How to Ensure Springfield Teachers’ Voices Are Heard
In many school districts, teachers are left out of the collective bargaining process simply because they do not belong to...
Recent Missouri Travel Trends Fail to Meet MoDOT Expectations
In February, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) issued its finalized Long-Range Transportation Plan, titled “A Vision for Missouri’s Transportation...
Just How Bad Was Springfield’s Airport Bus?
Recently, CBS News in Springfield reported that Springfield-Branson Airport lacks any type of bus service, forcing airport employees and travelers...
Public Employee Pensions Are Great . . . Except When They Aren’t
When people hear the word “pension,” they often think “retirement security.” That is the idea of a public employee pension...
Privatization Can Benefit Missouri Taxpayers
As first appearing in the Springfield Business Journal: When I was growing up, I regularly played golf at the Forest...
Michael Rathbone on Stadium Sweetheart Deals
Michael Rathbone talks about the fairness of public financing for stadiums. Currently, $24 million in taxpayer money is spent annually...
Morningline, Tuesdays on KWTO
James Shuls, Ph.D., Policy Analyst with the Show-Me Institute, talks with Tim Keithley of News Talk 560AM in Springfield, MO. Shuls...
Show-Me Minute: Tax Subsidies
The Show-Me Minute is a short radio advertisement to inform listeners about the work of the Show-Me Institute in a...
Blitz: Gov. Rick Perry To Visit Missouri And Run Ads Promoting Texas’ Business Climate
He’s already visited businesses in other floundering states — including Illinois, California, and New York — in an effort to...
James Shuls, Ph.D, on Redefining Public Education
The Show-Me Institute recognized this year’s Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day, 7/31/2013, with a policy breakfast in Springfield, Missouri, which...
Video: Redefining Public Education
I spoke on July 31 in Springfield, Mo., in honor of Friedman Legacy Day. The title of my talk was...
Show-Me Minute: Border War
The Show-Me Minute is a short radio advertisement to inform listeners about the work of the Show-Me Institute in a...
Show-Me Minute: Tax Credits
The Show-Me Minute is a short radio advertisement to inform listeners about the work of the Show-Me Institute in a...
Don’t Like Common Core, Go Ahead And Leave
Last week, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) hosted “information sessions” throughout the state about the new...
Saint Louis Gets Ballpark Village And You Get The Bill
The Missouri Development Finance Board has approved its “share” (according to reports, $5 million) in bond purchases to help fund...
Sometimes Old Law Is Good Law
I once drafted a legal brief for the dismissal of a lawsuit. While the legal arguments were nuanced, the crux...
A Victory for Missouri Taxpayers
The Missouri General Assembly has finally adjourned its special session without creating $360 million in new tax credit programs. This is great...
Proposed Springfield Fitness Center Unfair to Private Industry
Many of us have sold lemonade at one point or another in our childhoods. My parents taught me how to...
“Aerotropolis” Roundup
What a long, strange three weeks it’s been. My colleague Audrey Spalding and I dropped nearly everything we were doing...
David Stokes on the Radio in Springfield Wednesday Morning
David Stokes will be discussing his op-ed about nuclear power financing regulations on KWTO AM 560 with Dan Vaughn and Dan...
