Are Mileage-Based User Fees Good For Missourians?
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) just released a paper about “road user charges,” which would change the way...
Is General Motors Going to Get a Tax Cut Instead of Missouri Taxpayers?
We’re in the twilight of the legislative session here in Missouri, and as tends to happen, it looks like there’s...
Good News-Criminal Justice Reform Headed in the Right Direction in Missouri
A few years ago, Missouri was on track to need two new prisons, potentially costing the state hundreds of millions...
It’s a Head-Scratcher
I just don’t get it. A recent article in The 74 describes how the vibrant charter school sector and strong...
Rural Families Don’t Have to Accept “One Size Fits All” When it Comes to Education
Anyone who grew up away from big cities knows that limited options are a fact of life, whether it’s restaurants,...
Missouri’s Municipal Failure
According to the Brookings Institution Metro Monitor 2019, per data from 2016–2017, Kansas City ranked 78th in economic growth out...
Charter Schools Can Exist in Rural Areas, Too
There are 1,300 charter schools in rural and township areas nationwide. Exactly zero of them are in Missouri, and that’s...
Film Tax Credits Still a Bad Idea
It is appropriate that in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story on an effort to reinstate film tax credits, the newspaper...
The Achievement Gap for Low-income Students Continues into College
Recent research shows that there is a gap in academic achievement between lower- and upper-class students by as much as...
Why Aren’t More Missouri Students Earning IRCs in Agriculture-Related Industries?
In many of Missouri’s school districts, career and technical education classes are available either through the local high school or...
Why is American Health Care So Expensive? Because You’ve Been Overcharged
Hot off the Cato Institute press, Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care tackles an anxiety-inducing question: Why...
Springfield and Strafford Gave Us Their Checkbooks Two Years Ago. Why Didn’t Battlefield?
Last year, a bill requiring cities to submit their spending records—or “checkbooks”—to the state was filed in the House, and...
No, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits Aren’t Effective
Sometimes it seems as if politicians can always find a justification for spending more taxpayer dollars. Despite numerous academic studies...
A Moonshot of Mistakes: Missouri’s Missing Million
When the United States put a man on the moon in 1969, the state of Missouri was the 13th largest...
Missouri Needs to Prepare for Expanding Tech Job Market
Recently, the Missouri Chamber Foundation released a report claiming that Missouri is situated for high growth in the technology industry...
Taxes and Fees Affect Shopping Decisions
A recent paper on car rental fees published by the Tax Foundation cites Kansas City, Missouri for its rental car...
Viral Facebook Post about Missouri Teacher Pension Bill Is Filled with Falsehoods
In recent days, some Missouri teachers have been spreading a viral Facebook post that makes a number of inaccurate assertions....
After 50 Years, Low-Income Students Are Still Being Left Behind-When Will Enough Be Enough?
As part of the War on Poverty, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration pushed for comprehensive education legislation that became known...
Texas Advancing Its Own Checkbook Transparency Legislation
It appears that local government transparency measures are catching on across the country! The latest example comes from Texas. The...
Electricity Choice Would Be Good for Missouri Consumers
Whether it’s buying a car or choosing where to go for dinner, Missourians like having choices—but when it comes to...
