The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO)
The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) is a federal safeguard created under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which ensures...
About That “Economic Impact Study” Conducted on Free Bus Service in Kansas City . . .
In a January 26, 2020 column for The Kansas City Star, the CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority...
Welcome to the Club, New Mexico!
After years of positive reforms that seek to improve one of the lowest performing school systems in the nation, New...
How Easy Is It to Get a Sunshine Request Fulfilled? It Depends.
Will Rogers once said, “I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.” And while government...
Kansas City’s Convention Hotel Memorandum
The City Council of Kansas City is considering subsidizing half of a $300 million downtown convention hotel adjacent to Bartle...
The Tax Subsidy That Wasn’t
In the 1990s, private developers partnered with members of the Olivette City Council to endorse the implementation of a $38...
Department of Economic Development Responsive Documents: Norwood Hills Country Club
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/330310/ishmael-response-information.pdf”>DED Responsive Documents – Norwood Hills (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/330310/ishmael-response-information.txt”>DED Responsive Documents – Norwood Hills (Text)</a>
Health Insurance Exchange: Governor’s Letter in Support of Establishment Grant (June 28, 2011)
Establishment Grant App: Governor Nixon Letter (June 28, 2011) (PDF) Establishment Grant App: Governor Nixon Letter (June 28, 2011) (Text)
Department of Economic Development Organizational Flow Chart (2011)
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/250306/3429-001.pdf”>DED Organizational Flow Chart (2011) (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/250306/3429-001.txt”>DED Organizational Flow Chart (2011) (Text)</a>
Aerotropolis: Special Session Draft Legislation (August 31, 2011)
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/239519/special-session-jobs-package-831111.pdf”>Special Session Draft Legislation (August 31, 2011) (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/239519/special-session-jobs-package-831111.txt”>Special Session Draft Legislation (August 31, 2011)...
Saint Louis City Occupancy Permits (July 1-August 16, 2011)
<a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/233367/occupancy-july-1-aug-16-rotated.pdf”>St. Louis City Occupancy Permits July 1 Aug 16 (PDF)</a> <br /> <a href=”https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/233367/occupancy-july-1-aug-16-rotated.txt”>St. Louis City Occupancy Permits...
Does Merit Pay Get a Passing Grade?
From USA Today, “Merit pay study: Teacher bonuses don’t raise student test scores”: Offering middle-school math teachers bonuses up to...
Missouri and the Show-Me Institute Featured in Rich States Poor States
Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams recently published the third edition of Rich States Poor States: ALEC-Laffer...
Negative Unintended Consequences of Corn Ethanol Production Incentives
This month, the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute released its 2010 US Baseline Briefing Book (PDF)....
On the Road Again …
Over at Prime Buzz, Brad Cooper laments the lack of funding for MODOT: Like Kansas, Missouri is significantly short of...
Be a Show-Me Institute Intern!
We’ve just released the application for our fall internship program. If you’re a college student, I hope you’ll apply. If...
Mayoral Control Means Local Control
My latest article points out that mayoral control of the Saint Louis school districts could be a good way to...
