House of Representatives, as it is now being debated...
Senate Bill 88 and Licensing Restrictions
Show-Me Institute researchers have been vocal proponents of reducing government barriers to workers, including hair braiders, park photographers, and many...
On Property Taxation
Of all the positions I hold, the one that probably surprises people the most is my opposition to changes to...
The Kansas City Earnings Tax Tortoise Versus the St. Louis Earnings Tax Hare
When the pandemic struck and remote work took over, two city tax policies diverged in an asphalt jungle. Kansas City...
Show-Me Minute: Land Banks Must Be Defeated
The state legislature in Missouri is currently considering legislation to dramatically expand the authority to institute land banks to...
We Need LETRS, ASAP
Governor Parson discussed in his state of the state address the importance of serving our future generations with educational policies....
School Closings Shed Light on an Important Principle
Recently, the La Salle Charter School in North St. Louis announced its decision to close. As a state-funded and privately...
Education, Health Care, and $1,000 in Bitcoin
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss which bills are moving in Jefferson City, a...
The Right Way to Expand Broadband
In his state of the state address, Governor Parson touted broadband expansion in Missouri and proposed spending significantly more money...
The Results Are in—We Got a C-
The Center for Education Reform’s (CER) Parent Power! Index was just released and Missouri actually improved from a D on...
On Lying, Kansas City Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
When I was at Saint Louis University’s School of Law back in 2006, I vividly remember finding out that SLU...
Missouri’s State of the Bloating State
Earlier this month, I expressed my general optimism that Missouri’s 2023 legislative session would be a good one, focused on...
The High-quality Interdistrict Choice Act
On December 1st, Representative Brad Pollitt pre-filed a bill that would expand educational opportunities in the state of Missouri. This...
Follow the Money
Believe it or not, the average amount spent per student in Missouri last year was over $13,000. Do you ever...
Falling Behind on Telemedicine
Not long ago, Missouri was a national leader in telemedicine. Governor Parson was among the first to waive unnecessary restrictions...
