Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Climb
Over the past six months, Missouri’s Medicaid rolls have grown by 15 percent. There are now more than 975,000 Missourians...
A Win for Parents
Change can be hard. After many years of trying, in 2018 Missouri students finally got the legal right to access...
Should Drivers Fear Privately Operated Toll Roads?
Are privately operated toll roads bad for drivers? Not according to a new study from the Reason Foundation. The study...
New Research Highlights Need to Modernize Transportation Funding
New research from the Tax Foundation corroborates what Show-Me Institute analysts have been writing for years—our transportation funding desperately needs...
Missouri Tells You What to Do 94,000 Times
Ninety-four thousand is an absurdly large number. Can you imagine doing something 94,000 times? Well, Missouri tells us what we...
What to Expect When You’re Expanding
Earlier this month, Missouri voters decided it was time for the state to expand Medicaid. Our state’s elected officials now...
Is It Just Me?
For many Missouri students, the much-anticipated start of the school year has been a bust. Thousands of parents who were...
This Is School Choice
What is school choice? Many believe it’s a way to get disadvantaged children out of terrible schools. But in 2020,...
Green Energy’s Environmental Impacts: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The Missouri Renewable Energy Standard requires that at least 15 percent of Missouri’s electricity from state-regulated electric utilities (such as Ameren and...
Are Policymakers in a Prisoners’ Dilemma with Economic Development Incentives?
In a recent paper, Michael D. Farren and Matthew D. Mitchell compare economic development incentive decisions by two states to the...
Not So Fast, Public School Districts
And so it begins. School districts are announcing their plans for how they will reopen, and the protests have begun. Parents in Rockwood, Missouri...
Did Missouri Schools Grade Coursework during the COVID-19 Shutdown?
When it was clear last spring that schools would not be reopening for the remainder of the school year, schools...
TIF for Tat Two
Back in December 2018, the Show-Me Institute published TIF-for-Tat: The Relationship Between Political Contributions and Tax-increment Financing Awards. A new nationwide...
New Paper Suggests Kansas and Missouri on the Right Track with Truce
If you need a reminder regarding the negative consequences of economic development incentives, look no further than this paper published by the...
As a Parent, You’re Going to Hear Me Roar
I grew up with a mom who was a true lioness. She would march up to the school and advocate...
Debunking the Myth of a Costless Medicaid Expansion
As published in the Columbia Tribune On August 4, Missouri voters will decide whether the state should become the 38th...
Thinking About Homeschooling in Missouri this Year?
Given the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming school year, tens of thousands of families around the country are considering homeschooling for...
Kansas City is Falling Behind the Region
The Kansas City region is a rarity in that it straddles two states. Of the fourteen counties and 2.2 million...
COVID Makes it Clear – We Need Educational Options
A universal system of public education would be easy if we all agreed on what it should look like. COVID-19...
The Star PPP-Shames Kansas City Private and Charter Schools
The government filings of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have provided ideologically motivated journalists and advocates a treasure trove for...
