Eureka Water Privatization Is a Very Good Thing
The Post-Dispatch had a very long story about the just-finalized sale of Eureka’s (an outer suburb of St. Louis) municipal...
The Show-Me Curricula Project
In 2021, the Show-Me Institute began a new transparency project focused on whether schools in Missouri are teaching critical race...
At Least Hazelwood’s Honest
Last week, the Show-Me Institute kicked off a repeat of its Show-Me Curricula Project from last year. The purpose of...
School Districts Should Follow Their Own Rules
I mentioned in my recent blog post about our curricula transparency project that a significant amount of the more than...
Small but Mighty Huntsdale, Population 25
When I first started working on the municipal checkbook project this year, I thought that many of Missouri’s smallest cities...
Inflation? Try an $800,000 Price Hike
As we reboot the Show-Me Curricula Project, it’s been interesting to compare the differences in responses between last year and...
Election Results, Health Care Prices, and Spending Your Taxes
David Stokes, Abigail Wagner and Quin Rizer join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the recent election in Missouri, price transparency at...
Good News on Property Taxes in St. Charles and Clay Counties
Used car prices have risen dramatically over the past few years. That will hit Missouri car owners hard in the...
Health Care Price Transparency in Missouri: Part Three
In the first two posts in this series, I examined the confusing world of pricing in health care. What I...
August Ballot Issue Rundown
Next week is primary election day in Missouri. You may have seen some ads for candidates on television, radio, or...
Broken Approval Process Slows Development
Several disjointed developments in the Cortex and Grove areas of St. Louis nicely encapsulate the confusing involvement of elected officials,...
Health Care Price Transparency in Missouri: Part Two
In my last post, I discussed the push for increased price transparency in health care, and why transparency is good...
The $20,000 Discount: Municipal Checkbook Hall of Shame
Arbyrd, Missouri is a town of just over 400 people in the southwest corner of the Missouri Bootheel. Many small...
Health Care Price Transparency in Missouri: Part One
What makes health care so different than any other thing you might shop for? Well, it’s different in that you...
Clerk with a Camera: Municipal Checkbook Hall of Fame
The initial response to the Show-Me Institute’s municipal checkbook Sunshine Law request from the city of Linneus, a small town...
The Suspense Isn’t Exactly Killing Me
I guess we should be concerned that the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is keeping their district...
Municipal Checkbook Project Returns
Four years ago, Show-Me Institute researchers sent Sunshine Law requests across Missouri, asking cities how they were spending their tax...
Missouri Supreme Court Takes Solid Step Toward Greater Transparency
The run-up to the July 4 holiday weekend featured a torrent of positive developments in Jefferson City. We’ve already talked...
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...
The Missouri School Rankings Project
UPDATE as of March 12, 2025, MoSchoolRankings.org now has the latest 2023–2024 performance data for every Missouri school and district—plus...
