Kansas City and St. Louis Road Quality
Our roads are crucial for commerce, safety, and daily life. Yet the state’s extensive road network presents challenges that have...
Does the Hancock Amendment Mean Anything to Town and Country?
Town and Country, a suburb of St. Louis with a slightly pretentious name, is making a mockery of the Hancock...
Does St. Louis Need a City Manager?
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Back in 2022, in response to the seemingly...
Missouri’s Mean Streets
Traffic fatalities in both Kansas City and St. Louis have seen significant increases, drawing concern from local leaders and community...
St. Louis Making the Right Moves on Regulation
St. Louis is taking steps to roll back the bureaucratic barriers that have long stifled economic growth. With the introduction...
Short-Term Rental Regulation May Again Be Changing in The City of St. Louis
On November 5, residents of the City of St. Louis will have the opportunity to vote on a new tax...
Good News for Men’s Hair in the City of St. Louis
You are not alone if you are unaware that there was a law on the books in the City of...
St. Louis Has Better Options Than Buying Nine New Mustangs for the City’s Fleet
Unless Steve McQueen is coming to work as a cop for the City of St. Louis—or using film tax credits...
Be Skeptical of Claims St. Louis is Running A Surplus
KMOV ran a piece the other day reporting that the St. Louis comptroller claims the city has a $42.2 million...
Missouri Shows that More Government Doesn’t Equal More Housing
Housing is an important issue. Many people, myself included, believe it is a cornerstone issue for so much of what...
It Has Been a Great Week for Economic Development Agencies in Missouri
This has been a fun week for those of us who feel that economic development agencies in Missouri are the...
The Many Doom Loops of St. Louis
In April 2023, Show-Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass conducted an interview with Daniel DiSalvo about big city pensions and the doom...
Comparing the Performance of Public Schools in the City of St. Louis
One common argument against charter schools is that some have low test scores. It’s true that some charter schools, particularly...
The North Side “Grant” Program is a Racket
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is attempting to get more information on the St. Louis Development Corporation’s (SLDC) North St. Louis...
Outsourcing Is Good
In government outsourcing, governments contract with private-sector firms to have them perform certain services. Outsourcing is not as big of...
Rising Concerns about St. Louis’s Teacher Pension Fund
KSDK recently ran a report on a topic familiar to Show-Me Institute readers: teacher pensions. The report, titled “Growing pension...
STL Should Come Clean About Leadership Conflicts
A recent investigation into grant allocations in St. Louis raises serious questions about transparency and conflicts of interest. The city...
Missouri Ranked as Second Most Dangerous State to Drive in
When I first moved to the City of St. Louis, I became instantly aware of the danger of driving in...
STL Q Down the Loo
One of my family’s favorite Kansas City events is the Ethnic Enrichment Festival. Representatives of so many different cultures and...
More Districts to Try New Standardized Testing System
This school year, six St. Louis-area school districts will begin using a new adaptive testing system to assess student performance...
