Missouri Is in Poor Fiscal Health
Many people struggled with their financial circumstances and fiscal health in 2020. Based on a new report, it seems that...
911 System Cost Savings Are No Joke
Emergency 911 call centers represent one of the clearest opportunities in Missouri to combine regional services. It is a vital...
Colorado Governor vs. Income Taxes
Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently took a (perhaps surprising) stance against income taxes. At the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference, Polis...
Reading the Comments: Toll Roads in Missouri
Show-Me Institute Analyst Jakob Puckett responds to some of the comments he received about his recent report, Improving Missouri’s Transportation...
Why We Need to Take Pension Costs Seriously
Our friends at the Illinois Policy Institute have a new report out on education spending in the Land of Lincoln....
Telemedicine Waiver Extended
Late last month, Governor Parson issued an executive order extending Missourian’s expanded access to telemedicine services through the end of...
If Businesses Are Going to Be Our Tax Collectors, We Should Compensate Them for That
Every few years, a new state audit or some report by a progressive group comes out criticizing Missouri for allowing...
Lee’s Summit Is Generous to a Fault
A bad idea doesn’t get better with age. Bad ideas aren’t wine, jeans, or your high school memories. The tax...
New Data Show Charter Enrollment Increased During Pandemic
One of the dominant stories in American education over the past year and a half has been the exodus from...
Does Your Household Pay Corporate Taxes?
With all the talk about increasing corporate taxes rates in the news, it’s important to remember that corporate tax rates...
Property Tax Proposals in Missouri
Senator Mike Cierpiot is suggesting some changes to Missouri reassessment procedures as the state undergoes the biennial reassessment process. The...
Highlighting an Energy Opportunity During Missouri’s Clean Energy Week
In recognition of Missouri’s first “Clean Energy Week,” let’s take a look at an energy challenge in Missouri that affects...
Hey Licensed Professionals: It’s Time to Move to Missouri
Missouri lawmakers made an uncharacteristically groundbreaking move in 2020 when they passed occupational licensing reciprocity. This means that occupational licensure...
Does the Hancock Amendment Have an Achilles Heel?
For more than four decades, Missouri’s Hancock Amendment has played a role in protecting taxpayers from an ever-growing government. But...
Troubling Test Results for Missouri Students
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) just released preliminary test scores from last year. We finally have...
Critical Race Theory in Missouri (Springfield)
Patrick Ishmael, the Show-Me Institute’s director of government accountability, sent Sunshine Law requests to Missouri schools to find out which...
Missouri’s Gas Tax Hike is Coming
Recently, the final obstacle for SB 262 going into effect was cleared, as an effort to put the gas tax...
Electric Vehicle Policy Changes Coming Soon
With Missouri’s gas tax set to rise in October, it may be easy to overlook a mix of policy and...
In-Person Event: Critical Race Theory in Missouri (Kansas City)
Patrick Ishmael, the Show Me Institute’s director of government accountability, sent Sunshine Law requests to Missouri schools to find out...
The Devil Is Certainly in the Details
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) contains the latest federal stimulus package for public education, of which Missouri is set to...
