Medicaid in Trouble?
Missouri’s Medicaid enrollment numbers are telling a story, but it may not be one that the federal government wants to...
MetroLink Line Canceled, SNAP Reform, and Missouri’s Reading Crisis | Roundtable
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the cancellation of the St. Louis MetroLink Green...
More SNAP Changes: Restoring Thrift
Four years ago, the federal government orchestrated the largest year-to-year growth in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in history....
Springfield Needs Charter Schools
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. Of Missouri’s four largest cities—Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and...
Wildwood’s Big Mistake
During my time at the Show-Me Institute, I have regularly cited Wildwood as an example of a city that exercised...
Tennessee Lands Another Nuclear Project
I really love my hometown of Clinton in East Tennessee. It’s a beautiful place where I grew up, went to...
Students Who Can’t Read Benefit from Third-Grade Retention
This is the headline from a recent study I conducted in Indiana with my coauthor NaYoung Hwang. We study a...
Is Consumer-Regulated Electricity Going Worldwide?
Electricity demand from data centers is exploding. This surge has spurred an intense buildout of new generation capacity, as businesses...
Third-Grade Retention and Early Literacy Policies
Reading scores in Missouri continue to fall, relative to both past performance and other states. But this trend doesn’t have...
Platte County Agreement Could Be a Model for Missouri
Platte County has had a difficult 2025 reassessment cycle. Most stories I have read and heard put the blame on...
SNAP Back to Reality
Medicaid wasn’t the only welfare program that received significant reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). The Supplemental Nutrition...
Massachusetts Joins NYC and KC in Shifting Fees to Landlords
Massachusetts lawmakers recently approved a measure requiring landlords—not tenants—to cover apartment broker fees, which often equal one month’s rent. The...
Most Teachers Don’t Like Equitable Grading Practices Either
Rather than being viewed as accurate indicators of knowledge and skills, traditional grades are viewed by some as contributing to...
A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
Missouri Should Rethink Fire Code Rules that Block Small Apartments
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by...
Missouri Should Rethink Fire Code Rules that Block Small Apartments
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by...
A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities, Part Three: Planning and Zoning
This third installment in the free-market municipality series examines the use of planning and zoning in Missouri cities and suggests...
We Shouldn’t Pay Teachers for Master’s Degrees
One of the most consistent findings in education research is that teachers with master’s degrees are no more effective than...
The EPA Continues to Review Carbon Emissions Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a proposal to rescind its own 2009 Endangerment Finding that has been used...
Missouri’s Nuclear Opportunity with Avery Frank
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute policy analyst Avery Frank about his new report, Connecting Nuclear Energy’s Past and Present:...
