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Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights, Money for Music, and AG Lawsuit

Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights, Money for Music, and AG Lawsuit

Nov 18, 2021

Corianna Baier, David Stokes, and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights, a lawsuit...

CRT Is Being Taught in Missouri Schools

CRT Is Being Taught in Missouri Schools

Sep 28, 2021

On Tuesday, September 28, Patrick Ishmael joined Pete Mundo on KCMO Talk Radio to discuss a Missouri State diversity official’s...

Critical Race Theory in Missouri (Springfield)

Critical Race Theory in Missouri (Springfield)

Sep 14, 2021

Patrick Ishmael, the Show-Me Institute’s director of government accountability, sent Sunshine Law requests to Missouri schools to find out which...

In-Person Event: Critical Race Theory in Missouri (Kansas City)

In-Person Event: Critical Race Theory in Missouri (Kansas City)

Sep 9, 2021

Patrick Ishmael, the Show Me Institute’s director of government accountability, sent Sunshine Law requests to Missouri schools to find out...

Listen: Lee’s Summit School District wants $40,000 to Answer CRT Records Request

Listen: Lee’s Summit School District wants $40,000 to Answer CRT Records Request

Jul 21, 2021

Patrick Ishmael joined Pete Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio to discuss the Lee’s Summit School District’s response...

Listen: The Latest on CRT in Missouri Schools

Listen: The Latest on CRT in Missouri Schools

Jul 21, 2021

On July 21, Patrick Ishmael joined The Vic Porcelli Show to discuss what he’s learned about CRT in Missouri schools...

Podcast: COVID Legislation, How to Hire Teachers and MO Toll Roads

Podcast: COVID Legislation, How to Hire Teachers and MO Toll Roads

Jul 9, 2021

Susan Pendergrass, Patrick Ishmael and Jakob Puckett join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Missouri’s newly-signed COVID liability legislation, MO DESE’s application...

Podcast: Missouri Education Spending, More Corporate Giveaways and Talk of a Special Session on Public Safety

Podcast: Missouri Education Spending, More Corporate Giveaways and Talk of a Special Session on Public Safety

Jun 4, 2021

Susan Pendergrass, Patrick Ishmael and David Stokes discuss a new report that claims Missouri ranks 49th in K-12 education funding,...

Patrick Ishmael on KCMO

Patrick Ishmael on KCMO

Feb 19, 2020

This morning, Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Ishmael joined Pete Mundo on KCMO-AM in Kansas City to discuss the potential impact of...

Overregulated Food Trucks

Overregulated Food Trucks

Oct 23, 2019

Food from a truck just tastes better, right? Grabbing a treat and enjoying the weather can make for a great...

Patrick Ishmael Discusses the Future of Health Care on KWMU-St. Louis

Patrick Ishmael Discusses the Future of Health Care on KWMU-St. Louis

Dec 7, 2018

On Thursday, December 6, Show-Me Institute Director of Government Accountability Patrick Ishmael appeared on KWMU-St. Louis Radio’s St. Louis on...

Bad Data, Bad Tech and No Expansion Lead to Fall in Missouri Medicaid Enrollment

Bad Data, Bad Tech and No Expansion Lead to Fall in Missouri Medicaid Enrollment

Mar 24, 2014

After President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Show-Me Forum: Hot Issues for 2014: Missouri Legislature and Healthcare

Show-Me Forum: Hot Issues for 2014: Missouri Legislature and Healthcare

Jan 15, 2014

What can you expect from the Missouri Legislature in the 2014 session? Columbia Tribune Columnist Bob Roper detailed the key...

The Finer Details Of The Boeing Incentive Package

The Finer Details Of The Boeing Incentive Package

Dec 3, 2013

Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael did a fine job yesterday of discussing Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s new tax giveaway...

Morningline, Tuesdays on KWTO

Morningline, Tuesdays on KWTO

Nov 12, 2013

James Shuls, Ph.D., Policy Analyst with the Show-Me Institute, talks with Tim Keithley of News Talk 560AM in Springfield, MO. Shuls...

Video: Is It Time To Leave Kansas City?

Video: Is It Time To Leave Kansas City?

Oct 14, 2013

Kansas has just enacted sweeping tax reforms, in some cases wiping out some forms of income tax altogether. For years,...

Army Of Lobbyists Fails To Deliver

Army Of Lobbyists Fails To Deliver

May 23, 2013

If 17 lobbyists cannot get you what you want, then I do not know what can. At the conclusion of...

Ishmael on KWMU: Raising the Minimum Wage

Ishmael on KWMU: Raising the Minimum Wage

May 17, 2013

Show Me Institute Policy Analyst Patrick Ishmael joins host Don Marsh of KWMU and and Jack Strauss, Director of the...

‘O’ My . . .

‘O’ My . . .

Mar 24, 2013

It appears that Ohio officials are trying to get in on the tax-cutting act. Good for them. Seriously, Ohio is...

Three Ways Bad Public Policy Hurts Missouri

Three Ways Bad Public Policy Hurts Missouri

Feb 18, 2013

In this February 2013 Show-Me Forum, Policy Analysts David Stokes and Patrick Ishmael detail some of the specific bad public...

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