Another Go at Raising the Minimum Wage?
Mayor Slay of Saint Louis announced that his administration will back a proposal to increase the city’s minimum wage. The...
Light Rail Light on Riders in Saint Louis
With Saint Louis County spending $1 million to study possible MetroLink expansion, light rail proponents are out trying to gin...
Saint Louis to Spend $1 Million on MetroLink Expansion Study
Recently, Saint Louis County announced that it would spend around $1 million to “study” whether the region should commit money...
Saint Louis Has Plan B if Stadium Plan Fails
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported on what the city plans to do with the Near North Riverfront, the proposed site of...
A Private School That’s Out of This World
From harnessing solar energy to launching the first privately funded rocket, SpaceX founder and PayPal cofounder Elon Musk is a...
Nobody Benefits from School Buildings Sitting Vacant
I joined Kelly Jackson and McGraw Milhaven on “The McGraw Show” this morning to discuss my new paper, “Vacant School...
Charter Schools Are Not the Enemy
As first appearing in Education News: We all love to have enemies; not real enemies, just the kind that make...
What to Do With Vacant School Buildings
Public school systems are tasked with a tremendous responsibility. Not only do we expect them to educate our children, but...
Ridesharing: Game Changing for Carpooling and Transit?
As we’ve discussed before, carpooling is the second most popular way of getting to work in Missouri (behind driving alone)....
Cheap Rent: A Saint Louis Advantage
Recently, I talked to a financial advisor (who did not live in Saint Louis) about whether I should buy property....
From Standardized Tests to Standardized Character
Grit, not to be confused with the popular Southern breakfast dish, is a personality trait. Described by Webster’s Dictionary as “mental...
CEO Says Lack of Ridesharing in Saint Louis Is Embarrassing
Recently, Gabe Lozano, the CEO of a local tech company, called the lack of ridesharing (like Uber and Lyft) in...
Seeded With Tax Cuts, Kansas Harvests the Benefits
As first appearing in the Wall Street Journal: Liberals love to hate Sam Brownback, and for good reason. The Kansas...
If the Riverfront Stadium Plan Had Two Wheels, It’d Be a Bicycle
Recently, Dave Peacock, the head of Missouri’s stadium task force, spoke at a Commercial Real Estate Women of St. Louis breakfast....
Private Buses: The Once (and Future?) Transit Option
Imagine you thought that there was a lot of demand for express bus service between two or three locations in...
Lambert Officials Admit: Market for Cargo “Disappeared” Post-Aerotropolis
Four years ago, the Show-Me Institute came out strongly against plans to spend upwards of a half-billion dollars to turn...
Shocking Support for Taxing Bed and Breakfasts
Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs) have a long history in this country. To many they are associated with comfort and an...
Investment at Lambert Could Bring Mexico Hub to Saint Louis
This week, the St. Louis Airport Commission approved a plan to lease airport property that once housed the McDonnell-Douglas complex...
Is Ballparks of the Ozarks Swinging for the Tax Incentive Fences?
Few would dispute that Missouri is obsessed with baseball. From the Major Leagues to the Negro Leagues, the Show-Me State has...
Show-Me Now! Outrageous: Your Money, Their Choice?
Show-Me Institute Policy Analyst Joseph Miller explains that the Regional Sports Authority (RSA) is using taxpayer money to sue the...
