Charter Performance II: Math
This is the second of four posts on the subject of Missouri charter school performance. In my previous post, I...
Charter Performance I: Communication Arts
The performance of charter schools in Missouri often is the subject of much scrutiny. Ideally, we would evaluate schools not...
We Like the ‘burbs: TOD Problems (Part 2 of 3)
If I could create something that would decrease poverty, raise incomes, provide more jobs, or lower gas prices, I would....
Tax Subsidies For The Wealthy
Tax Increment Financing is one of the most common forms of local government corporate welfare. Here in Saint Louis, developers...
Checking the Books: Safeguarding Missouri’s Money
On December 6, Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich stopped by the Show-Me Institute’s office in the Central West End of...
Another Missouri Company Leaving for Kansas, Citing, in Part, Kansas City’s Earnings Tax
Tax. Policy. Matters. We make this point all the time, but if skeptics needed another real world example to hammer...
Why Wasn’t the Blanchette Bridge Preserved? . . . Asks the Devil’s Advocate
Tuesday morning, Saint Louis social media was abuzz with news that the controlled demolition of the westbound section of the...
Show-Me Discusses the Medicaid Expansion With Media All Across State
It has been a busy few days in the Show-Me office. Yesterday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced that his upcoming...
TIF Menace Growing in Missouri
Like monsters in a horror film, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts keep coming back larger and more rapacious. Officials in...
Paperless Ticketing: Are You a Belieber?
Ticketmaster is proposing paperless ticketing technology that would limit the freedom of fans to buy, sell, and give away tickets...
A New Homegrown Option Downtown
Soon, more than just homegrown produce will be available in the Soulard area. Next year, a homegrown charter school is slated...
They Stole My Idea!
Have you ever had a really great idea, then found out later that someone else is already doing what you...
Through the TIF Looking Glass, In High Style
The Saint Louis city Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission recently approved $2.3 million in tax subsidies for a new Mercedes-Benz dealership...
Suppressing the Vote or Stopping Fraud: the Voter ID Debate
On October 25, 2012, in an event co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Show-Me Institute, a crowd of excited...
Proposal to Reduce the Size of the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen
Voters in the city of Saint Louis will decide on Tuesday if they would like to reduce the size of...
Reducing The Size Of The Saint Louis Board Of Aldermen
Most people are familiar with Einstein’s E=mc2. In government, there is another powerful theory, the “Law of 1/n,” which states...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
Bieber Fever
Here at the Show-Me Daily blog, we typically write about Missouri state and local policy issues. But this weekend, something...
