You Gotta Spend Money to… Spend Money?
We’ve all heard the phrase, “you have to spend money to make money.” Thanks to some reporting by Brian Robbins...
Tony Messenger on St. Louis Soccer Stadium
If you aren’t a regular reader of Tony Messenger’s column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, please take a moment to...
Billboards, Moving Vans, and School Choice
Wait, what? One of the largest local school districts in St. Louis is buying billboards, sending mailers, and making videos...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
On November 19, the Missouri State Board of Education met in a closed session to determine who would be selected...
Have You Got a Permit for that Trolley?
After years of delays and rising costs, the $51 million-dollar Loop Trolley finally opened to the public on Friday. However,...
Spring 2019 Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Spring 2019. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate...
Is This Really the Least Bad Deal to Build a Soccer Stadium?
My colleague Graham Renz wrote often about how the 2017 proposal for St. Louis taxpayers to subsidize a soccer stadium...
Opportunities Abound in Private School Choice
First impressions are hard to overcome. This is true of people and of policies. For years, school choice has been...
How Can Missouri Support Students with Special Needs? Find Out.
In November, the Show-Me Institute will host two events on Bryce’s Law. Haven’t heard of it? Don’t worry, few have—and...
The Tax Burden in Kansas City Is High
On Ruckus the other day, panelist Woody Cozad mentioned that taxes in Kansas City are high. He’s right. My colleague...
Missouri Tax Credit Program Halted for Now
On Monday, Gov. Mike Parson made two appointments to the Missouri Housing Development Commission, the body in charge of awarding...
Higher Taxes = Less Innovation
When researchers at the Show-Me Institute argue that high tax burdens encourage people to leave Kansas City and St. Louis,...
Kansas City Incentive Study Misses Opportunity
Kansas City recently released a study of its economic development incentive programs. Unfortunately, rather than a rigorous examination of the...
Brenda Talent Joins Donnybrook to Discuss LouFest Cancellation, Circuit Attorney’s “Exclusion List”
On September 6, Show-Me Institute CEO Brenda Talent appeared on KETC’s Donnybrook to discuss the cancelation of Loufest, the anonymous New...
St. Louis Airport Privatization Documents
Last year, the City of St. Louis applied to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to relinquish St. Louis Lambert Airport...
It Depends on What You Mean by “Accredited”
Parents: Read the fine print. A recent blog post on chronic student absenteeism was written under the assumption that a...
What Will the City’s New MetroLink Tax Get Us?
Last year, voters in the City of St. Louis approved a rather ambiguous half-percent sales tax hike, Proposition 1. Sixty...
Time to Take out the Trash
On the heels of a report finding that St. Louis has some of the poorest-quality city services in America, residents...
More Reason to be Skeptical of Economic Development Incentives
If you’re hoping that a new report on Kansas City’s economic development incentives accurately assesses their value, I’ve got some...
Missouri Public Teachers, Take Note: Union Membership Is Optional
It’s back to school time, and new teachers have a little homework to do before the start of the school...
