The Missouri Legislature Was Right To Overturn Proposition A
At the Show-Me Institute, our economists and analysts have long been opposed to minimum-wage increases put before the voters of...
2025 End of the Legislative Session Report
The 2025 Missouri legislative session delivered both meaningful reforms and missed opportunities. Progress was made in areas such as education,...
Missouri’s Special Session and Giveaways to Billionaires with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about Missouri’s upcoming special legislative...
A Step Backward for Transparency
Why would anyone be against transparent pricing? Last year, after taking a step forward on hospital price transparency, Missouri’s general...
Senate Bill 68: Another Education Omnibus, Part 2
In Part 1 of the post, I detail the journey Senate Bill (SB) 68 took to become another education omnibus...
Senate Bill 68: From Simple Cell Phone Ban to Education Omnibus, Part 1
Missouri’s 2025 legislative session has been a popular one for the omnibus bill, as exemplified by the passage of House...
Children Have a Right to a Safe Place to Learn
The U.S. Department of Education recently reminded states that under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), students must be given...
Information Overload and Missouri School Report Cards
Have you ever started reading the warning label on an over-the-counter drug like aspirin or ibuprofen? Ever finished one? Probably...
Border War is Back On!
For a brief, shining moment, Missouri and Kansas called a truce. After decades of lobbing taxpayer-funded incentives across State Line...
Tornado Severely Damages Show-Me Institute Headquarters
On Friday, May 16, a devastating tornado struck the St. Louis area, claiming lives, damaging homes and businesses, and leaving...
The Testing Bogeyman Is Alive and Well in Missouri
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. If we believe it’s essential for schools to teach...
Missouri Legislature Invests $50 Million in Families’ Futures Through MOScholars Program
In a landmark victory for school choice and family empowerment, the Missouri Legislature has approved $50 million in public funding...
Shutting Down Dissent in Sedalia
There have been numerous public concerns about government actions in Sedalia for the past year or so. I wrote about...
Retail Competition in the Energy Market
Missouri took a step toward reshaping part of its electricity market with the passage of House Bill 417 out of...
Medicaid’s Check-Up: Part 5
At this point in my Medicaid blog series, it should be abundantly clear that the program is in dire need...
Phones Down: The Negative Effects of the Internet on Student Learning
In the early days of the internet, it was widely seen as a gateway to opportunity. Many believed that the...
The Final Weeks of the 2025 Session
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the final stretch of Missouri’s legislative session, including...
New State Board of Education Has a Long To-Do List
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Governor Kehoe has appointed four new members to the Missouri...
Royals May Stay at Kauffman Amid Stadium Inertia
A new story by Kansas City Business Journal’s Thomas Friestad suggests a growing likelihood that the Kansas City Royals will...
MOScholars Program Remains a Worthwhile Investment
UPDATE (May 9, 2025):The Missouri General Assembly has included $50 million in the state budget to expand the MOScholars program....
